"Macbeth" Play Seeking Equity Actors
Equity actors for roles in "Macbeth". See breakdown below. Rate: SPT $394 weekly minimum (SPT 2) + pension and health Additional info: Audition break: 1:00PM - 2:00PM First rehearsal: September 10 First performance: October 10 Thursday - Saturday performances at 7:30; Sundays at 3pm Closing: November 3 Production will rehearse in NYC and in Jersey City. EPA Procedures are in effect for this 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. PREPARATION Please prepare a brief (1 min) dramatic monologue from Shakespeare in verse. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. If you are interested, please apply.
13 roles
(18 or older who can believably play a child of 10-14). WEIRD SISTER 1: The Weird Sisters are morally ambiguous creatures who may or may not be of this world. At once wise women, witches, and prophets, they could be heralds of Fate or agents of Evil. GENTLEWOMAN: young servant to Lady Macbeth; she is witness to things she should not see.
WEIRD SISTER 2: The Weird Sisters are morally ambiguous creatures who may or may not be of this world. At once wise women, witches, and prophets, they could be heralds of Fate or agents of Evil. LADY MACDUFF: Member of the court and wife of Macduff, a strong and resolute woman, not without a sense of humor; a caring and loving mother.
WEIRD SISTER 3: The Weird Sisters are morally ambiguous creatures who may or may not be of this world. At once wise women, witches, and prophets, they could be heralds of Fate or agents of Evil. LADY: a gentlewoman of the court. SCULLERY MAID: Kitchen maid in the Macbeth household.
King of Scotland. A pious and devout man. Well-loved and benevolent father figure nearing the end of his reign and thinking of the future.
A loyal and battle-hardened soldier. A trusted Captain in the King’s army and close friend of Macbeth. Father to Fleance. Unwavering in his allegiances.
The King’s eldest son and heir. A guarded and untested young man, but a shrewd and competent soldier in his own right.
A Thane and former soldier, now a statesman. Not without compassion and a moral compass but has a knack of knowing which way the wind blows.
Young Thane and soldier. Inexperienced in the ways of court. Eager to prove himself.
The Macbeth household chief servant and Macbeth’s right- hand man and spy. Duplicitous and cunning, his deferential manner and low status hide his cold-blooded, unfeeling nature. NOTE: this role has been expanded and enlarged from the original text.
SERGEANT: A battle-hardened leader of the King’s army, risks his life to deliver news from the field. PORTER: Unsavory and drunken servant of the Macbeth household. Witty and vicious sense of humor. Interacts with the audience. MURDERER: a disgruntled soldier who cares for nothing. LORD: a member of the court.
DONALBAIN: King Duncan’s younger son and a soldier. DOCTOR: hardened and war-weary, becomes witness to dangerous secrets. MURDERER: a disgruntled soldier who cares for nothing. LORD: a member of the court.
MACDUFF SERVANT: chief servant to the Macduff household and unwitting pawn in Macbeth’s plans. MURDERER: a disgruntled soldier who cares for nothing. LORD: a member of the court.
(18 or older who can believably play 14-16 years.) Banquo’s son. Young and trusting, just beginning to learn the ways of soldiering; returns with Malcolm to exact revenge on Macbeth.
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