A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM Equity Principal Auditions - Elm Shakespeare Company Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Monday, March 28, 2016
12 PM to 10 PM
Break 4 to 5

Contract
LOA
$515/week

Location
Gateway Community College
20 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Bill Curran Community Room N100

Seeking
Equity actors for various roles. Especially seeking theater artists who would like to join a strong existing ensemble company, with a deep commitment to mentorship. This is the 21st season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.

See breakdown

Preparation
Prepare 2 contrasting Shakespeare monologues, no more than 24 lines of verse (or 90 seconds of prose), if you have an instrument or would like to sing 30 seconds (a cappella), you may prepare that as well.

Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.

Other Dates
First rehearsal: July 25th
First Performance: August 18th
Close: September 5th, 2016

Other
http://www.elmshakespeare.org

Personnel
Director Tina Packer
Assistant Director Raphael Massie
Producer Rebecca Goodheart.

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
Please email Audition@elmshakespeare.org to request an appointment.
AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

Equity actors for various roles. Especially seeking theater artists who would like to join a strong existing ensemble company, with a deep commitment to mentorship. This is the 21st season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.

All roles available, and open to either gender. Elm Shakespeare Company is committed to a creating a cast which reflects the wide diversity of it's New Haven community.

Demetrius: 20-30s, in love with Hermia (All ethnicities)

Lysander: 20-30s, in love with Hermia (All ethnicities)

Helena: 20-30s tall, in love with Demetrius (All ethnicities)

Hermia: 20-30s feisty, in love with Lysander (All ethnicities)

Oberon: 30s, king of the fairies (All ethnicities)

Titania: 30s, queen of the fairies (All ethnicities)

Egeus: 40-60s, father to Hernia (All ethnicities)

Theseus: 30-50s, Duke of Athens (All ethnicities)

Hippolyta: 20-40s, engaged to Theseus (All ethnicities

Bottom: 30-60s, a weaver who plays Pyramus (All ethnicities)

Quince: 20-60s, rude leader of mechanicals (All ethnicities)

Snout: 20-60s, a tinker who plays the wall (All ethnicities)

Snug: 20-60's, a joiner who plays the lion (All ethnicities)

Flute: 20-60s, a bellows-mender who plays Thisbe (All ethnicities)

Puck: 20-30s, Robin Goodfellow (All ethnicities)