HAMLET - Headshot/resume submission Revised Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival | Notre Dame, IN
Notice: Submission
REVISED
Updated submission link
CONTRACT
URTA
$800 weekly minimum (Tier I)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in HAMLET (See breakdown).
Even as the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival (NDSF) highlights its record of inclusive representation on stage, we have a moral and intellectual obligation to
acknowledge our own harmful practices. Because we value diverse voices in the shared experience of storytelling, NDSF
engages with prospective colleagues to create a more equitable industry, and is working internally toward a continuous achievement of true equity.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit your headshot and resume at: https://shakespeare.nd.edu/get-involved/work on-a-show/ . You may submit an optional video at this same site. If you have any questions regarding auditions please email rjimenezcasting@gmail.com
Deadline: 01/19/2023
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Ryan Producing Artistic Director: Grant Mudge Director: Vanessa Morosco
Casting Director: Rachael Jimenez, CSA (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
FIRST REHEARSAL - July 18, 2023 FIRST TECH - August 8, 2023
FIRST PREVIEW - August 15, 2023 OPENING - August 17, 2023
CLOSING - August 27, 2023
NO POSSIBLE EXTENSION
*Days off Sunday and Monday until tech.
OTHER
ALL cast, crew, designers, etc will be required to be vaccinated and at least one booster (expected six months after first vaccination date) for COVID-19 at least 3 weeks prior to July 18, 2023.
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
SEEKING:
All should be strong with verse text. Additional roles will be played by undergraduate, graduate, and recent graduate student apprentices, and community members.
Hamlet (he/him), 25-35, open ethnicity. The Prince of Denmark. Son of Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and nephew of the present King Claudius. Seeks to genuinely find answers to the questions he is asking of himself and the world around him. Highly intellect and sense of comedy even amongst the grief and trauma he is experiencing.
Ophelia (she/her) - 25-35, open ethnicity. Polonius’s daughter, and Laertes' knowing and bright older sister. Sees the best in the people around her and has a sense of humor. Not naive, but hopeful, even when she feels trapped by the world around her. Has a difficult time dealing with multiple layers of complex grief. The intention in this role is to redistribute significant amounts of text as outlined in the mission of Shakespeare 50/50.
Gertrude (she/her) - 45-65, open ethnicity. The Queen of Denmark, Hamlet’s mother, widow of the late King Hamlet, and married to the present King Claudius. Strategic politician frustrated by her son and the younger generation not being able to see the long game strategy she is playing. High status, powerful and intelligent. Skilled at being in the public eye.
Claudius (he/him) - 45-65, open ethnicity. Present King of Denmark, Uncle to Hamlet and married to Gertrude. Inherently an Alpha, high status and conveys confidence and power. He is new to the political game but is great at reading people and strategizing within the moment.
Polonius (he/him) - 45-65, open ethnicity. The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court, Father to Ophelia and Laertes. Pompous and confident within the political realm. Strategic and intelligent, is not bothered by the fact he is not an Alpha. He gains his status by supporting the person in the highest power.
Horatio (she/her) - 25-35, open ethnicity. In this production she is Hamlet’s cousin. Loyal and has ease connecting with anyone at any level of status personally and politically. Perceptive and warm, trusted and genuinely good at heart. Excellent with comedy.
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