NC Shakespeare Festival Announces Auditions For A CHRISTMAS CAROL 10/9-10

The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival holds auditions by appointment October 9 - 10, 2009 for its December production of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.

A Christmas Carol is produced under a LORT ‘D' contract with Equity. Generally, NCSF fills eleven to twelve Equity positions (including Stage Managers) and complements the company with non-union professionals and, when appropriate, interns who are matriculated students in formal theatre training programs at colleges and universities. Community actors and youth also play a prominent role in the production and are strongly encouraged to audition.

Auditionees should prepare one brief (2 minutes) monologue from a play of their choice and beprepared to sing a few bars of a Christmas song of their choice, without accompaniment. NCSF invites youth to audition for the production. Youth must be 9 years old or older and need not prepare a monologue; youth will be asked to read from the script at the time of auditioning. Teens 14 and older should prepare a brief monologue as noted above. NCSF requires an 8x10 B&W headshot and detailed resume at audition time.

Actor contracts will run six weeks, from November 10 - December 20. Equity artists receive LORT ‘D' minimum weekly salaries. Non-Equity actors receive $250 - $300 weekly salaries depending on experience and casting. Interns receive a $360 total honorarium to support transportation costs during the contract period. Community actors are hired at $100 - $125 weekly (or an honorarium), depending on experience and casting. Children cast in the production receive a $125 honorarium. Actors with agents should note NCSF does not pay agent fees.

Actors residing 50 miles outside High Point receive housing. It is important to note NCSF provides no single housing, and actors generally share two or three bedroom apartments or houses - all actors have their separate bedroom. Actors who need transportation while on contract share vehicles. Transportation in/out is also provided.

The Festival invites actors to schedule an appointment for its Open Call Auditions on the following schedule: Equity Actors on Friday, October 9, 10:00 am - noon and 1:00 - 5:00 pm; and, Non-Equity Actors on Saturday, October 10, 10:00 am - noon and 1:00 - 5:00pm. Equity Actors are welcome to schedule an audition at the Saturday call if this will better meet their schedule needs.

Auditions take place at NCSF's Spirit Center campus, 807 W. Ward Ave., High Point, NC 27260
Call Back Auditions, if needed, will be Friday, October 16. NCSF will notify auditionees soon after the Open Call regarding the status of Call Back Auditions.

To schedule an audition, call Joan Andrews between 9:00 and noon at NCSF at 336-841-2273, x226.

The Festival was founded in High Point in 1977 as a professional theatre company. Over the years it has become recognized statewide for the professional quality of its productions, its focus on the greatest and most popular of all playwrights, Shakespeare, and its statewide servIce To schools via its Shakespeare To Go touring programs and popular 10:00 SchoolFest matinees. The Festival has produced nearly 160 major productions of plays by Shakespeare and other world class playwrights. Nearly 2 million seats have been filled at its home venue, The High Point Theatre, and at colleges, civic centers, public and private schools statewide. Through its school touring programs, the company has performed in every North Carolina County, visiting hundreds of middle and secondary schools, many on numerous occasions.

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