SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY OF DC 2019-20 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Shakespeare Theatre Company Auditions

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SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY OF DC 2019-20 SEASON - Shakespeare Theatre Company

Shakespeare Theatre Company (D.C.) 2019-20 Season - NYC EPA

Shakespeare Theatre Company


AUDITION DATE

Mon, Apr 22, 2019

10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)

Lunch 1:30 to 2:30

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep Lansburgh Theatre, Lort B (Minimum, $941) Harman Center, Lort B+ (Minimum, $1,033)

SEEKING

Equity actors for various roles in the 2019-20 season. See breakdown.

All SM positions have been filled.

PREPARATION

Prepare one (1) Shakespeare monologue, and (1) contemporary monologue not to exceed TWO (2) minutes total. Bring a headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Pearl Studios NYC (500)

500 8th Ave

New York, NY 10018-6504

Studio 306 is the holding room. Auditions will be in room 305

PERSONNEL

Simon Godwin, Artistic Director

Resident Casting Director Carter C. Wooddell will be in attendance.

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.

An Equity monitor will be provided.

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

2019 — 2020 SEASON BREAKDOWN

2019 — 2020 SEASON BREAKDOWN

HAMLET (Free For All)
By William Shakespeare
Directed by: Craig Baldwin
Original Direction By: Michael Kahn
Performs at Sidney Harman Hall
1st Rehearsal Tuesday, June 18, 2019 or
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
1st Tech Friday, July 5, 2019
Preview Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Opening Thursday, July 11, 2019
Closing Sunday, July 21, 2019

ROLES OPEN: Ophelia, Polonius, Laertes, Rosencrantz, Fortinbras/Marcellus/Prologue
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EVERYBODY
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: TBD
Performs at the Lansburgh Theatre
1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
1st Tech: Tuesday, October 8, 2019
1st Preview: Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Opening: Monday, October 21, 2019
Closing: Sunday, November 17, 2019
Extension Close: Sunday, November 24, 2019

ROLES OPEN (All):
Usher/God/Understanding
Death
Love
SOMEBODIES:
Everybody
Friendship/Beauty
Kinship/Strength
Cousinship/Mind
Stuff/Senses
All The Shitty Things
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PETER PAN
By: Lauren Gunderson (World Premiere Production)
Directed by: Alan Paul
Performs at Sidney Harman Hall
1st Rehearsal Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Flight & Spacing Tuesday, November 19, 2019
1st Tech Friday, November 22, 2019
1st Preview Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Opening Monday, December 9, 2019
Closing Sunday, January 5, 2020
Extension Closing Sunday, January 12, 2020

ROLES OPEN (All):
Peter Pan - Dazzling, fun, puckish, reckless, selfish, brave and a bit wild.
Wendy - girl, smart, curious, brave, hopeful
Mr. Darling / Hook - Father and Adversary. Proud, sure of himself, pompous, brooding, vengeful and dangerous
Mrs. Darling - Mother. Kind, maternal
Michael – Wendy’s youngest brother. He is sweet, innocent, kind and curious.
John - Wendy's middle brother, anxious, over-achiever
Tiger Lilly - Strong, clever, determined and forthright.
Tinkerbell - mischievous, brat, defensive, fast
Tootles - Lost Boy –Forgetful, innocent, loving and dedicated to Peter.
Nana - Nana is a doting and loving nurse to the Darling children.
Nibs - Lost Boy – adventurous, loyal, impulsive, wild
Slightly - Lost Boy - adventurous, loyal, impulsive, wild
Curly – Lost Boy – the most difficult of the group, and always getting into trouble
Liza – The Darling family’s maid. She is an ordinary household maid
The Crocodile – Enemy to Captain Hook and Smee, Gigantic and slender
Twin 1 – Lost Boy - very close to Twin 2, and they stick together
Twin 2 – Lost Boy – very close to Twin 1, and they stick together
Pirate #1 (Smee) – Loyal, absent minded, sycophantic.
Pirate #2 (Cecco) – Ruthless, handsome, dangerous
Pirate #3 (Bill Jukes) – Imposing, dangerous, wild and reckless
Pirate #4 (Cookson) – Mysterious, dangerous and faithful
Pirate #5 (Gent. Starkey) – Devoted, a survivor, dangerous and ruthless
Pirate #6 (Skylight) – Loyal to his own detriment
Pirate #7 (Noodler) – Superstitious, impulsive, dangerous and steadfast
*Full tracking and doubling for the production is still in process*
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THE AMEN CORNER
By James Baldwin
Directed by: Whitney White
Performs at Sidney Harman Hall
1st Rehearsal Tuesday, January 7, 2020
1st Tech Tuesday, February 4, 2020
1st Preview Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Opening Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Closing Sunday, March 15, 2020
Extension Closing Sunday, March 22, 2020

Roles open (All):
Margaret Alexander
Odessa
Ida Jackson
Sister Moore
Sister Boxer
Brother Boxer
David
Luke
Sister Sally
Sister Douglass
Sister Rice
Brother Davis
Brother Washington
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TIMON OF ATHENS
By William Shakespeare
This is a coproduction with Theatre for a New Audience
Directed by Simon Godwin
Performs at The Lansburgh Theatre
THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE DATES:
First Rehearsal: Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Tech Begins: Tuesday, January 7, 2020
First Preview: Saturday, January 11, 2020
Opening: Sunday, January 19, 2020
Closing: Sunday, February 9, 2020
SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY DATES
1st Tech Tuesday, February 18, 2020
1st Preview Thursday, February 20, 2020
Opening Monday, February 24, 2020
Closing Sunday, March 22, 2020

ROLES OPEN:
Flavius
Alcibiades
Apemantus
Lucilius
Flamina
Servilius
A Poet
A Painter
A Jewler
A Merchant
Lucia
Lucullus
Sepronius
Ventidius
Caphis
Varro
Philotus
Isidore
Hortensia
Titus
Demetrius
First Thief
Second Thief
Third Thief
Timandra
Erini
*Full tracking and doubling for the production is TBD*
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Simon Godwin
Performs at Sidney Harman Hall
1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, March 24, 2020
1st Tech: Tuesday, April 28, 2020
1st Preview: Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Opening: Monday, May 11, 2020
Closing: Sunday, June 14, 2020

ROLES OPEN:
Beatrice
Benedick
Claudio
Hero
Don Pedro
Don John
Borachio
Conrade
Dogberry
Friar Francis
*Full tracking and doubling for the production is TBD

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Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.

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