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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Equity Actors - Alabama Shakespeare Festival Auditions

Posted May 4, 2023
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Alabama Shakespeare Festival

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Headshot/resume submission for NYC Appointments

Alabama Shakespeare Festival | Montgomery, AL

Notice: Submission

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$926 weekly minimum (LORT C)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (See breakdown).

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration. Please include “Midsummer” in the subject line.

Deadline: 05/15/2023

SUBMIT TO

kcactorsubmissions@gmail.com

BREAKDOWN

SEEKING:

PERSONNEL

Playwright: William Shakespeare

Artistic Director: Rick Dildine

Director: Rick Dildine

Casting Office: Koppel Casting

Casting Director: Karie Koppel

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal - August 15, 2023

First Preview - September 13, 2023 Opening - September 15, 2023

Closing - October 1, 2023

OTHER

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.

ACTORS WHO SING and/or PLAY INSTRUMENTS A PLUS

THESEUS (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicity) The Duke, eager for his upcoming marriage to Hippolyta, which he wants to be perfect in every way. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

HIPPOLYTA (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicity) Queen of the Amazons. Confident and powerful. Engaged to Theseus. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

EGEUS (Any Gender, 40s-60s, Any Ethnicity) A strong-willed father who wants his daughter Hermia to marry Demetrius. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

HERMIA (Any Gender, Early 20s, Any Ethnicity) She longs to marry Lysander, despite her father's disapproval. Best friends with Helena. 5’4’or under. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

LYSANDER (Any Gender, Early 20s, Any Ethnicity) Young man who loves Hermia, despite her father's disapproval. Driven to find a way they can marry. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

DEMETRIUS (Any Gender, Early 20s, Any Ethnicity) Confident and proud. The young man who Egeus wants his daughter, Hermia, to marry. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

HELENA (Any Gender, Early 20s, Any Ethnicity) Funny but lacking confidence, she loves Demetrius, who loves Hermia, Helena’s best friend. Over 5’6.” Singing and playing instruments a plus.

QUINCE (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicity) A carpenter who directs the play for Theseus’s wedding day. He is very specific about how the play should be performed. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

BOTTOM (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicity) A weaver by trade who thinks he is the best at everything, including acting. He is turned into an ass who Titania instantly loves. One of the six mechanicals who prepares a play for Theseus' wedding day. Adept at comedy. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

FLUTE (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicity) A bellows-mender who gets cast as Thisbe in the play within the play. A young, excited actor who isn't thrilled with the role of Thisbe. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

SNOUT (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicity) A Tinker who plays the Wall in the play within the play. Tries to be the best wall ever. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

STARVELING (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicity) A tailor who plays Moonshine in the play within the play. Has a bit of stage fright. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

SNUG (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicity) The joiner who plays the Lion in the play within the play. Worried about remembering lines and offending the ladies in the audience. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

OBERON (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicty) King of the Fairies. Powerful and proud, but often his own pride gets in the way. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

TITANIA (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicity) Queen of the Fairies. She is a force of nature. Intense, Intelligent, and proud. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

PUCK, ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicity) Loyal to Oberon, a mischievous, magical creature who loves a good prank, but makes lots of mistakes. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

PEASBLOSSOM, MUSTARDSEED, COBWEB, MOTH (Any Gender, Any Age, Any Ethnicity) Fairies who work for and are loyal to Titania. Singing and playing instruments a plus.

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