Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR
LORT Rep
$1,197 weekly minimum (LORT B+)
Equity actors for the roles in AS YOU LIKE IT (see breakdown). Oregon Shakespeare Festival produces in repertory. Most performers and stage managers work on multiple shows throughout the year.
Contract will cover the length of the role and any additional understudy assignments.
Please submit at the following link:
Submission Link
Deadline: 09/12/2024
Producer/Theatre Company: Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Artistic Director: Tim Bond
Director: Tim Bond
By: August Wilson
Casting Director: Katja Zarolinski, CSA
First Rehearsal Date: January 07, 2025
First Preview: March 09, 2025
Closing: July 20, 2025
Location: Ashland, OR
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.
Notice: Submission
SYNOPSIS: Love will find a way: The Forest of Arden comes to life in the Thomas Theatre when Rosalind and her cousin Celia escape an oppressive uncle and take to the wilderness. Disguised as a man, Rosalind searches for her true love, Orlando—who doesn’t recognize her in her new persona. But anything can happen in the forest, including poems in the trees, star-crossed shepherds, and a band of exiles who become family. Identities are lost and true selves are found in Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, bringing its magic to our most intimate theatre in this song-filled, 1960s-infused production by director Lisa Peterson (Hamlet, 2016).
[ORLANDO] He/Him. Late 20s - 30s. Afro-Latinx or Latinx. Sweet, Funny, Charming, lovable, off-beat, sensitive. A lover, not a fighter. Wishes to be a poet but is too sentimental to be good at it. Vulnerable. Great with Shakespearean verse. NOTE: This track will also play or understudy the role of ‘Bruno/Young Quijano/Yard Sale Guy/Terrified Boy’ in QUIXOTE NUEVO and will need to sing.
[Bruno/Young Quijano/Yard Sale Guy/Terrified Boy]: Bruno: a tough guy, earthy, grounded. Other roles require a terrific sense of play. Young Quijano appears first as a small puppet then as a large puppet. Has an affinity for language and a big soul. NOTE: Puppetry skills are useful – though not necessary.
[OLIVER MARTEXT/LE BEAU/AMIENS] He/Him. 20s - 30s. Latinx. Multi-Instrumentalist. Oliver Martext is a county vicar; LeBeau is a courtier in Duke Frederick’s court. Amiens will be a member of a band and requires a multi-instrumentalist with excellent musical skills. Great with Shakespearean verse.
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