MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - NYC Appointments
Classics in Color
APPOINTMENTS
NYC auditions to be held on an upcoming date TBD by APPOINTMENT.
CONTRACT
Showcase-NY Basic Showcase Code; small travel stipend provided.
SEEKING
Submissions from Equity and Non-Equity actors for various roles.
INSTRUCTIONS
For consideration, mail or email picture and resume by November 24.
SUBMIT TO
Classics in Color
P.O. Box 36-20413
New York, NY 10129
PERSONNEL
Producers: Nafeesa Monore, Thomas Brazzle
Associate Producer: Tamika Watkins
Director: Nafeesa Monroe
OTHER DATES
Opening 3/21/2018
Closing 3/25/2018
OTHER
www.ClassicsInColor.com
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
Classics in Color: An INclusive Theatre Company actively seeks actors from all ethnic backgrounds, genders, and disabilities.
Seeking:
Actor 1:
Leonato – Any gender, 50-60 years old: A respected, well-off, older noble. Leonato is the father/mother of Hero and the uncle/aunt of Beatrice. As governor of Messina, s/he is second in social power only to Don Pedro.
Actor 2:
Beatrice – Female identifying, 30ish years old: Leonato’s niece and Hero’s cousin. Beatrice has a very sharp tongue. She is generous and loving, but mocks other people with elaborately tooled jokes and puns. She wages a war of wits against Benedick and often wins the battles.
Actor 3:
Benedick – Male identifying, 30-40 years old: A highly ranked and decorated soldier who has recently been fighting under Don Pedro, and a friend of Don Pedro and Claudio. Benedick is very witty, always making jokes and puns. He carries on a “merry war” of wits with Beatrice.
Actor 4:
Hero / Verges – Female identifying, 20s: Hero: The beautiful young daughter of Leonato and the cousin of Beatrice. Hero is lovely, gentle, and kind. She falls in love with Claudio when he falls for her. A romantic at heart, and a believer in true love. Verges: The deputy to Dogberry, chief policeman of Messina. Verges does his/her best to follow directions, even if those directions are not entirely clear. The straight man/woman to Dogberry’s clown.
Actor 5:
Don Pedro / Watchmen – Any gender, 50-60 years old: Don Pedro: An important nobleman from Aragon, sometimes referred to as “Prince.” Don Pedro is a longtime friend of Leonato, Hero’s father, and is also close to the soldiers who have been fighting under her/him—the younger Benedick and the very young Claudio. Don Pedro is generous, courteous, intelligent, and loving to his/her friends, but s/he is also quick to believe evil of others and hasty to take revenge. S/he is the most politically and socially powerful character in the play.
Actor 6:
Don John / Dogberry – Any gender, 30-50 years old: Don John: The illegitimate brother/sister of Don Pedro, sometimes called “the Bastard.” Don John is melancholy and sullen by nature, and s/he creates a dark scheme to ruin the happiness of Hero and Claudio. Dogberry: The constable in charge of the Watch, or chief policeman, of Messina. Dogberry is very sincere and takes his job seriously, but he has a habit of using exactly the wrong word to convey his meaning. Dogberry is one of the few “middling sort,” or middle-class characters, in the play, though his desire to speak formally and elaborately like the noblemen becomes an occasion for parody.
Actor 7:
Claudio / Sexton – Male identifying, 20s: Claudio: A young soldier who has won great acclaim fighting under Don Pedro during the recent wars. Claudio falls in love with Hero upon his return to Messina. His unfortunately suspicious nature makes him quick to believe evil rumors and hasty to despair and take revenge. Sexton: The Sexton is in charge of examining the men detained by the Watch, and it is his misfortune that the Watch should be commanded by Dogberry.
Actor 8:
Margaret / Borachio – Female identifying, 20-30 years old: Margaret: Hero’s serving woman, who unwittingly helps Borachio and Don John deceive Claudio into thinking that Hero is unfaithful. Margaret is lower class. Though she is honest, she does have some dealings with the villainous world of Don John: her lover is the mistrustful and easily bribed Borachio. Margaret loves to break decorum, especially with bawdy jokes and teases. Borachio: An associate of Don John. Borachio is the lover of Margaret, Hero’s serving woman. He conspires with Don John to trick Claudio and Don Pedro into thinking that Hero is unfaithful to Claudio.
Actor 9:
Friar Francis / Antonio - Male identifying, 50-60 years old: Friar Francis: Friar Francis is a long-winded, well-meaning, somewhat interfering gentlemen who think it is a fine idea to make people believe a young girl is dead. He is convinced of Hero’s innocence by her countenance at the wedding and shock at the accusations. Antonio: Leonato’s brother. An old man, he has a tendency to wag his head in a characteristic way. He has a very traditional view of the family that does not seem quite sure of how to deal with Beatrice, rarely addressing her.
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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