Casting Performers for "The Book of Will" Show
The company is holding auditions for "The Book of Will" Show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: William Shakespeare’s been dead for seven years. His friends and fellow actors miss him and his beautiful plays. When a pirated, badly botched Hamlet is performed (“To be or not to be, there’s the point…”), they realize Shakespeare’s lines are disappearing into the forgetful memory of time. They need a book—a definitive copy of his original plays, but to make one, they have to battle an unscrupulous publisher, a boozy poet, and their own mortality. Lauren Gunderson’s look at Shakespeare’s First Folio is a lively, funny, poignant love letter to theatre and the printed word. Shakespeare never saved his work. Meet the folks who did. Additional info: Performance Run: March 7-22, 2025 Callbacks: Tuesday, December 10 What to Prepare: Please review the sides from the show for the part you’re interested in, sides to be provided upon auditions sign-up. Auditions will be in groups of no more than six. The sides will be used for general auditions and callbacks. What to Bring: Headshot and resume (if you have one) A list of your conflicts for the rehearsal dates (please be aware that conflicts may affect casting). Important Dates: Cast Orientation: Tuesday December 17th, 7:00-9:00 pm Rehearsals: Begin Tuesday, January 7 at 7:00pm. Rehearsals will generally be Monday-Thursday - 7:00-10:00 and Sunday - 1:00-10:00 (you may not be called for entire time) Tech: Sunday, March 2, 12:00-9:00 pm, Monday, March 3 through Thursday, March 6, 6-10 pm Performances: Friday, March 7 through Saturday, March 22. (Twelve performances total) 1st Weekend: Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM, Sunday at 2:00PM 2nd Weekend: Thursday and Friday at 7:30PM, Saturdays at 2:00PM and 7:30PM, and Sunday at 2:00PM 3rd Weekend: Thursday and Friday at 7:30PM, Saturdays at 2:00PM and 7:30PM (Closing Saturday evening.) Please apply if interested.
19 roles
Feisty and hopeful, Henry is forty years old, Shakespeare’s friend, and actor in the King’s Men.
Reasonable and serious, John is fifty years old, Shakespeare’s friend, and financial manager of the King’s Men. He is a good man, a gentleman, and the owner of the Globe Tap House.
A seasoned lion of the stage, loud and proud, famous across England.
Savvy and fun, Condell’s wife.
John’s daughter and alewife, knows everyone, and hangs with the boys.
John’s wife, strong, busy with their grocery business, and a woman who has weathered much but loves her husband, her sons, and God. She is a good wife.
Poet laureate of England and friend/rival of Shakespeare, Ben is an amazing drunk, a bear of a man, and surprisingly weepy.
“Stage manager” for the King’s Men, Ed is self-serious and particular.
Humble scrivener of the King’s Men, Ralph is quick, sure, and quiet.
Successful and shady publisher of books, plays, and playbills, confident in his ability to get what he wants. He is very experienced, very connected, and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done, but an ass.
William’s son, Isaac will inherit the business. Sensitive, an artist at heart.
Printer’s apprentice at the Jaggard print shop, Marcus is nosy but honest.
Works for Jaggard, young.
A fiery Italian feminist and poet, an independent woman, and a lover of life (and of Shakespeare).
A book and theatre lover, the first customer of The First Folio.
Shakespeare’s now ailing wife, Anne is strong-willed, a classy lady, a survivor.
A good girl and daughter of Shakespeare.
A young actor
Drunk ruffians.
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