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The company is holding auditions for 2023 Season Shows and looking for actors, please see the details below.
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.

About the project:
"THE BOOK OF WILL"
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"
"KING LEAR"

Rate:
CONTRACT
LOA
$761 weekly minimum (LORT D)

Additional info:
OTHER DATES
June 6: First Rehearsal
July 13: Opening, THE BOOK OF WILL
July 14: Opening, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
July 28: Opening, KING LEAR
August 26: Closing, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
August 27: Closing, THE BOOK OF WILL and KING LEAR
Please prepare 2 Monologues, at least one by Shakespeare, with a combined length of no more than 4 minutes.
No roles will be understudied.

If you are interested, please apply for an appointment.

$761 / Week

Theater

Presents as male. Burbage is a famous lion of the stage. Johnson is a rival of Shakespeare’s, a bear of a man, and emotional. Horatio is the character from Hamlet. One actor will play all three tracks.
"THE BOOK OF WILL"

Both genders

Richard Burbage / Ben Johnson / Horatio

Presents as female. Alice is Heminges’ daughter, well-loved, “one of the guys”. Susannah is Shakespeare’s daughter, dutiful. One actor will play both tracks.
"THE BOOK OF WILL"

Alice Heminges / Susannah Shakespeare

Presents as female. Elizabeth is Condell’s wife, savvy and fun. Emilia is a fiery Italian feminist and poet. One actor will play both tracks.
"THE BOOK OF WILL"

Elizabeth Condell / Emilia Bassano Lanier

Presents as female. Rebecca is Heminges’ wife, strong, busy, and pious. Anne is Shakespeare’s wife, ailing now, but strong-willed and dignified. One actor will play both tracks.
"THE BOOK OF WILL"

Rebecca Heminges / Anne Hathaway Shakespeare

Presents as male. Ed is a stage manager, serious and particular. Isaac is William Jaggard’s son, sensitive and an artist at heart. One actor will play both tracks.
"THE BOOK OF WILL"

Ed Knight / Isaac Jaggard

Presents as male. Ralph is a scrivener for The King’s Men, quiet, efficient, deft. The Barman is a ruffian. Compositor is in the employ of William Jaggard, young and earnest. Francisco is the character from Hamlet. One actor will play all four tracks.
"THE BOOK OF WILL"

Ralph Crane / Barman / Compositor / Francisco

Presents as male. Jaggard is a well-connected and somewhat shady publisher. Crude and willful, an as*. Barman 2 is a drunk. Sir Edward Dering is a lover of books and theatre. One actor will play all three tracks.
"THE BOOK OF WILL"

William Jaggard / Barman 2 / Sir Edward Dering

Presents as male. Marcus is an apprentice in Jaggard’s print house, nosy yet honest. Boy Hamlet is a young actor. Crier is a newsboy. Bernardo is the character from Hamlet. One actor will play all four tracks.
"THE BOOK OF WILL"

Marcus / Boy Hamlet / Crier / Bernardo

Presents as female. Kate is the eldest of Baptiste’s two daughters. Extremely smart and willful, excellent with language.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

Kate

Presents as male. Petruchio is a soldier, extremely smart and willful, excellent with language.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

Petruchio

Presents as any gender identity. Tranio is Lucentio’s servant. Clever.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW "

Tranio

Presents as any gender identity. Lucentio is a young man of wealth, naïve and impulsive. In love with Bianca.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW "

Lucentio

Presents as female. The younger of Baptiste’s two daughters. Bianca is clever, manipulative, and knows she is beautiful.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW "

Bianca

Presents as any gender identity. A wealthy single parent. Good at business, not so good at parenting.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW "

Baptiste

Presents as male. Servant to Petruchio. Insightful, witty, excellent comic instincts.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW "

Grumio

Presents as male. Extremely wealthy man. Lecherous, competitive, and greedy. A suitor to Bianca.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW "

Gremio

Presents as male. A suitor to Bianca. Some skill with a musical instrument preferred.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW "

