Performers Needed for "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead" Show
Casting Performers for "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead", please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, childhood friends of Prince Hamlet, are summoned to the Danish court to uncover the cause of Hamlet’s strange behavior. As they struggle to understand their roles and the events around them, they find themselves caught in a confusing and absurd world where fate, free will, and identity blur. The pair often engage in witty, existential conversations as they await instructions, stumble through fragments of the Hamlet plot, and encounter a troupe of actors led by the enigmatic Player. Rate: No Pay Additional info: Rehearsals Begin: September 15, 2025 Run/Shoot: October 10, 2025 – October 26, 2025 What To Prepare: Prepare a 1-2 Minute Monologue Please apply is interested.
9 roles
(Lead) A gentleman and childhood friend of Hamlet. Along with his companion, Guildenstern, Rosencrantz seeks to uncover the cause of Hamlet’s strange behavior but finds himself confused by his role in the action of the play. Rosencrantz has a carefree and artless personality that masks deep dread about his fate.
(Lead) A gentleman and childhood friend of Hamlet. Accompanied by Rosencrantz, Guildenstern tries to discover what is plaguing Hamlet as well as his own purpose in the world. Although frequently disconcerted by the world around him, Guildenstern is a meditative man who believes that he can understand his life.
(Supporting) The prince of Denmark and a childhood friend of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Hamlet is thrown into a deep personal crisis when his father dies and his uncle takes the throne and marries Hamlet’s mother. Hamlet’s strange behavior confuses the other characters, especially Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
(Supporting) Hamlet’s uncle and the new king of Denmark. Claudius is a sinister character who tries to exploit the friendship between Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern and Hamlet to learn what Hamlet believes about the king’s marriage to Gertrude.
(Supporting) A member of the Danish court and adviser to Claudius. Polonius is a shifty man, willing to interrogate Hamlet and even spy on him to learn what he wants to know.
(Supporting) Hamlet’s mother and the queen of Denmark. Although she has disgraced herself by marrying Claudius so soon after her husband’s death, Gertrude does seem to care for Hamlet’s well-being and sincerely hopes that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern can help her son.
(Supporting) The daughter of Polonius and Hamlet’s former beloved. Ophelia spends the play in a state of shock and anguish as a result of Hamlet’s bizarre conduct.
The leader of the traveling actors known as the Tragedians. The Player is an enigmatic figure. Their cunning wit and confident air suggest that they know more than they are letting on. The impoverished state of their acting troupe makes them eager to please others, but only on their own terms.
A group of traveling actors. The Tragedians specialize in melodramatic and sensationalistic performances.
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