Macbeth - Jackson EPA Day
Off Square Theatre Company
AUDITION DATES
Fri, Feb 09, 2018
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (MST)
Sat, Feb 10, 2018
11:00 am - 3:00 pm (MST)
APPOINTMENTS
Email info@offsquare.org to schedule an audition time
CONTRACT
SPT Minimum - $344/wk Transitional
SEEKING
Off Square Theatre Company - Thin Air Shakespeare is looking for creative, committed, and adventurous actors of all ages and backgrounds to play Macbeth this summer season at the foot of the Tetons. Thin Air Shakespeare is an outdoor production every summer for the community of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Please see character breakdown.
PREPARATION
1-1.5 minute Shakespeare monologue in dramatic verse. No sonnets. Text from any Shakespeare play may be used, but should resonate with the actor on a personal and playable level.
LOCATION
Off Square Theatre Company Studio Space
265 South Cache Street
Jackson, WY 83001
Blackbox Studio inside Center for the Arts (use the Cache Street Entrance
PERSONNEL
Director - Edgar Landa
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin in Jackson, WY on June 11. Show runs July 6-8 and 13-15, outdoors at the Center for the Arts.
OTHER
www.offsquare.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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.
BREAKDOWN
Lady Macbeth (Female, 30s-40s) – Wife to Macbeth. Her ambition is possibly greater than Macbeth’s. After the bloodshed begins, she spirals into madness eventually leading to her death. She is an equal to Macbeth. Must have a strong command of heightened language.
Macbeth (Male, 30s-40s) – A general and a ferocious warrior. Killing Duncan in his ambitious ascent to the throne is only one of many atrocities he commits which ultimately consume him with paranoia, madness and a false sense of invincibility. Must have a strong command of heightened language. Stage combat skills a plus.
Banquo (Male/Female, 30s-40s) – A noble general and a warrior. The witches prophecy that his sons will inherit the Scottish throne. He also harbors ambitious thoughts but, unlike Macbeth, he does not act on them. He is assassinated by murderers hired by Macbeth. Stage combat skills a plus.
Witches 1-3 (Male/Female, age range open) – One of the three beings that prophecy to Macbeth. The witches are ever present and may or may not be manipulating the strings of human fate and destiny. Though they refer to each other as “sisters” they may not fit within a specific gender identification. Ability to sing and/or spoken word background a plus. Experience with Viewpoints, LeCoq or other physical discipline also a plus.
Malcolm (Male/Female, 20s) – One of two sons to Duncan. He flees Scotland shortly after his father is murdered and eventually helps lead the fight to dethrone Macbeth.
Duncan (Male/Female, 40s-60s) – The King of Scotland who is murdered by Macbeth.
Lady Macduff (Female, 30s-40s) – Wife to Macduff. She is a stark contrast to Lady Macbeth. Her murder and that of her children fuel Macduff’s quest for vengeance.
Porter (Male, 40s-60s) – The drunken doorman at Macbeth’s castle.
Murderers (Male/Female, age range open) – Three assassins hired by Macbeth to kill Banquo, his son and the Macduff family. These roles may be doubled with the witches.
Thanes/Lords (Male/Female, 20s-50s)
Some of the roles above will be doubled with other roles not listed.
Some characters will be cut or folded into other characters.
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 audition.
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