ROMEO AND JULIET - FREE FOR ALL - NYC Appointments
Shakespeare Theatre Company
APPOINTMENTS
NYC Appointment Audition Date(s): 04/30/2018
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT B+ 993/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for 5 roles.
The Shakespeare Theatre Company is deeply invested in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion as a core organization value. We encourage actors of all ethnicities, gender identities and ages, as well as performers with disabilities to submit for our productions and to attend all of our auditions.
INSTRUCTIONS
For consideration, email picture and resume ASAP
SUBMIT TO
CastingShakespeare@shakespearetheatre.org
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Michael Kahn
Director: Alan Paul
Writer: William Shakespeare
Casting Director: Carter Wooddell
OTHER DATES
Callback Date(s): 05/01/2018
Rehearsal Date(s): 07/31/2018
Preview Date(s): 08/21/2018
Opening Date(s): 08/22/2018
Closing Date(s): 09/02/2018
OTHER
Shakespeare Theatre Company, DC is re-mounting ROMEO AND JULIET for our annual Free For All. The Free For All is a DC tradition where STC presents a play completely free of charge. The production will be directed by Alan Paul, who directed the production initially.
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
[ROMEO]
Seeking adult actor to play teens. A romantic and emotional young leading man. He is impetuous, lives his life fully, and has a huge capacity for passion and violence. Must also have an edge, and make sense as a fighter in a violent world. Although part of his nature is that of a teenager, he is unexpectedly mature and must have extraordinary depth. Actor must have stage combat experience and excellent facility with language
[JULIET]
Seeking adult actor to play teens. The ultimate young leading woman. She begins the play as passionate and exuberant, but develops into someone defiant and self-possessed. Must have strength, depth, and is wise beyond her years. Production seeks an actress capable of complicated emotional range, as well as a sense of humor. Actor must excellent facility with language.
[BENVOLIO]
Seeking adult actor. Reads as a teen: Friend to Romeo. He is sensitive and a peacekeeper. An old soul. He is essentially good, but must have a street-smart edge and a huge capacity for violence. Must have a strong facility with language, and experience with Stage Combat.
[LORD CAPULET]
40’s-50’s. Juliet’s Father. Publicly he is charismatic, warm, and robust. Privately, he is a man of deep emotions. He has a mercurial temper, and is capable of rage when things don’t go his way. Although he loves his daughter, he is possessive and controlling. He feels things very deeply and his grief is as big as his anger. Looking for a complicated actor who can play the many sides and contradictions of this character. Must have tremendous skill with classical text.
[FRIAR LAURENCE]
40s to 50s. He is a surrogate father to Romeo. Although he is a man of the church, the Friar has had a fraught, complicated and probably quite dark past. Must be warm, philosophical, persuasive, and capable of tough-love. Although he’s intelligent, he must also be capable of impulsive decision-making. Must have emotional depth and complexity. Must have a tremendous facility with Shakespeare's language.
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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