Seeking Performers for "The Lion in Winter" Play
The company is holding auditions for Fall 2024 production of "The Lion in Winter" and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: James Goldman's The Lion in Winter is a Tony award-winner and a modern-day classic, packed with action and dripping with dark humor. Set during Christmas 1183, the play explores the power struggles and inner conflicts between King Henry II of England, his brilliant wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and their three wily and resentful sons. As the family comes together for the first time in years, the chess game of royal succession begins, with everyone vying for power, prestige, and the greatest prize of all – real love. As Eleanor says, “What family doesn’t have its ups and downs?” Rate: $100 Actor Stipend Additional info: Performances December 5-15 Please apply if interested.
6 roles
King of England: Aging, but nearly as vital as he ever was. Spontaneous, emotional, self-centered and well-meaning. One of the world's most powerful men, Henry is a credible threat to anyone – as long as they aren't family.
Henry and Eleanor's eldest; a soldier above all. Courtly, athletic, and graceful, he is the family's greatest physical threat. Philip's former lover. Eleanor's favorite.
Henry and Eleanor's youngest. Adorable and sulky by turns, but always vulnerable to manipulation. Henry's favorite.
Henry and Eleanor's middle child. Handsome, charismatic, brilliant and manipulative, his greatest burden is that he'll never be Richard or John. Nobody's favorite, and he knows it.
Henry's latest lover. Beautiful, bright, and innocent – but not for long. Underestimated by everyone, but also not for long.
King of France: Newly-crowned King of France and an emerging competitor on the political scene. Philip has a lot to learn, so it's good he's a very quick learner. Richard's former lover and Henry's friend and rival.
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