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Professional Casting for 2023 Season Shows

North Hollywood, CA, United States
ID: 214894Exp: 1/31/2023
$761/week
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The company is conducting auditions for their 2023 Season Shows and seeking actors. Please review the provided information. About the project: THE BOOK OF WILL THE TAMING OF THE SHREW KING LEAR Rate: CONTRACT LOA $761 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) Additional info: OTHER DATES June 6: First Rehearsal July 13: Opening, THE BOOK OF WILL July 14: Opening, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW July 28: Opening, KING LEAR August 26: Closing,THE TAMING OF THE SHREW August 27: Closing, THE BOOK OF WILL and KING LEAR Lunch 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Please prepare 2 monologues, at least one by Shakespeare, with a combined length of no more than 3 minutes. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

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33 roles

Richard Burbage / Ben Johnson / HoratioBoth genders40-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male, any racial identity. Burbage is a famous lion of the stage. Johnson is a rival of Shakespeare’s, a bear of a man, and emotional. Horatio is the character from Hamlet. One actor will play all three tracks. "THE BOOK OF WILL"

Alice Heminges / Susannah ShakespeareBoth genders30-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as female, Alice is Heminges’ daughter, well-loved, “one of the guys”. Susannah is Shakespeare’s daughter, dutiful. One actor will play both tracks. "THE BOOK OF WILL"

Elizabeth Condell / Emilia Bassano LanierBoth genders30-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as female. Elizabeth is Condell’s wife, savvy and fun. Emilia is a fiery Italian feminist and poet. One actor will play both tracks. "THE BOOK OF WILL"

Rebecca Heminges / Anne Hathaway ShakespeareBoth genders50-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as female. Rebecca is Heminges’ wife, strong, busy, and pious. Anne is Shakespeare’s wife, ailing now, but strong-willed and dignified. One actor will play both tracks. "THE BOOK OF WILL"

Ed Knight / Isaac JaggardBoth genders20-40 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Ed is a stage manager, serious and particular. Isaac is William Jaggard’s son, sensitive and an artist at heart. One actor will play both tracks. "THE BOOK OF WILL"

Ralph Crane / Barman / Compositor / FranciscoBoth genders20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Ralph is a scrivener for The King’s Men, quiet, efficient, deft. The Barman is a ruffian. Compositor is in the employ of William Jaggard, young and earnest. Francisco is the character from Hamlet. One actor will play all four tracks. "THE BOOK OF WILL"

William Jaggard / Barman 2 / Sir Edward DeringBoth genders50-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Jaggard is a well-connected and somewhat shady publisher. Crude and willful, an ass. Barman 2 is a drunk. Sir Edward Dering is a lover of books and theatre. One actor will play all three tracks. "THE BOOK OF WILL"

Marcus / Boy Hamlet / Crier / BernardoBoth genders18-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Marcus is an apprentice in Jaggard’s print house, nosy yet honest. Boy Hamlet is a young actor. Crier is a newsboy. Bernardo is the character from Hamlet. One actor will play all four tracks. "THE BOOK OF WILL"

KateBoth genders20-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as female. Kate is the eldest of Baptiste’s two daughters. Extremely smart and willful, excellent with language. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

PetruchioBoth genders30-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Petruchio is a soldier, extremely smart and willful, excellent with language. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

TranioBoth genders20-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as any gender identity. Tranio is Lucentio’s servant. Clever. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

LucentioBoth genders20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Lucentio is a young man of wealth, naïve and impulsive. In love with Bianca. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

BiancaBoth genders20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as female. The younger of Baptiste’s two daughters. Bianca is clever, manipulative, and knows she is beautiful. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

BaptisteBoth genders40-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as any gender identity. A wealthy single parent. Good at business, not so good at parenting. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

GrumioBoth genders40-46 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Servant to Petruchio. Insightful, witty, excellent comic instincts. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

GremioBoth genders50-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Extremely wealthy man. Lecherous, competitive, and greedy. A suitor to Bianca. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

HortensioBoth genders20-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. A suitor to Bianca. Some skill with a musical instrument preferred. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

BiondelloBoth genders18-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as any gender identity. A servant to Petruchio, excellent with language. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

PedantBoth genders50-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as any gender identity. A school teacher who pretends to be Lucentio’s parent. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

VincentioBoth genders50-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as any gender identity. Lucentio’s parent and man of wealth. Bold and commandeering. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

WidowBoth genders30-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as female. Sharp-tongued and not afraid to speak her mind or say what she wants. "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

GonerilBoth genders30-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as female. Lear’s eldest daughter. Cruel and deceitful under a thin veneer of imperious decorum. "KING LEAR"

ReganBoth genders30-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as female. Lear’s second daughter. Competitive and ruthless. "KING LEAR"

Cordelia / FoolBoth genders20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as female. Cordelia is Lear’s youngest daughter, dutiful, honest, and righteous. The Fool is Lear’s jester. Witty, sardonic, excellent with language. Some musical or singing talent ideal. One actor will play both roles. "KING LEAR"

GloucesterBoth genders50-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. An earl of Lear’s kingdom. "KING LEAR"

EdgarBoth genders20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Eldest son to Gloucester. A good, if gullible, man. A convincing madman. Stage combat. "KING LEAR"

EdmundBoth genders20-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Gloucester’s younger, illegitimate son. Treacherous and ambitious. Stage combat. "KING LEAR"

KentBoth genders40-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as any gender identity. An earl of Lear ’s kingdom. Honest and fiercely loyal to Lear. Stage combat. "KING LEAR"

CornwallBoth genders30-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Regan’s husband. Hot-tempered and hard. "KING LEAR"

AlbanyBoth genders30-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. Goneril’s husband. Starts the play meek and subservient to his wife, but develops both a conscience and a spine over the course of the play. "KING LEAR"

FranceBoth genders20-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. The King of France. Generous and kind. Devoted to Cordelia. "KING LEAR"

BurgundyBoth genders30-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as male. The Duke of Burgundy, a suitor for Cordelia’s hand who rejects her when she is disinherited. "KING LEAR"

OswaldBoth genders20-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Presents as any gender identity. Devoted and sinister servant to Goneril. "KING LEAR"