General auditions for Orlando Shakespeare Theater's 2008-2009 Season are coming up!

Kiss Me Kate
The Glass Menagerie
The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge
Wittenberg
Much Ado About Nothing
The Merchant of Venice

Equity and Non-Equity Auditions

• From 1pm-9pm each day
• Non-Musical Auditions Friday April 25th
• Musical Auditions are Saturday April 26th
• Chorus Auditions (walk-in only) are Sunday April 27th
• Callbacks on April 28th 2pm-6pm
• Auditions by Appointment or Walk-in
• Appointment Strongly Recommended
• Auditions will be held at:
  John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center
  Loch Haven Park
  812 E. Rollins St
  Orlando, FL 32803
• For an appointment please call, the Company Manager, Jamie Mykins after April 1st between 11am and 6pm at (407) 447-1700 ext. 210

Audition Requirements

• Non-Musical Auditions: Prepare two contrasting monologues of your own choosing or from any of the plays in the upcoming 08/09 Season (see below). Text need not be memorized.
• Musical Auditions: Please prepare 32 bars of music and a 1-minute monologue. Please bring sheet music in your key
• Chorus Auditions: Please prepare 16 bars of music in your key and wear comfortable clothing for the dance call.
• WHAT TO BRING: Please bring four headshots and resumes stapled together.

Kiss Me Kate

Musical Audition

• Click here to download the Principal Auditions PDF
• Click here to download the Chorus Auditions PDF
• Click here to download the Character Breakdown PDF
• Download sides:

  Baptista/Petruchio side	Fred/Lilli/Ralph side	Kate/Petruchio side
  Lois/Bill side	Fred/Paul side	Katharine side
  Fred/General/Lilli side	Fred/Ralph side	Petruchio/Gremio/Hortensio side
  Fred/General/Lois side	Gangsters side	Petruchio side
  Fred/Lilli side	Hattie side	Pops side

• Download music:

  Fred 1	Gremio/Hortensio	Lois 1
  Fred 2	Hattie	Lois 2
  Fred 3	Lilli 1	Paul
  Gangsters	Lilli 2
  General	Lilli 3

The Glass Menagerie

• Download:

  Jim side	Laura side 2	Tom/Jim side
  Jim/Laura side	Tom side 1
  Laura side 1	Tom side 2

  
  

The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge

• Download:
  

  Bailiff side	Fred side	Scrooge side 1
  Cratchit/Marley side	Pearson side	Scrooge side 2
  Fan/Belle side	Rothschild side	Wainwright/Dilber side

  
  

Wittenberg

• Download:
  

  Eternal feminine side 1	Hamlet side 1
  Eternal feminine side 2	Hamlet side 2

  
  

Much Ado About Nothing

• Download:
  

  Antonio/Leonato side	Boy side	Hero/Ursula side
  Balthazar (with song & Don Pedro) side	Claudio/Don Pedro side	Leonato/Antonio side
  Beatrice/Leonato side	Dogberry monologue side	Leonato monologue side
  Beatrice/Benedick kill Claudio side	Dogberry/Verges/Watchman side	Leonato/Messenger side
  Beatrice/Benedick side	Don John/Borachio side	Margaret/Benedick side
  Benedick monologue side 1	Don John/Don Pedro/Claudio side	Margaret/Hero side
  Benedick monologue side 2	Don John/Conrade/Borachio side
  Borachio/Conrade side	Friar Francis side

The Merchant of Venice

• Download:
  

  Antonio/Bassanio side	Launcelot monologue side	Portia/Nerissa side 2
  Arragon side	Launcelot/Gobbo side	Salarino/Salanio side
  Duke of Venice side	Lorenzo/Jessica side	Shylock/Antonio side
  Gratiano/Bassanio side	Morroco side	Shylock speech side
  Gratiano side 1	Portia/Bassanio side	Shylock/Bassanio side
  Gratiano side 2	Portia speech side	Shylock/Tubal side
  Jessica/Lorenzo side	Portia/Nerissa side 1	Stephano side

The Young Company Auditions

William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale
Rising grades 9-college freshmen

Auditions: Saturday, April 26, 1:00-5:00pm
Please prepare 10 – 20 lines that you like from any Shakespeare from any play. Selections need not be memorized.

If you cannot attend auditions on April 26th, a separate audition may be scheduled.

Fee: $425

For an audition appointment, call 407-447-1700 ext. 254

Rehearsals: Monday – Saturday, June 5-27
Times: June 5 & 6 from 5:00-9:00pm
June 7 from 12:00-5:00pm
June 9-27 from 9:00am-5:00pm

Performances: June 27 & 28 at 7:00pm, June 29 at 2:00pm

In this teen theater intensive students will work on a fully produced (i.e. professional costumes, lights, set & sound designs) Shakespeare play as well as attend Master Classes with Orlando Shakes’ professional theater artists. The Young Company is sponsored in part by The English Speaking Union.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF was formerly know as Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival.

Those interested in submitting information at any time should submit a current headshot and resume. Submissions should be sent via mail or email only. NO CALLS PLEASE.

There is no email list for audition announcements; please check back for updates.

Mail to:
Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Attn: Company Manager
812 East Rollins Street
Orlando, FL 32803
email: jamiem@orlandoshakes.org