"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Tour Needs Equity Actors
Equity actors for roles in spring school tour of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". See breakdown below. Rate: TYA $16.50 per hour (Tier II) for Actors, Actor/ASM - Rehearsal $95.50 per performance (Tier II) - Actor $105.50 per performance (Tier II) - Actor/ASM Additional info: Audition lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Actors of color are encouraged to audition. PREPARATION Please prepare one Shakespeare speech appropriate to the production. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together. 1st Rehearsal: Monday February 24, 2025 Opening: March 24, 2025 Closing: April 11, 2025 Company adheres to all current Equity COVID-19 Safety Protocols, as well as any state, local, and federal public health requirements. 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. If you are interested, please apply.
7 roles
THESEUS: Duke of Athens, engaged to Hippolyta. A man who is used to getting what he wants. Commanding, charismatic, and authoritative. Comes from paternalistic ways of thinking and of ruling. OBERON: King of the Fairies, husband to Titania. Majestic, mercurial, powerful, and occasionally vindictive.
HELENA: A young woman of Athens, in love with Demetrius. Insecure, but has a sense of humor about it. Thoughtful and determined. SNUG: Joiner. Amateur actor. FAIRY. Attendant to Titania. Musicians encouraged to audition.
HERMIA: A young woman of Athens, in love with Lysander. Egeus's daughter. Romantic, idealistic, bold. Used to getting what she wants and willing to take matters into her own hands. SNOUT: Tinker. Amateur actor. FAIRY. Attendant to Titania. Musicians encouraged to audition.
DEMETRIUS: A young man of Athens, in pursuit of Hermia; obstinate, intense and unyielding, a sense of entitlement, cruel at times but not totally heartless. FLUTE: Bellows-mender. Amateur actor. FAIRY. Attendant to Titania. Musicians encouraged to audition.
LYSANDER: A young man of Athens, in love with Hermia; Romantic, bold, charming, impulsive, confident, passionate and loyal. PETER QUINCE: A carpenter. Director of the mechanicals’ play. FAIRY. Attendant to Titania. Musician.
ROBIN GOODFELLOW: A “puck,” or hobgoblin, Oberon’s henchman; a mischievous sprite. Good humored, a prankster. PHILOSTRATE: Master of revels at Theseus’s court. Musician.
NICK BOTTOM: A weaver and amateur actor. Swaggering, overconfident, impulsive, enthusiastic and domineering at times. A consummate artist at heart. EGEUS: Father to Hermia, protective, controlling, stubborn, prone to anger. Musicians encouraged to audition.
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