Theater Audition for Freewill Shakespeare Festival

ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking performers for Freewill Shakespeare Festival. Please, see the details below. About the project: Since 1989 the Freewill Shakespeare Festival has produced the works of William Shakespeare outdoors with professional Canadian actors, directors, designers and technicians. Directors are committed to hiring local artists to illuminate in a bold, modern way the humanity of Shakespeare, and explore the relevance of those themes for contemporary audiences. After a three year hiatus, this season brings the Freewill Shakespeare Festival back to the Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park, the original outdoor venue for the festival. Additional information: Canadian Actors Equity Members will be prioritized. CAEA members: please indicate your Equity status at the time of submission. Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. Please bring your membership number to the audition. All actors must be locally based for the duration of the contract. Production Name: 2026 Freewill Shakespeare Festival. Rehearsals begin: May 12th, 2026. Opening: June 18, 2026. Contract ends: July 12th, 2026. If you receive an invitation to audition, please prepare two contrasting pieces, one monologue from Shakespeare, preferably from a comedy and prepare an uptempo and a ballad, 16 bar cut of a song. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music in the correct key. Please keep the pieces to less than 8 minutes in total length. Candidates should have a strong handle on Shakespearean and heightened text and be able to work outdoors during a variety of weather conditions. If you are unable to attend the in person auditions please mention this in your submission and if we desire to see you, directors will let you know what the requirements are for a taped audition. Submission Deadline: Monday, January 19th before 5pm MST. When applying, please submit a head shot and Resume/CV. Please title your documents using your last name and first initial, following this example: “Horak.D Resume.PDF”.