Independent Shakespeare Co.
**CANCELLED**
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Mar 23, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (PDT)
Lunch: 1:30PM - 2:30PM
Tue, Mar 24, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (PDT)
Lunch: 1:30PM - 2:30PM
APPOINTMENTS
EPA rules in effect. In-person sign-ups begin at 9:00AM on 3/23/20.
CONTRACT
LOA LOA/LORT. Minimum - $488/wk
SEEKING
See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a classical piece - preferably in verse, 2 minutes.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association LA Audition Center
5636 Tujunga Ave
North Hollywood, CA 91601
PERSONNEL
Directors: Melissa Chalsma & David Melville
Casting Director: Sabrina Lewis
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals for King Lear begin 6/1 and performances begin 6/27
Rehearsals for As You Like It begin 7/7 and performances begin 8/1
*Rehearsals take place during the span of 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
**Please be aware, most actors will play a role in BOTH productions
OTHER
www.iscla.org
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
Please read the following carefully:
ISC puts equity and inclusion at the forefront of the casting process. Asian, Black, LatinX, Middle Eastern, Native American, Pacific Islander, Mixed, or those who belong to another historically underrepresented group are all encouraged to audition. We are committed to creating an ensemble that reflects, and resonates, with the community in which we make art.
Actors who are skilled with poetic speaking are especially encouraged. However, if you lack experience in Shakespearean performance but feel drawn to heightened language, do not let a lack of experience dissuade you.
Please be aware, most actors will play a role in BOTH productions. Roles not listed have been cast.
In KING LEAR:
Gloucester: 50’s - 70’s. Father of Edgar and Edmund.
Edgar: Son of Gloucester, brother of Edmund. Honest, intelligent, feigns madness.
Edmund: Bastard son of Gloucester, brother of Edgar. Brilliant, ambitious, two-faced.
Regan: Middle daughter of Lear, wife of Cornwall. Narcissistic, comfortable with her sexual power, loves her husband passionately.
Cordelia: Lear’s youngest daughter. Forthright. Kind.
King of France: suitor and later husband to Cordelia.
Duke of Burgundy: suitor to Cordelia.
In AS YOU LIKE IT:
Oliver de Bois: 20’s-30’s, the eldest son and heir of the recently deceased Roland de Bois. Capable of cruelty, later redeemed by love.
Orlando de Bois: 20’s, the youngest son of Roland de Bois, Rosalind’s love interest. He is charismatic and determined, with a solidly good heart.
Adam: a faithful, elderly servant who follows Orlando into exile.
Celia: 20’s, smart, pampered, but resilient. A true friend.
Audrey: 30’s - 50’s, fun, open to sexuality, hard-working.
Jacques: 40’s-60’s, brilliant, cynical, perhaps secretly sad. Fluent Spanish speaker.
Corin: an elderly shepherd.
Le Beau: a courtier
Amiens: an attending lord and musician
Charles: a wrestler
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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