A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM - NYC Appointments
Hartford Stage Company Inc.
APPOINTMENTS
NYC auditions to be held week of July 3rd by APPOINTMENT ONLY.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
LORT B Contract ; $867/week current min
SEEKING
Various roles.
Seeking submissions from AEA members. AEA members must submit themselves directly in order to be considered via this posting (no agent or third-party submissions).
INSTRUCTIONS
EMAIL or MAIL picture and resume ASAP for consideration.
SUBMIT TO
LAURA STANCZYK CASTING
124 WEST 30th ST.
ROOM 204
ATTN: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
NEW YORK, NY 10001
PERSONNEL
Written by: Williams Shakespeare
Director/Artistic Director: Darko Tresnjak
Casting: Laura Stanczyk Casting
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: August 11th, 2017
First Preview: September 7th, 2017
Opening: September 15th, 2017
Closing: October 8th, 2017
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.
BREAKDOWN
CATING NOTE: ACTIVELY SEEKING ACTORS OF ALL ETHNICITIES FOR ALL ROLES. ALL ACTORS MUST ALSO HAVE A GREAT SENSE OF LANGUAGE.
SEEKING:
HERMIA:
Female [18+ to play teens], A short, intelligent, articulate, defiant, resilient, funny, agile, attractive, sporty teenager.
HELENA
Female [18+ to play teens], A tall, intelligent, articulate, bookish, masochist, funny, awkward, attractive teenager.
LYSANDER:
Male [18+ to play teens], An intelligent, impulsive, attractive, funny, sporty, oversexed teenager.
OBERON/THESEUS:
Male [late 30’s to early 60’s], Oberon - the powerful, majestic, mercurial, unapologetic, agile, athletic, attractive, and occasionally vindictive king of the fairies. Theseus - the rational yet conflicted Duke of Athens.
TITANIA / HIPPOLYTA: Female [late 30’s to late 40’s], Titania - the powerful, majestic, sensual, sexual, mercurial, utterly unapologetic, agile, attractive queen of the fairies. Hippolyta - for the purposes of this production, she is Theseus' reserved, dignified, enigmatic, and sporty fiancée. Once she sees how Hermia is treated by Theseus and Egeus, she is chilly and ambivalent about the upcoming marriage.
PUCK / PHILOSTRATE:
Male [20’s to early 40’s], Puck - an agile, swift, smart, mischievous, mercurial, and occasionally malevolent spirit. Athletic / tumbling skills are a plus for this production. Philostrate - Theseus' butler who serves as the master of the ceremonies during Pyramus and Thisbe.
BOTTOM:
Male [any age], The swaggering, confident, impulsive master thespian of the Mechanicals. He has boundless faith in theatrical magic and a big heart. Must be a great comedian.
SNOUT:
Male [30’s – 40’s], In this production, he is the cook on Theseus' estate. Ideally, big, burly, confident, quiet type. He uses the wall text in Pyramus and Thisbe to flirt with the ladies.
FIRST FAIRY / HOUSEKEEPER:
Female [50+], Housekeeper on Theseus' estate (think Mrs. Hughes in Downtown Abbey) who turns into the First Fairy. In this production, she speaks and sings all of the fairy lines (for Mote, Mustardseed, etc.); she bosses and instructs all of the other fairies; and she supervises the upbringing of the changeling child. She was Titania's nanny when Titania was a child. A character actress who sings well.
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.
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