"Doctor Faustus" Stage Play Casting Men and Women
Actors needed for play "Doctor Faustus". Please see the breakdown below. About the project: "A brilliant scholar makes a pact with the devil in this thrilling, elegant, and darkly humorous classic. Doctor Faustus blends horror, satire, and the supernatural in a stylish descent into damnation, bringing a bold and subversive theatrical experience to the stage". Additional info: Cast size – 10 to 18 performers. Expected cast size: 13. Flexible ensemble with roles available for all genders and a wide range of ages. AUDITION FORMAT: Standard cold read auditions from the script. Auditioners will also be asked to prepare a short monologue. Performance dates: January 30–31 & February 5–7, 2026. If you are interested, please apply.
24 roles
A learned scholar in Germany during the fifteenth century who becomes dissatisfied with the limitations of knowledge and pledges his soul to Lucifer in exchange for unlimited power.
Faustus' servant, who tries to imitate Faustus' methods of reasoning and fails in a ridiculous and comic manner.
Valdes and Cornelius: two German scholars who are versed in the practice of magic and who teach Faustus about the art of conjuring.
Valdes and Cornelius: two German scholars who are versed in the practice of magic and who teach Faustus about the art of conjuring.
King of the underworld and a fallen angel who had rebelled against God and thereafter tries desperately to win souls away from the Lord.
A prince of the underworld who appears to Faustus and becomes his servant for twenty-four years.
Good Angel and Evil Angel: two figures who appear to Faustus and attempt to influence him.
Good Angel and Evil Angel: two figures who appear to Faustus and attempt to influence him.
The clown who becomes a servant of Wagner as Mephistophilis becomes a servant to Faustus.
A gullible man who buys Faustus' horse, which disappears when it is ridden into a pond.
The head of the Roman Catholic church, whom Faustus and Mephistophilis use as a butt of their practical jokes.
The emperor who holds a feast for Faustus and at whose court Faustus illustrates his magical powers.
A haughty and disdainful knight who insults Faustus. In revenge, Faustus makes a pair of horns appear on the knight.
Duke and Duchess of Vanholt: a couple whom Faustus visits and for whom he conjures up some grapes.
Duke and Duchess of Vanholt: a couple whom Faustus visits and for whom he conjures up some grapes.
An ostler who steals some of Dr. Faustus' books and tries to conjure up some devils.
A friend of Robin's who is present with Robin during the attempt to conjure up devils.
A man who appears and tries to get payment for a goblet from Robin.
He appears to Faustus during the last scene and tries to tell Faustus that there is still time to repent.
Spirits or apparitions which appear during the course of the play.
Spirit or apparition which appear during the course of the play.
Spirit or apparition which appear during the course of the play.
Spirit or apparition which appear during the course of the play.
A device used to comment upon the action of the play or to provide exposition.
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