Alabama Shakespeare Festival - Montgomery, AL EPA Alabama Shakespeare Festival | Montgomery, AL
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Friday, December 1, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)
BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:00PM
Please email auditions@asf.net to schedule a time during the audition hours.
LORT Non-Rep
$972 weekly minimum (LORT C)
Equity actors for roles in Alabama
Shakespeare Festival's 2024 Season (see breakdown).
All roles will be internally understudied.
Please prepare either two contrasting monologues or a monologue and a song. Accompanist will be provided, if need be. Please bring your sheet music. Audition should not exceed five minutes in length.
BASKERVILLE
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
1 Festival Dr
Montgomery, AL 36117-4605
Rick Dildine, Artistic Director
Cameron Williams, Artistic Coordinator
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Madeleine Lambert, Associate Artistic Director
Baskerville: 1st Rehearsal-3/19/24; Opening-4/19/24; Closing-5/12/24
Zelda in the Backyard: 1st Rehearsal-2/27/24; Opening-6/14/24; Closing-6/30/24
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: 1st Rehearsal-6/11/24; Opening-7/12/24; Closing-8/11/24
OTHER
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.
Playwright: Ken Ludwig
Director: Laura Kepley
First Rehearsal: March 19,2023
Opens: April 18, 2023
Closes: May 12, 2023
Sherlock Holmes: (Male Identifying, 30-40, Any Ethnicity) Highly intelligent, confident, quick-witted, and obsessive. Lives to solve mysteries and discover the truth. Thinks very highly of his close friend Watson.
Doctor Watson: (Male Identifying, 40-49, Any Ethnicity) Smart, grounded, and full of heart. Doctor Watson is full of wonder. He lives to have adventures and assist his close friend Holmes.
Track One: (Male Identifying, 30-49, Any Ethnicity) Doubles multiple roles, including Stapleton (seemingly geeky butterfly lover persona conceals the psychopath within), Barrymore (mournful caretaker of Baskerville Hall), Milker (scrappy Dickensian urchin boy) and Dr. Mortimer (elegant, friendly, passionate).
Track Two: (Male Identifying, 20-35, Any Ethnicity) Doubles multiple roles, including Sir Hugo Baskerville (brutal, cruel Cavalier), Wilson (exuberant, hearty head of messenger office), Sir Henry Baskerville (Texan relation to Baskervilles. Open-hearted, earnest, ready for adventure and to fall in love), and Inspector Lestrade (cocky police inspector).
Track Three: (Female Identifying, 20-35, Any Ethnicity) Doubles multiple roles, including Miss Stapleton (Stapleton’s initially secretive, scared “sister” who falls passionately in love with Sir Henry), Mrs. Barrymore (severe, humorless Swedish caretaker of Baskerville Hall), Mrs. Hudson (older, maternal housekeeper for Holmes).
ZELDA IN THE BACKYARD
Playwright: Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder
Director: Rick Dildine
First Rehearsal: May 7, 2023
Opens: June 7, 2023
Closes: June 23, 2023
Libby: Role has been cast.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Lyrics By: Tim Rice
Music By: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Director: Melissa Rain Anderson
First Rehearsal: June 11, 2023
Opens: July 12, 2023
Closes: August 11, 2023
NARRATOR (Female Identifying, 20s-30s, Any Ethnicity, Mezzo-Soprano with a strong belt) A woman, not of the time or place of the action, the Narrator tells the story through word and song, guiding the audience gently through the story of Joseph and his brothers.
JACOB (Male Identifying, 40s- 50s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) The father of the twelve sons, Jacob definitely favors Joseph. At times he may appear unfair and shallow, but he is, more importantly, the prophet who recognizes the future and the calling of Joseph, thus saving the House of Israel.
JOSEPH (Male Identifying, 20s, Any Ethnicity, Tenor) Obviously his father’s favorite, Joseph early on shows a talent for interpreting dreams and telling the future. This gets him into trouble with his brothers when he predicts his future will include ruling over the other eleven. However, it saves his life when in Egypt he correctly interprets Pharaoh’s dreams. In the end he has risen to a great position of power, but he still forgives his brothers and brings his family to Egypt to partake of the bounty he has accumulated there.
POTIPHAR (Male Identifying, 30s-40s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) A powerful and rich Egyptian, Potiphar purchases Joseph and puts him to work in his household, where he soon realizes that Joseph is honest, hard-working, and a great addition to his pool of help. When he grows suspicious of his wife and Joseph, however, he grows angry and has Joseph thrown into prison
MRS. POTIPHAR (Female Identifying, 30s, Any Ethnicity) Beautiful and scheming, Mrs. Potiphar tries to seduce Joseph (unsuccessfully). However, she does manage to rip off much of his clothing just as her husband comes into the room, thus condemning him to prison.
PHAROAH (Male Identifying, 30s- 40s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) The most powerful man in Egypt, Pharaoh is considered a god on earth. When Joseph interprets his dreams, he promotes him to one of the highest positions in his government.
REUBEN (Male Identifying, Mid 30s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) The eldest of Jacob’s sons. Sings “One More Angel In Heaven.”
SIMEON (Male Identifying, Late 20s-Mid 30s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) The second of Jacob’s sons. Sings “Those Canaan Days.”
LEVI (Male Identifying, Mid 20s-Mid 30s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) The third of Jacob’s sons.
JUDAH (Male Identifying, Mid 20s-Early 30s, Any Ethnicity, Tenor) Jacob’s fourth son. Sings “Benjamin’s Calypso.”
DAN (Male Identifying, Mid 20s-Early 30s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) Jacob’s fifth son. NAPTHALI (Male Identifying, Mid-Late 20s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) The sixth of Jacob’s sons. GAD (Male Identifying, Mid-Late 20s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) The seventh of Jacob’s sons. ASHER (Male Identifying, Mid 20s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) Jacob’s eight son.
ISAACHAR (Male Identifying, Mid 20s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) Jacob’s ninth son. ZEBULUN (Male Identifying, Early-Mid 20s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) The tenth of Jacob’s sons.
BENJAMIN (Male Identifying, Early 20s, Any Ethnicity, Baritone) Jacob’s youngest son and Joseph’s only full brother.
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