Hortensio

Presents as any gender identity. A servant to Petruchio, excellent with language.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW "

Biondello

Presents as any gender identity. A schoolteacher who pretends to be Lucentio’s parent.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW "

Pedant

Presents as any gender identity. Lucentio’s parent and man of wealth. Bold and commandeering.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW "

Vincentio

Presents as female. Sharp-tongued and not afraid to speak her mind or say what she wants.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW "

Widow

Presents as female. Lear’s eldest daughter. Cruel and deceitful under a thin veneer of imperious decorum.
"KING LEAR "

Goneril

Presents as female. Lear’s second daughter. Competitive and ruthless.
"KING LEAR "

Regan

Presents as female. Cordelia is Lear’s youngest daughter, dutiful, honest, and righteous. The Fool is Lear’s jester. Witty, sardonic, excellent with language. Some musical or singing talent ideal. One actor will play both roles.
"KING LEAR "

Cordelia / Fool

Presents as male. An earl of Lear’s kingdom.
"KING LEAR "

Gloucester

Presents as male. Eldest son to Gloucester. A good, if gullible, man. A convincing madman. Stage combat.
"KING LEAR "

Edgar

Presents as male. Gloucester’s younger, illegitimate son. Treacherous and ambitious. Stage combat.
"KING LEAR "

Edmund

Presents as any gender identity. An earl of Lear’s kingdom. Honest and fiercely loyal to Lear. Stage combat.
"KING LEAR "

Kent

Presents as male. Regan’s husband. Hot-tempered and hard.
"KING LEAR "

Cornwall

Presents as male. Goneril’s husband. Starts the play meek and subservient to his wife, but develops both a conscience and a spine over the course of the play.
"KING LEAR "

Albany

Presents as male. The King of France. Generous and kind. Devoted to Cordelia.
"KING LEAR "

France

Presents as male. The Duke of Burgundy, a suitor for Cordelia’s hand who rejects her when she is disinherited.
"KING LEAR "

Burgundy

Presents as any gender identity. Devoted and sinister servant to Goneril.
"KING LEAR "

Oswald

Professional Casting for 2023 Season Shows

The company is seeking talented individuals to audition for the 2023 season. Please see the details below 
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.

About the project:
"Avenue Q (Musical)" 
 July 7-9 & 14-16
"Pride & Prejudice (Romantic Comedy)"
 Sep 8-10 & 15-17
"Murder Mystery (Improv Dinner Theatre)"
"3 Staged Readings (Post-Grad Life, Bleary Vision, D.I.E.)" At Books on B June 10, 17 & 24
"Six Degrees of Separation (Drama)"
 April 28-May 21
"The Wolves (Drama) "
 August 4-28
"The Fantasticks (Musical)"
October 20-November 19

Rate:
No Pay, but stipends experience, and love are doled out in abundance

A fresh-faced kid just out of college and the protagonist. Puppet.
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
"Avenue Q"

Male

Princeton

A Kindergarten teaching assistant, who is a bit older than Princeton. Puppet.
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
"Avenue Q"

Female

Kate Monster

A slacker who lives with Rod. Puppet.
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: B2
"Avenue Q"

Nicky

An investment banker who is Republican and a closeted homosexual. Puppet.
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2
"Avenue Q"

A reclusive creature obsessed with the Internet and all it has to offer. Puppet.
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
"Avenue Q"

Trekkie Monster

A vixenish vamp with a dangerous edge. Puppet.
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: F3
"Avenue Q"

Lucy

Two snuggly, cute teddy-bear types. Puppets.
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
"Avenue Q"

The Bad Idea Bears

Crabby and ancient. Kate's boss. Puppet.
"Avenue Q"

Mrs. T

A laid-back guy married to Christmas Eve.
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: B2
"Avenue Q"

Brian

A therapist who recently moved to Avenue Q from Japan.
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: B3
"Avenue Q"

