TWELFTH NIGHT - ATLANTA EPA
PRODUCING ORG TBD
Woodruff Arts Center
1280 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309-3502
Fri, Jun 9, 2023
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
Please reach out to TwelfthNightATL@gmail.com to schedule an appointment. Please indicate experience with Shakespeare and heightened text in your email.
Other
$200-$300 weekly minimum (depending on size of role) for three weeks of rehearsal from July 1-20 on weeknights and weekends, + $100/performance for 6 performances at 5pm on 7/22, 7/23, 7/29, 7/30, 8/5, and 8/6 - Member's Project Code There will also be a full cast table read on June 17 from 2pm-9pm, for which all cast members will be compensated $100.
Equity actors for roles in TWELFTH NIGHT (see breakdown).
Those auditioning will receive sides in advance.
Cait Cortelyou, Director/Producer
Callbacks: June 11th (10-7pm)
Table read: June 17
Rehearsal: July 1-20 on weeknights and weekends
Performances: 7/22, 7/23, 7/29, 7/30, 8/5, and 8/6
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
SEEKING:
VIOLA: Female identifying, late teens-30s, any ethnicity. A brave, resourceful, and optimistic woman. Spends most of the play disguised as her own twin brother. Stranger to the land of Illyria.
OLIVIA: Female identifying, 20s-40s, any ethnicity. A regal, stubborn, and intelligent woman. Progresses through the play from a woman in mourning to a woman in love. Countess of Illyria.
FESTE: Any gender, any age, any ethnicity. Strong singing skills a must. A witty musician with a love of wordplay. Friends with highbrow and lowbrow alike; equally comfortable in a throne room or a tavern. Please note any instruments you own and are proficient in (not required).
MARIA: Female identifying, 20s-50s, any ethnicity. A loyal, witty, and mischievous lady’s maid to the Countess Olivia. Equally fond of and exasperated by Sir Toby. Has a healthy thirst for vengeance against those who wrong her (namely Malvolio).
SIR TOBY BELCH: Male identifying, 20s-50s, any ethnicity. A large physical presence. A clever, boisterous, and fun-loving drunkard, uncle to the Countess Olivia. Ideally able to burp on command.
SIR ANDREW AGUECHEEK/CURIO: Male identifying, 20s-40s, any ethnicity. A thin man, small in stature. A good-natured, dim-witted, and very wealthy drinking companion to Sir Toby. Doesn’t like to be left out, and doesn’t mind being the butt of a joke. Double cast as Curio, a servant of the Duke Orsino.
MALVOLIO: Male identifying, 20s-60s, any ethnicity. A righteous, self-assured, and humorless manservant of the Countess Olivia. Infatuated with his boss, and dismissive of those he deems lower than himself. Gets what’s coming to him.
ANTONIO/VALENTINE: Male identifying, 20s-40s. An honorable and trustworthy pirate, loyal to Sebastian even at risk of his own life. Doubles as Valentine, a servant to the Count Orsino.
SEBASTIAN: Male identifying, late teens-30s, any ethnicity. Intense and earnest, the twin brother of Viola. Begins the play in mourning, and ends it in marriage.
CAPTAIN/PRIEST/OFFICER: Male identifying, any age, any ethnicity. Versatile. Multiple distinctive roles.
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