Back to Casting CallsCasting Calls

Seeking Cast for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Show

Boston, MA, United States
ID: 302470Exp: 2/1/2026
$710/week
Description:

The company is holding auditions for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Rate: CONTRACT $710 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT) Additional info: First rehearsal: Between June 22–29, 2026 Production dates: July 22 – August 9, 2026, with possible extension through August 13, 2026 For the auditions, please prepare a 2-minute Shakespeare monologue, preferably in verse. You may be asked for a second short contemporary contrasting monologue. Please apply if interested.

9 role s

Theseus / OberonMale30-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Theseus is Duke of Athens: a compassionate leader distracted by his current nuptial bliss. Oberon is King of the Fairies: quick to jealousy and temper but also with a mischievous, humorous streak.

Hippolyta / TitaniaFemale30-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Hippolyta is to wed Theseus; his match in wit and strength, Queen of the Amazons with a warrior’s background. Titania is Queen of the Fairies: strong and resilient with care and sensitivity for her fairies and the forest. Loves Oberon but stands her ground.

Puck / PhilostrateMale18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Moves well. Mischievous and inventive. Assistant to Oberon but always looking to have the most fun possible. A storyteller with a strong sense of play, dance, and movement.

BottomMale18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Moves well. The “star” of the Mechanicals, set to play the leading knight Pyramus. A true performer whose ambition may not match his skill set. Has a perspective-changing, humbling experience in the forest.

Peter QuinceBoth genders30-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Quince is the company’s director. An earnest visionary working to corral the chaos of the ensemble

FluteMale26-39 y.o.All ethnicities

A strong-willed performer who probably should be playing the lead. Foil to Bottom. Plays “Thisbe” in the Mechanicals’ play.

HelenaFemale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

An often self-deprecating, sometimes obsessed, always passionate young woman who follows her love into the forest.

HermiaFemale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

A strong-willed young woman, determined to elope with Lysander, whom she loves. Defies her father and the Duke for love.

DemetriusMale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

A proud and somewhat arrogant young man who, thanks to some love juice from the fairies, wavers rapidly between loving Hermia and Helena. Moves well.