"The Winter’s Tale" Show Looking for Performers

The king of Sicilia. Charismatic leader and husband who has capacity for terrifying rage and deep heartbreak and vulnerability. Intimacy and fight needs: Engages in physical intimacy with Hermione. Will need to fight. Special skills: sings and dances in Bohemia.

The queen of Sicilia. The wife of a leader of the kingdom, mother of a hopeful prince and pregnant with a second child. Full of grace and strength in the face of unimaginable anger and violence from the man she loves. Intimacy and fight needs: Engages in physical intimacy with Leontes. Will need to fight. Special skills: Sings and dances in Bohemia.

Young prince of Bohemia. A romantic at heart. Impulsive, playful, strong-willed and a lover. Intimacy needs: Engages in some physical intimacy with Perdita. Special skills: Sings and dances in Bohemia.

Leontes’s trusted advisor in the court of Sicilia. Deeply honest and trustworthy and able to speak truth to power but also understands his job and position in the world. Special skills: Sings and dances in Bohemia.

King of Bohemia. A loving father and a good friend. A charismatic leader. Capable of terrifying rage and deep vulnerability when he feels betrayed by his son and best friend.

A petty thief, free radical, who brings humor, surprise, and trickery to Bohemia and the journey of Winter's Tale when we most need it. Special skills: Solo singing, self-accompaniment on an instrument. Dances and clowns.

A sweet, generous shepherd - man of the earth. Loving father, generous, humble and joyful leader in his community. Capable of deep vulnerability when he is betrayed by Perdita. A total clown when called for. Special skills: Sings, dances, and clowns.

A sweet and earnest young man of the land. Not the sharpest tool in the shed but a loving heart. Awkward in matters of the heart and in way over his head with Mopsa and Dorcas. Special skills: Sings, dances, and clowns.

A member and confident of the Sicilian court, close with both Hermione and Leontes. Fearless when it comes to speaking truth to power. A pillar of strength, honesty, and all-around force of nature. Special skills: Sings and dances in Bohemia.

Emilia is the head of Hermione's domestic household, grounded and emotionally empathetic to the terrors and miracles she witnesses. Mopsa or Dorcas: Vying for the romantic attention of the Young Shepherd. Country girls who play to win will use any tools at their disposal to win his affections. Special skills: sings, dances, and clowns.