Door Shakespeare 2023 Summer Season - Chicago EPA Door Shakespeare Inc | Baileys Harbor, WI
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
SPT
$539 weekly minimum (SPT 5+)
Equity actors for roles in Door Shakespeare's 2023 Summer Season (See breakdown).
Please prepare a brief Shakespeare monologue, and 16 bars of a folk song or musical theatre piece. Actor-musicians who play multiple instruments are also encouraged to prepare a brief piece for any instrument on which they are stage proficient. We are particularly interested in seeing you accompany yourself while singing. However, an accompanist and piano will be in the audition room. If you choose piano accompaniment, please bring sheet music in your key. When preparing for your audition, please take into consideration your appointment time. All material should fit within the 3 minute time period. Please bring a headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
Director, As You Like It: Leda Hoffmann
Director, The Old Man and The Old Moon: Scott McKenna Campbell
Stage Manager: Kira Neighbors
Scenic and Properties Design: Jody Sekas Lighting Design: Todd Mion
Expected to attend:
Producing Artistic Director: Amy Ensign
First rehearsal: May 29, 2023
First public performance: June 28, 2023
Closing performance: August 26, 2023
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Door Shakespeare’s summer season will be performed in repertory, outside in the Garden of Björklunden, Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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 attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 35
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 45
An ensemble of 12 actors and actor/musicians will play all roles. Specific tracks will reflect the skills and needs of the ensemble cast in both productions.
by PigPen Theatre Company
TRACK 1: The Old Man
TRACK 2: Matheson, Fine Lady
TRACK 3: Butcher, Ben, Callahan, Rebel Two, Perry
TRACK 4: Mabelu, Patron, Dog
TRACK 5: Boatswain One, Llewellyn, Ghost Singer
TRACK 6: The Old Woman, Boatswain Two, Mickey, Captain, Bartley, Young Woman TRACK 7: Fishmonger, Clerk, Cookie, Rebel One, Bartender, Solomon
by William Shakespeare
Rosalind, daughter of Duke Senior
Celia, daughter of Duke Frederick
Duke Senior (Ferdinand), living in exile
Orlando, youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys
Oliver, his eldest brother
Adam, servant in the de Boys household
Dennis, Oliver’s servant
Charles, Duke Frederick’s wrestler
LeBeau, a courtier
Touchstone, a clown
Amiens, a lord, follower of Duke Senior
Jacques, a melancholy gentleman
Corin, a shepherd
Silvius, a shepherd
Phoebe, a shepherdess
Audrey, a country girl
Sir Oliver Mar-Text, a country vicar
William, a country youth
Jacques de Boys, second son of Sir Rowland de Boys
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