AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE 201-16 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Austin Shakespeare Auditions

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AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE 201-16 SEASON - Austin Shakespeare

Austin Shakespeare 15/16 Season - EPA
Austin Shakespeare | Austin, TX

Date of Audition:
8/6/2015


Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Thursday, August 6, 2015

Monday, August 17, 2015

Contract
SPT
SPT 1 minimum - $229/wk

Location
Dougherty Arts Center
1110 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704
street meter parking as well as free lot


Seeking
A Streetcar Named Desire - 7 men ages 20 - 60 and 8 women ages 18 - 60
Medea - 4 men ages 20s - 40s and 3 women ages 30s - 60s
Macbeth - 10 men all ages and 3 women all ages for major roles with additional smaller roles of either gender

Preparation
1-2 minute piece that relates to the season. Speeches should be memorized or read with familiarity. Using text from the scripts under consideration is welcome. Auditioners should familiarize themselves with the play(s). All ethniticies are encouraged.

Other Dates
Streetcar rehearsals begin October 20, 2015; First performance November 18, 2015
Medea rehearsals begin January 19, 2016; First performance February 17, 2016
Macbeth rehearsals begin April 5, 2016; First performance May 4, 2016

Other
No travel fees or accomodations available.

www.austinshakespeare.org

Personnel
Director for all three shows: Ann Ciccolella

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
email auditions@austinshakespeare.org to schedule an appointment

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.


Breakdown

Streetcar
Woman 1 - Black woman – ability to sing
Eunice Hubble - 30s-40s upstairs neighbor
Stella Kowalski - 20’s – sister of Blanche; wife of Stanley
Stanley Kowalski - 20s-30s ambitious working class brute
Steve Hubble - 30s-40s upstairs neighbor friend of Stanley
Harold Mitchell (Mitch) 30s sensitive friend of Stanley; biggish build; courts Blanche
Woman 2 - Hispanic Woman - ability to sing
Blanche DuBois - 30s high strung cultured Southern teacher with a past
Pablo Gonzales - cardplaying friend of Stanley; ability to sing
Young Collector - teens or early 20s
Nurse - ability to sing
Doctor - ability to sing


Medea
role of Medea already cast: Franchelle Stewart Dorn
Nurse
Tutor
Kreon - King of Corinth
Jason
Aigeus
children of Medea
Chorus - include ability to dance


Macbeth
role of Macbeth already cast: Marc Pouhé
Donalbain
Lady Macbeth
Son of MacDuff
Fleance
Witches - ability to move
Gentlewoman
Duncan/Angus
Lennox/Doctor
Porter / Seaton
Banquo/ Messenger
Captain/Murderer
Ross
Macduff

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