"King Lear" Stage Play Looking for Equity Actors
Equity actors for roles in "King Lear". See breakdown below. Rate: LORT Non-Rep $1114 weekly minimum (LORT C) Additional info: Audition day lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM. Also seeking understudies and possible replacements for all roles. PREPARATION: Actors should prepare a brief classical monologue of their choosing. The speech must not exceed 60 seconds. If the speech is in verse, auditioners are encouraged to perform a cut of approximately 16-18 lines. First Rehearsal: January 19, 2027 Tech Begins: February 23, 2027 First Preview: February 28, 2027 Official Opening: March 14, 2027 Closing: March 28, 2027 Possible Extension Through: April 4, 2027 EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. If you are interested, please apply.
13 roles
Lear’s youngest daughter. A truth teller. Headstrong. A rebel. Requires great strength and heart. Great with text.
Lear’s eldest daughter. Starved for love. Great with text.
Lear’s middle daughter. A woman without a center. Great language chops.
A truth teller and professional joke teller. Sees it all. Requires great language chops and an expert sense of comic rhythms. Loves Lear.
A nobleman - an earl. Blind until blinded. Superstitious. Old fashioned and conventional in his thinking - which makes him more fragile than Lear. Is unable to make sense of the changing world. Loves both of his sons. Great with text.
Gloucester’s legitimate son. Begins as "the catastrophe of the old comedy" and ends as Briton’s future. Must disguise himself to find himself. Has great language and comedic chops.
Gloucester’s illegitimate son. A seductive and ruthless manipulator. Great with text.
A loyal nobleman who fearlessly serves Lear. Speaks the truth. A formidable, moral man. Great with text.
Goneril’s husband. Begins milk-livered and develops moral courage as the tragedy unfolds. Great with text.
Regan's husband. A brute. Fiery, sadistic and ambitious. Great with text.
Goneril’s steward and confidant. Pensive, clever, a wimp. Great with text.
Suitor to Cordelia. A politician. Great with text.
Marries Cordelia once she has been disinherited. A kind man. Great with text.
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