Tennessee Shakespeare Company
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Jul 15, 2019
8:00 am - 4:00 pm (CDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
Contact Kaitlyn Shamley at contact@tnshakespeare.org, or call Tuesday-Friday between 2-4pm (CST) at 901-759-0620. No video submissions, please.
CONTRACT
SPT Tier 7; $546/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for a few roles in: JULIUS CAESAR and MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY. See breakdown.
Also seeking Equity stage managers
PREPARATION
One Shakespeare monologue/soliloquy in verse, and one 19th or 20th century piece that showcases Austen-esque wit, in three minutes; selections from Julius Caesar and Miss Bennet are welcomed.
LOCATION
Tennessee Shakespeare Company
7950 Trinity Road
Memphis, TN 38018
PERSONNEL
Producing Artistic Director, Dan McCleary (also directing)
Director Stephanie Shine attending EPA.
OTHER
Performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, are strongly encouraged to attend.
Pursuant to the terms of a concession made to Tennessee Shakespeare Company's agreement, TSC has agreed that any Equity member who attends this call will have an opportunity to be seen.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of audition.
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
Tennessee Shakespeare Company 2019-20
JULIUS CAESAR:
By William Shakespeare
1st reh: Monday, Sept 2, 2019
1st perf: Wednesday, Sept 25, 2019
Closes: Sunday, Oct 6, 2019
Rehearsal Schedule: Mondays-Saturdays, 10am-6pm
Performance Schedule: First Wednesday at 7:30 pm; Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 3pm; two student matinees per week at 10:30 am.
Seeking
Brutus: Male or Female, age 40s-50s. The conscience of Rome and heartful prelude to Hamlet.
Cassius: Male or Female, age 40s-50s. Lean, hungry, persuasive, and rebellious. A warrior and near-statesman.
Marc Antony/Casca: Male, 30s - 40s. The former is Rome's young hero and right-hand to Caesar, of great courage and schooled in the art of rhetoric. The latter is politically and physically warped, wry, impatient, of questionable moral compass.
Calphurnia/Lucius/Trebonius/plebian: Female, age late 20s-30s. Caesar's formidable wife; Brutus' dutiful young servant and musician; willful statesman and officer.
Soothsayer/Decius/plebian: Male, age 30s. A blind, courageous poet; a confident and high-ranking strategist and military officer.
Portia/Cinna the conspirator/Caesar's servant/plebian: Female, age late 20s-30s. Brutus' lonely, loving wife who will do anything to be seen; a noble statesman and high-ranking military officer.
Julius Caesar/Metellus/plebian: Male, age 30s. Though lawless, he is perceived to be the greatest General in Rome's history. He is a world-conqueror and has won a recent civil war against the revered Pompey and now could be King of a republic -- bypassing the Senate and ruling by executive fiat. He knows he is great, smart, and superstitious. Also plays a loyal statesman and high-ranking military officer.
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MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY:
by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
1st reh: Monday, Nov 11, 2019
1st perf: Wednesday, Dec 4, 2019
Closes: Sunday, Dec 22, 2019
Rehearsal Schedule: Mondays-Saturdays, 10am-6pm
Performance Schedule: First Wednesday at 7:30 pm; Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 3pm; two student matinees per week at 10:30 am.
Seeking
Mary Bennet: Female, age early 20s. Jane Austen's creation from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Finally coming into her own, she is no longer the plain, boring girl of Austen's book. Intelligent, curious, lively, she does not suffer fools and longs to live a full life.
Jane Bingley: Female, age mid-20s. Seven months pregnant with her first child with Mr. Bingley; sweet and optimistic as ever. The kindest heart in the house.
Anne de Bourgh: Female, age 20s. Lived in her mother's very large shadow, never having to ask for anything or speak for herself. Judgmental and impatient, like her mother.
Arthur de Bourgh: Male, age 25. Studious, unsociable only child who has never been around women or large families. A loner who prefers books to people. Recently inherited a large estate and has no idea what to do next.
Elizabeth Darcy: Female, age 22. Confident, charming, witty. A fun and surprising lady of the house. Married to Mr. Darcy, best friends with her sister Jane.
Fitzwilliam Darcy: Male, age 30. Loving, generous, smart (if slightly off) husband. Quiet and vigilant, knows what being lovelorn is like.
Charles Bingley: Male, age 25. Gracious, happy, ever-focused on the love of his life, Jane. A good friend with a ready smile.
Lydia Wickham: Female, age 18-21. Flirtatious, youthful, self-centered. Her marriage to Mr. Wickham is a sham, but she will not admit it. Best party guest: energetic, engaging, unstoppable.
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Performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, are strongly encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
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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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