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Orlando Shakespeare Theater 2012-2013 Season Auditions

The Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF is holding AEA and Open Call auditions for the 2012 - 2013 Season.

Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT or WALK UP:
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 – 2 p.m. -10 p.m. (break from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 – 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (break from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.)

OPEN Auditions (AEA/Non-AEA):
Thursday, April 26,10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (break from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.)  
Friday, April 27, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (break from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)

Equity Members w/o appointments will be seen throughout each audition day, as time permits.
For an appointment, contact Melissa E. Koerner at (407) 447-1700, x210 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., M–F, or e-mail melissak@orlandoshakes.org.

Prepare 2 contrasting monologues, not to exceed 3 minutes total, or prepare a side from one of the season productions. Sides available at www.orlandoshakes.org after 4/19. Reader provided.

Accompaniment will be provide for AEA auditions on Wednesday. NonAEA auditions will NOT be provided an accompanist.

Please bring TWO copies of your stapled headshot/resume.

All roles available unless otherwise specified

Callbacks:

AEA Callbacks will be held on April 30.
Non-AEA Callbacks will be held on May 7.



AEA SPT Productions:

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)

SPT-9: $534 (approval pending; last year’s minimum weekly salaries)
All roles have been CAST. Performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.

SIDES
Charles A
Charles B
Henry A
Henry B
Susan B
Susan B
RACE

SPT-7: $421 (approval pending; last year’s minimum weekly salaries)
Drama. By David Mamet. Director: TBA. 1st Reh 9/25/12. Runs 10/12-11/11

  • Jack Lawson: CAST. Performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
  • Henry Brown: African-American Male, 40-55. Excellent lawyer. Seeking strong dramatic actor.
  • Charles Strickland: Caucasian Male, 50’s. Extremely rich defendant accused of rape. Seeking sympathetic dramatic actor.
  • Susan: African-American Female, 25-35.   Young lawyer.  Seemingly naive, but crafty and determined.
SIDES
Felicity 1
Felicity 2
Felicity 3
Gordon 1
Gordon 2
Mercedes 1
Mercedes 2
Thelma 1
Thelma 2
Mrs. Reece 1
Mrs. Reece 2
THE FARNDALE AVENUE HOUSING ESTATE TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILD DRAMATIC SOCIETY'S PRODUCTION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SPT-9: $534 (approval pending; last year’s minimum weekly salaries)
Comedy. By David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jr. Director: TBA 1st Reh: 11/05/12. Runs 11/30/12-12/30/12

  • Mrs. Reece: CAST. Performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.”
  • Thelma: Female, late 40’s. Quick tempered prima donna. Seeking comic actress who sings.
  • Gordon: Male, 30s-60’s. Long suffering stage manager, frozen faced and monotonous when not acting. Seeking comic actor who sings.
  • Felicity: Female, late 20’s. Nervous, well-meaning but incompetent actress.
  • Mercedes: Female 50s-60s. Phlegmatic, yet dogged. Seeking comic actress who sings.
SIDES
Aaron
Lucius
Marcus
Saturninus
Tamora
Titus
Young Lucius
TITUS ANDRONICUS

SPT-9: $534 (approval pending; last year’s minimum weekly salaries)
Drama. By William Shakespeare. Directed by Jim Helsinger. 1st Reh 3/04/12. Runs 3/22/13-4/28/13

  • Titus Andronicus: Male, 50s-60s. Roman General. Seeking excellent Shakespearean actor with great stage presence, experience with verse and gravitas.
  • Marcus Andronicus: Male, 50s-60s. Brother to Titus.
  • Tamora: Female, 40s. Queen of the Goths.  Sexy, evil. Seeking actress great with verse.
  • Aaron:  Male, 35-45. A moor, lover of Tamora.  Sexy, delights in evil. Seeking Shakespearean actor with great stage presence.
  • Lucius: male 30-40. Son to Titus.  Seeking Shakespearean actor with good fight experience.
  • Saturninus: Male 30-40. Becomes Emperor of Rome.  Wicked and cruel ruler, selfish, egotistical.
  • Young Lucius: Male 9-12. Son to Lucius.  Innocent, naïve.  Must be comfortable with stage violence and excessive stage blood and gore.
OTHELLO SIDES
Desdemona
Othello
Brabantio 1
Brabantio 2
Cassio 1
Cassio 2
Emilia 1
Emilia 2
Roderigo 1
Roderigo 2

LOA – Performed in rotating repertory.  Please submit for one role in each show.
LOA: $600 (approval pending; last year’s minimum weekly salaries)

OTHELLO

Drama. By William Shakespeare. Director: TBA. 1st Reh 12/17/12. Runs 1/25/13-3/16/13

  • Othello: African-American, 50s. A general. Commanding, authoritative, sexy. Seeking Shakespearean actor with great stage presence.
  • Iago: CAST. Performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
  • Desdemona: Caucasian, 20s-30s. Young, innocent, beautiful wife of Othello.
  • Cassio: Male, 20s-30s. Young handsome soldier, naïve.
  • Emilia: Female 30s-40s. Wife of Iago. Handmaiden to Desdemona.
  • Brabantio: Caucasian Male, 50s-60s. Jealous father of Desdemona.
  • Roderigo: Male 20s-30s. Foolish suitor to Desdemona. A dupe and fool.