Christmas Eve

Yes, that Gary Coleman. Lives on the Avenue and is superintendent of the apartment buildings.
Vocal range top: Bb5
Vocal range bottom: D3
"Avenue Q"

Gary Coleman

JANE. Late 20s-early 30s. The eldest and most beautiful Bennet daughter. Kind, idealistic, diffident. Always tries to do the right thing. 
MISS DE BOURGH. Lady Catherine's daughter; a gremlin. Probably allergic to sun. Underneath all her veils, she may be covered in scales.
"Pride and Prejudice"

ACTOR 1

LIZZY. A year or two younger than Jane. Clever, spirited; can be sharp-tongued. Gets flustered, which makes her klutzy. Prides her-self on good judgment. Not especially beautiful. Very very scared of marriage, after absorbing the lessons of her parents' marriage. (The actor playing Lizzy must not double.)
"Pride and Prejudice"

ACTOR 2

LADY CATHERINE. Patrician Caesar-meets-drill sergeant.
"Pride and Prejudice"

ACTOR 3

MR. DARCY. Late 30s-40s. One of the richest men in England. Too proper for his own good; awkward in most social contexts. Prides himself on self-control and good judgment. (The actor playing Mr. Darcy must not double.)
"Pride and Prejudice"

ACTOR 4

MR. COLLINS. A pedantic, obtuse man. The original mansplainer. Rector to Lady Catherine. WICKHAM. An unfairly handsome and charming gentleman. Probably a sociopath. Raised with Darcy. 
MISS BINGLEY. A very rich, very beautiful young woman. Fancies herself witty. (May be played by male or female actor, depending on doubling.)
"Pride and Prejudice"

ACTOR 5

MR. BINGLEY. Late 30s-40s. Loves the world and the world loves him. Mr. Darcy's particular friend. Almost literally a dog. 
MARY. The third Bennet girl. Violent and dark undertones; prone to pedanticism and sulking. A dark goth Bronte character trapped in an Austen world. Coughs to get attention, or to make a point; may fancy that she is dying.
"Pride and Prejudice"

ACTOR 6

CHARLOTTE LUCAS. Same age as Lizzy. A practical girl with a good sense of humor. May be doubled with Mr. Bennet. 
MR. BENNET. The patriarch of the Bennet family. Finds amuse-ment in absurdity; often looks for respectable escape from the chaos of his family life. Can be somewhat apathetic; probably a bit depressed, under everything. Enjoys antagonizing. Disappointed in marriage.
"Pride and Prejudice"

ACTOR 7

MRS. BENNET. The matriarch of the Bennet family. Mostly a silly woman, of mean understanding and variable temper. Hypochon-driac; when she's upset, she fancies that she's dying. The business of her life is to get her daughters married. She traumatizes her family with some regularity. 
SERVANTS. (All servants with lines in this production happen to be male.) 
"Pride and Prejudice"

ACTOR 8

Actors for "Murder Mystery"

Actos for 3 Staged Readings

Actors for "Six Degrees of Separation"

SOCCER MOM

A rakish, handsome, sophisticated gallant and narrator of the show. He is warm, cordial, and inviting to the audience, but has his own darker moments. He aids the performers in orchestrating the story.
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
"The Fantasticks"

The Narrator (el Gallo)

The Girl (luisa)
A button-maker's young and pretty daughter, she is a romantic idealist who falls in love with Matt. She is naive, yet honest and tender.
Vocal range top: B5
Vocal range bottom: B3
"The Fantasticks"

The Girl (luisa)

An innocent, young man who is searching for love and adventure. A bright guy, but naive and even foolish at times, approaching situations with a false bravado.
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2
"The Fantasticks"

The Boy (matt)

A former boisterous navy man and meticulous gardener who fakes a fight with Bellomy in hopes of getting their children to fall in love.
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: A2
"The Fantasticks"

The Boy's Father (hucklebee)

A fastidious button-maker and also a picky gardener who fakes a fight with Hucklebee in hopes of getting their children together.
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: A2
"The Fantasticks"

Theater Auditions in Hamilton