Casting Performers for "Shakespeare in Love" Play
Male and female talent are needed for the "Shakespeare in Love" show. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: We all know William Shakespeare as a brilliant, imaginative, funny, trendsetting playwright whose work has held up the test of time better than any other. We know he lived in the 16th century and that he performed plays for the Queen, but how did Shakespeare become the Shakespeare we know today? In this exciting play by Lee Hall, adapted from the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, we get to witness a version of what might have been. Did Shakespeare have writer’s block from time to time? Did he need a muse to write his famous tragedy, Romeo and Juliet? Lee Hall’s version of this successful screenplay follows the same story of Shakespeare meeting and falling in love with an aristocratic woman named Viola De Lesseps who wishes she could be an actor, and transforms it for the stage, just as Shakespeare did with stories in his day. It is funny, clever, filled with references to Shakespeare’s work, and a delight for theatergoers of all ages. Additional info: Performances: January 31-February 9th, 2025; Rehearsals to begin November 5th. Have your calendar handy and be prepared to enter rehearsal conflicts. You will be asked to upload a headshot (a JPEG file) and a theatrical résumé (a PDF file) if you have one. If you don’t have either of these files you can still submit the form. Sides will be provided by the director at the time of the audition. Apply, if interested.
29 roles
Poet and playwright
London’s most famous playwright and poet. He helps Will come up with ideas for his poems.
Owner and manager of the Rose Theatre
Producer
Fennyman’s accomplice and henchman.
Fennyman's accomplice and henchman.
An actor who plays Nurse and Petruchio.
An actor who plays Benvolio and Samson
A tailor. Wabash sometimes speaks with a stutter and works very hard to present the speech at the beginning of Romeo and Juliet.
An actor who plays Lady Capulet.
An actor who plays Gregory, Benvolio, and Servingman.
A street urchin who aspires to be an actor.
The lead actor of the Admiral’s Men, plays Mercutio.
An actor who plays Juliet.
An actor who plays Tybalt.
The lead actor and owner of the Curtain Theatre
A trained animal that delights the Queen.
Wardrobe mistress at Whitehall Palace
The Lord Chamberlain
A daughter who disguises herself as Thomas Kent to audition to be an actor.
Servant to Viola.
SiViola's father.
A nobleman betrothed to Viola.
A guard at De Lesseps Hall .
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