SENSE SIDES
Colonel Brandon 1
Colonel Brandon 2
Edward 1 / Elinor 2
Edward 2
Lucy 1 / Elinor 1
Marianne 1
Mrs. Dashwood 1 / Marianne 2
Mrs. Jennings 1
Sir John Middleton 1
Willoughby 1
Willoughby 2
Fanny Dashwood 1
Fanny Dashwood 2

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Romance.  By John Jory, adapted from Jane Austen. First Reh 12/17/12. Runs 2/6/13-3/17/13

  • Colonel Brandon: Male, 35-45. A retired Officer. In love with Marianne.
  • Elinor Dashwood: Female, 19. The heroine of Austen’s novel. Intelligent, beautiful, headstrong.
  • Edward Ferrars: Male, 20s. Sensible, honorable, handsome. In love with Elinor.
  • Mrs. Henry Dashwood: Female, 40s-60s. Sensible mother of the Dashwoods. Kind and loving.
  • Sir John Middleton: Male, 50s-60s – Jovial but vulgar relative of the Dashwoods. Comic, fatherly.
  • Mrs. Jennings: Female 50s-60s. Gossipy country relative. Well intentioned, jovial, but a bit vulgar.
  • Willoughby: 20s-30s – An attractive but deceitful suitor of Marianne’s. Abandons her for wealth.

Non-AEA Auditions:

SIDES
Cinderella
Cinderella / Coachman
Cinderella / Prince
Cinderella / Sisters / Stepmother
Sisters / Stepmother

CINDERELLA

By Brandon Roberts. 1st Reh 6/5/2012. Runs 6/23-7/29

  • Cinderella: Female, 20s. Young, beautiful, innocent.
  • Stepmother / Mother: Female, 40s-50s. Evil Stepmother. Loving spirit of Mother.
    Comic.
  • Stepsister 1 / Coachman: Male. 20s-30s. Funny, ugly Stepsister. Comic Coachman.
  • Stepsister 2 / Prince: Male. 20s-30s. Funny, ugly Stepsister. Handsome Prince.
SIDES
Brechtian Actors
Cheerleaders
Dick / Eunice
Dick / Mrs. Meredith
Dick / Priest
Eunice / Dick
Walter / Mary

THE EXIT INTERVIEW

By William Missouri Downs. 1st Reh 9/11/12. Runs 9/29/12-10/21/12

  • DICK FIG: Male 35-45. (A young college professor with his leg in a cast - His PhD was on Bertolt Brecht)
  • EUNICE: Female 35-45. (A pawn in the human resources department)
  • ACTRESS #1: CHEERLEADER #1 (With pompoms), MARY (An oboe player - Dick's
    ex-girlfriend), SAMANTHA (A mother with a baby carriage), BUSINESSWOMAN #2
    (An expert on underwear), DR. DOBSON (phd in religious studies from Yale)
  • ACTRESS #2: CHEERLEADER #2 (With pompoms), MRS. MEREDITH (Mary's
    mother), CHLOE (Eunice's young assistant), A MAKEUP LADY (She can make you
    look good), BETH (A mother with a baby carriage), BUSINESSWOMAN IN A BRA
    (An expert on bras), LADY NEWSCASTER (Foxy Fox Newscaster), ACTRESS #1
    (Bertolt Brecht announcer), DR. KATTS (A distinguished scientist)
  • ACTOR #1: MASKED GUNMAN (Who has killed ten people), ACTOR #1 (Bertolt
    Brecht announcer), A PRIEST (A celibate), BUSINESSMAN #1 (An expert on
    underwear), DR. HUBERT (President of the LDS Church), HANK STARLING (A
    professional baseball player)
  • ACTOR #2: WALTER (Foxy Fox Newscaster), BUSINESSMAN #2 (An expert on
    underwear), DR. JAEGER (A distinguished scientist), ACTOR #2 (Bertolt Brecht
    announcer)

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For casting consideration throughout the year, please submit your cover letter, headshot and resume to:
Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Attention: Casting
812 East Rollins Street
Orlando, FL 32803

 

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