CAMELOT - Annapolis MD OPEN Call by Appointment
Compass Rose Theatre Company
AUDITION DATE
Sep 27, 2016
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (EDT)
Sep 28, 2016
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (EDT)
APPOINTMENTS
For Audition Appointment, please email audition@compassrosetheater.org. Questions - please call 443-534-9033. Leave short message or text. www.compassrosetheater.org
CONTRACT
Special Appearance
Special Appearance, Level; salary pending
SEEKING
Equity and non-Equity actor/singer/movers for various roles. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please prepare 16 bars of two songs, one upbeat and one ballad. Bring sheet music in your key; an accompanist will be provided. No a cappella auditions. Please also wear or bring comfortable dance attire, as all auditioners will be required to learn a short dance/movement combination. There will also be cold readings from the script/songbook.
LOCATION
Compass Rose Theater
49 Spa Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
PERSONNEL
Founding Artistic Director: Lucinda Merry-Browne; Stage Director – Lucinda Merry-Browne
OTHER
1st rehearsal: November 10, 2016 Runs December 9 – January 22, 2017 with December 19-26 off. (Thursday - Saturday evenings, Saturday and Sunday matinees, select weekday matinees) Student actors please note: Rehearsals will be held weekdays between the hours of 3PM and 9PM, weekends both Saturday and Sunday from 10AM-6PM. Rehearsals are held 6 days per week.
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
Description: The legend of King Arthur and his young bride Guenevere tells the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. The breaking of the spell of Camelot reveals the complexity and the struggle when ideal meet reality. In this day of jaded dreams and twisted fantasies, it is important to experience a simpler time of innocence when ideals were a shining beacon within our reach.
Arthur
The King – Both noble and humble, a good man Age Range 30-40
Merlyn
Magical and mysterious - Age Range 50-60
Guenevere
Spirited young queen – Age Range 20-30
Lancelot
Lead Knight of the Round Table – Righteous, full of zeal – Age Range 20-30
Pellinore
Elder member of the court – Zany and endearing – Age Range 40-60
Mordred
Wicked beyond repair – Arthur’s illegitimate son – Age Range 20-30
Morgan Le Fey
Fairy queen, lovely and tempting – Age Range 40-60
Sir Dinadan
Knight of the Round Table – Age Range 20-30
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