St. Louis Shakespeare Festival | Saint Louis, MO
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)
BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
To schedule an appointment please email:
casting@stlshakes.org
LOA
$937 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)
Equity actors for roles in HAMLET (see breakdown). No roles will be understudied.
Please prepare one of the sides provided. Sides will be made available at
www.stlshakes.org. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
3333 Washington Ave
St. Louis, MO 63103
Tom Ridgely, Producing Artistic Director
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Colin O'Brien, Producer
1st rehearsal: 4/29/2025
1st Preview: 5/28/2025
Opening: 5/30/2025
Closing: 6/22/2025
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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.
Hamlet – Any race, sex, or gender identity – 20-35 – amazing language skills, sharp and satirical sense of humor, emotional range, strong voice, can be manic AND the strongest, most centered person you know
Claudius – Male identifying, any race – 45-65 – intelligent, authoritative, witty, surprising emotional availability, comfort with onstage intimacy (no nudity), strong language skills
Gertrude – Female identifying, any race – 45-65 – intelligent, funny, emotionally cool until fury or sadness breaks through, comfort with onstage intimacy (no nudity), strong language skills
Ophelia – Female identifying, any race – 20-30 – funny, intelligent, bold, singing ability a plus, strong language skills, emotional range
Horatio – Any race, sex, or gender identity – 25-35 – reserved strength, sense of humor, good listener, strong language skills
Laertes – Any race, male identifying – 20-35 – kind, fiery, strong fighter, sense of humor
Polonius – Any race, male identifying – 45-75 – funny, kind but can be cruel, surprisingly strong, strong language and comic skills, cunning
Ghost / Player King / Gravedigger – Any race, male identifying – 45-75 – great language skills, warm, vulnerable but can roar, comic skills, gifted with accents and antique language, an actor’s actor
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern – Any race, sex, or gender identity – 20-35 – witty, a little lost, good language and comic skills, affable flatterers, your besty until they’re not
Osric – Any race, sex, or gender identity – any age – the funniest actor you know, a true courtier, great language and comic skills, seems a dope but isn't
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