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THE REAL MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, CT - OPEN call
Theater 2020, Inc. | New York, NY
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Date of Audition:
4/8 AND 4/9/2015
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Call Type
Non-Required Principal
Time(s)
OPEN Auditions (AEA and non-AEA) - 2 days
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Thursday, April 9, 2015
7 PM to 10 PM
doors open at 6:30
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Contract
Showcase-NY
Basic Showcase Code
Location
St. Charles Borromeo Church
21 Sidney Place
Brooklyn Heights , NY 11201
Subways: 2,3,4,5, & R trains to Boro Hall; A and F trains to Jay St.
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Seeking
Exceptional actors with solid voice and movement training adept at Shakespeare. If you play an instrument, we may incorporate your skills into the production. A sense of humor is mandatory.
see breakdown.
Preparation
Prepare one 2-3 Minute Shakespeare monologue.
Bring picture and resume.
Other Dates
REHEARSALS: Begin April 20
PERFORMANCES INDOORS AT ST. CHARLES BORROMEO CHURCH:
Runs: 5/22 to 6/7
PERFORMANCES IN BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK:
6/12, 6/13, 6/14
see breakdown for details.
Other
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Personnel
Producing Artistic Directors Judith Jarosz & David Fuller
Director: Judith Jarosz
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
No appointments. Doors open at 6:30
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
REHEARSALS: Begin Monday, April 20, (6:30-10:30pm); continuing weekday evenings (6:30-10:30); Saturdays TBA (afternoons or evenings, depending on schedules) and Sundays (12 Noon-5:00pm).
PERFORMANCES INDOORS AT ST. CHARLES BORROMEO CHURCH: Opens Friday, 5/22 at 8pm, then 5/23 at 8, 5/24 at 3, 5/29 at 8, 5/30 at 8, 5/31 at 3, 6/5 at 8, 6/6 at 8, 6/7 at 3
PERFORMANCES IN BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK: 6/12, 6/13, 6/14 all at 7pm
SEEKING:
Exceptional actors with solid voice and movement training adept at Shakespeare. If you play an instrument, we may incorporate your skills into the production. A sense of humor is mandatory.
The REAL Merry HOUSE Wives of Windsor, CT., is Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor cut down to a fast-paced 90 minutes and set in modern suburbia, using Reality TV as a reference point. The words are all the Bard's.
SEEKING:
FALSTAFF
portly man about town, slightly down on his luck but never down on himself
NYM
one of Falstaff's retinue (female or male)
PISTOL
another "friend" to Falstaff (female or male)
MRS. FORD
a housewife in Connecticut
MRS. PAGE
a housewife in Connecticut
FORD
(also in disguise as BROOK) - extremely jealous husband to Mrs. Ford
PAGE
extremely hospitable and possibly gullible husband to Mrs. Page
ANNE PAGE
the Pages' daughter looking for marriage and a ticket away from the burbs
HUGH EVANS
the local minister, originally from Wales, UK, his dialect is a Welsh rare bit o'English
SLENDER
a reluctant suitor to Anne
DR. CAIUS
another suitor to Anne, originally from Quebec, his dialect is fractured Frenglish
FENTON
the love of Anne's life, somewhat androgynous
MRS. QUICKLY
the town gossip and supposed matchmaker
SIMPLE and RUGBY
two townies who do odd jobs (male or female)
SOME CASTING OF WOMEN IN TRADITIONAL MEN'S ROLES
Theater 2020 is committed to non-traditional casting and encourages participation by performers of all races and ethnicities!
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