Theater Casting Call for "I Hate Hamlet" Play
Seeking performers for production of "I Hate Hamlet". Please, see the details below. About the play: Successful television actor Andrew Rally seems to have it all: a hit TV career, a charming girlfriend, and the chance to star as Hamlet in New York’s Shakespeare in the Park. There’s just one problem: Andrew hates Shakespeare. As he struggles with self-doubt, artistic ambition, and the pressure of taking on one of theater's greatest roles, he finds unexpected guidance from the ghost of legendary actor John Barrymore, who once played Hamlet himself. Additional information: Location: Kingston. Auditioners will be asked to read scenes from the show. You are not required to prepare a monologue. It is recommended to show up close to the start time of the audition as the director will have actors reading scenes with each other. Dates of Performances: September 10 to 26, 2026. Please, see attached the sides.
6 roles
He is handsome and charming, possessing the polished ease of a television star. Andrew could easily glide through life, wafting on a cloud of good looks and affability. He is not without ego, however; he is more than accustomed to being the center of attention.
John is a ghost. Frozen in appearance at the age of his death, he is 60. He is forever associated with his legendary portrayal of Hamlet, the Danish prince, that lasted 101 performances in 1923. Orson Welles described Barrymore’s Hamlet as “not so much princely – he was a man of genius who happened to be a prince, and he was tender, and virile, and witty, and dangerous.” He is all of these things.
Deirdre is Andrew’s girlfriend; she is twenty-nine years old, but appears much younger. Deirdre is the breathless soul of romantic enthusiasm. She is always on the verge of a swoon; to Deirdre, life is a miracle a minute. Deirdre is irresistibly appealing, a Valley girl imagining herself a Brontë heroine.
Gary personifies LA shaggy-chic. He wears extremely expensive casual clothing; an Armani suitor a $5,000 suede jacket with a baseball cap. Gary should be played as an extremely happy, overgrown child, an oddly appealing creature of pure appetite. Reality is of very little consequence to Gary; the deal is all.
Felicia is a tall, imposing woman with a mane of boldly streaked hair. She wears high suede boots, and a long vest of ragged purple leather and fur. Felicia is a real estate agent, with an almost carnal passion for Manhattan apartments. She speaks in a hoarse, buoyant voice, with a hint of Queens nasality, a jubilant New York honk.
Lillian is a striking, silver-haired woman in her 70s; she wears an elegant mink coat over a simple navy dress, and carries a bottle of champagne. She is smoking an unfiltered Camel cigarette. Lillian speaks with a regal German accent, and has a no-nonsense manner, combined with a delight at any sort of high-jinks. Lillian is Andrew’s agent.
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