Shakespeare & Company 2019 LORT and SPT Season - Sommerville, MA EPA
Shakespeare & Company
REVISED
Due to the impending snow storm, this audition has been postponed until Monday, February 18th from 1-5 PM
AUDITION DATES
Wed, Feb 18, 2019
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Wed, Mar 13, 2019
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm (EST)
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments and/or other information: e-mail cwheeler@shakespeare.org or call (413) 637-1199 x.140 weekdays between 10 AM and 4 PM. Make sure to indicate city/state in which you are requesting an appointment
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT D; SPT 4; SPT 9 (contracts pending), $400.00 to $700.00/week (see breakdown)
SPT
SEEKING
Equity Actors and Stage Managers for the 2019 Season . See breakdown.
Familiarity with Shakespeare & Company's training methodology and familiarity with Stage Combat is a plus. All roles will be understudied.
Stage Managers see separate notice on Casting Call for submission info.
PREPARATION
Please prepare two short contrasting monologues for presentation and bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Avenue #1-C
Somerville, MA 02143
Report to the green room for B-4 &/or B-5 on the lower level
PERSONNEL
At the auditions: Artistic Director, Allyn Burrows and/or Producing Associate, Ariel Bock;
Other Personnel: Managing Director, Adam Davis; General Manager, Stephen Ball
OTHER DATES
2019 season rehearsals begin April 30th; final production closes October 13th; Each production within the season has shorter, specific production dates (incorporated below).
OTHER
Shakespeare & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all persons are encouraged to apply.
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
2019 LORT SEASON
12th NIGHT
by WIlliam Shakespeare
Dates: 5/28-8/4
LORT D at $700 per wk, in the Packer Playhouse (402 seats)
Sir Toby Belch: Male, 50s
Sir Andrew Aguecheek: Male, 50s
Malvolio: Male, 40s
Olivia: Female, 30s
All other roles in 12th NIGHT are pre-cast* without audition
Most performers in 12th NIGHT will be contracted to perform in MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR as well (see below)
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MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
by William Shakespeare
Dates 7/9-9/1
LORT D at $700 per wk, in the Packer Playhouse (402 seats)
Fenton: Male, 20s
Slender: Male, 30s/40s
Doctor Caius: open to interpretation / gender / age
Mistress Ford: Female, 50s
Mistress Margaret Page: Female, 40s/50s
Mistress Anne Page: Female, 20s/30s
All other roles in MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR are pre-cast* without audition
Most performers in MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR will be contracted to perform in 12th NIGHT as well (see above)
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TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by Suzan-Lori Parks
Dates 7/16-9/8
LORT D at $700 per wk, in the Packer Playhouse (402 seats)
Lincoln & Booth: pre-cast* without audition
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2019 SPT SEASON
THE WAVERLY GALLERY
by Kenneth Lonergan
Dates 4/30-7/1
SPT 4 at $400 per wk, in the Bernstein Theatre (195 seats)
Gladys Green: pre-cast* without audition
Howard Fine: Male, 50s, a psychiatrist
Daniel Reed: Male, 20s, a speechwriter
Ellen Fine: pre-cast* without audition
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THE CHILDREN
by Lucy Kirkwood
dates 6/25-8/18
SPT 9 at $700 per wk, in the Bernstein Theatre (195 seats)
Rose, Hazel, & Robin: pre-cast* without audition
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CORIOLANUS
by William Shakespeare
Dates: 8/14-8/25
SPT 4 at $400 per wk, in the Bernstein Theatre (195 seats)
Coriolanus, Volumnia, & Ensemble: pre-cast* without audition
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TIME STANDS STILL
by Donald Margulies
Dates 8/20-10/13
SPT 4 at $400 per wk, in the Bernstein Theatre (195 seats)
Sarah Goodwin: pre-cast* without audition
James Dodd: Male, 30s, a freelance journalist
Richard Ehrlich: Male, 55, a photo editor
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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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