"William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead" Play Needs Cast
Seeking cast for "William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead" play. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: The year is 1599. The place, London’s newly built Globe Playhouse, where Henry V has just opened. While Shakespeare and his contemporaries verbally spar backstage, a mysterious affliction, spread by bite, has turned the populace outside into ravening beasts. Can the Bard and a surprising collection of historical figures (including Queen Elizabeth herself) survive this terrible plague? Additional info: Auditions will be from cold readings of the script. Performance dates Aug 28-31 & Sept 4-7. If you are interested, please apply.
14 roles
(male presenting, appears mid 30s) - Player, playwright, company member. Fiercely intelligent, proud of his art, and more than a little cynical.
(male presenting) - Player and theatre manager. Soft-spoken leader of the troupe who just wants to keep the peace.
(male presenting) - Player, clown, and Morris dancer. Comes off as a self-centered buffoon, but more insightful and empathetic than he lets on.
(female presenting) - The attiring woman. Sharp tongued and unwilling to suffer fools, whatever their social rank.
(male presenting) - A hired player. No scripted lines, but one of the first of the company to fall to the affliction.
(male presenting) - Lawyer, courier, philosopher. Pompous and self-important, but also coldly logical and calculating.
(male presenting, appears mid 30s) - The Queen's spymaster.
(female presenting, appears 60s) - The Queen of England. Probably the smartest person in any room, has a cutting wit and no tolerance for sycophancy.
(male presenting, appears 60s to 70s) - An astrologer and mathematician. Weary genius, resigned to being dismissed and misunderstood.
(male presenting) - A recruiting officer. Professional and realistic in the face of danger.
(male presenting) - A soldier of the Queen's guard. Just doing his job.
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