TROILUS AND CRESSIDA Equity Principal Auditions - Bread Loaf Acting Ensemble Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Monday, April 21, 2014
9 AM to 5 PM
lunch TBD

Contract
LOA
w/ URTA; $717 weekly, plus benefits **

Location
Freeman International Center Annex
Middlebury College
2nd Floor
Middlebury, VT 05753

Seeking
All roles have been previously CAST. Seeking Equity actors for possible replacements.

see breakdown.

All actors must feel comfortable working in graduate level classes in English, writing and theater.

Preparation
Please prepare a 2-4 minute monologue from any role in a Shakespearean play.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Other Dates
First rehearsal: June 25, 2014
Performances: July 30 – August 3, 2014

** salary note: $717 weekly, plus benefits, room and board, and a teaching stipend of $1,400.

Other
Actors are not responsible for course work, but assist faculty by exploring texts of all kinds and facilitating class discussions.

Personnel
Brian McEleney, Head of Theater Program, Bread Loaf School of English

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
see breakdown for instructions to make appointments.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

To Make An Appointment:
Contact Karen Browne at Middlebury College. 802-443-5418 or by e-mail: Karen_browne@breadnet.middlebury.edu Scheduling will take place from April 7 – 18. The deadline for requesting an audition is noon, April 18. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.

Play Synopsis:

Troilus and Cressida is Shakespeare’s ironic tragi-comedy that takes place during the Trojan war. Many of the figures from Homer’s ILIAD appear, most in a less-than-flattering light. In the midst of an ill-conceived war and extended political arguments on both sides, a pair of young lovers pledge eternal love, but betray each other when they are separated by fate.


Breakdown:

All roles have been CAST. Seeking possible replacements only for:

Ulysses – A general in the Greek army. A wily, politically savvy manipulator with impressive rhetorical skills.

Nestor – Elderly general in the Greek army. A sly politician who knows how to survive.

Achilles – The greatest warrior in the Greek camp. Physically imposing, but prone to tantrums.

Pandarus – A middle-aged gossipy bachelor who takes an overactive interest in the romantic affairs of young people.

All actors must feel comfortable working in graduate level classes in English, writing and theater. Actors are not responsible for course work, but assist faculty
by exploring texts of all kinds and facilitating class discussions.


Directions to the Theatre:

From New York or New Jersey, and points south and west, take the NY Thruway (87 north) to exit 24 for the Northway (89). Take the Northway to exit 20 for Rte. 149 east. Take Rte. 149 east to Rte. 4 east. After entering Vermont on Rte. 4, take exit 4 for Rte. 30 north; this goes into Middlebury. At the rotary, go around the circle and take the third exit (directly next to the one that was used to enter the circle). Take a right at Weybridge Street and continue until two stone pillars on the left marking entrance into the College. Stay in the center road which dead ends into a parking lot outside the entrance of Freeman International Center. Enter the glass doors and take elevator to the second floor and turn left.

From Boston or points east: Take Interstate 93 north to Interstate 89 north. Follow 89 north into Vermont and take exit 3 for Bethel and Rte. 107 west. Take 107 to Rte. 100 North. Take Rte. 100 to Route 125 west. Take Route 125 west which eventually joins with Route 7 North and takes you into the town of Middlebury. Follow signs to Middlebury College which brings you to a stop light at Route 7 and Cross Street, take a left onto Cross street, go over the bridge and enter the rotary exiting again in 2 exits. Take a right at Weybridge Street and continue until two stone pillars on the left marking entrance into the College. Stay in the center road which dead ends into a parking lot outside the entrance of Freeman International Center. Enter the glass doors and take elevator to the second floor and turn left.

Some estimates of driving times to Middlebury College: from Boston 3-4 hours; from Hartford 3-4 hours; from Albany 2-3 hours; and from New York City 5-5 1/2 hours.