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Seeking
Seeking actors for 2014 season. Utah Shakespeare Festival operates in a rotating reparatory schedule. All actors cast in a minimum of two (2) productions.
Preparation
Two contrasting monologues - one must be Shakespeare and in verse. Please prepare no more than 3 minutes of audition material total. THERE WILL BE NO ACCOMPANIST AVAILABLE FOR THIS AUDITION--musical auditions will take place on 11/19 (see separate posting).
Other Dates
Contract Dates:
05/07/14 – 08/30/14 - Summer Season
05/07/14 – 10/18/14 - Summer/Fall Season
08/11/14 – 10/18/14 - Fall Season
Other
www.bard.org
All types and ethnicities are welcome to audition.
Personnel
David Ivers and Brian Vaughn, Artistic Directors
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Appointments
EPA rules will be in effect. Sign up begins at 9:00 AM.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Summer Season – Contract: 05/07/14 – 08/30/14 Run Dates: 06/23/14 – 08/30/14
The Comedy of Errors-William Shakespeare - directed by Brad Carroll
Role Breakdown
1-Solinus-Duke of Ephesus
2-Egeon-a Merchant of Syracuse
3-Antipholus of Ephesus
4-Antipholus of Syracuse
5-Dromio of Ephesus
6-Dromio of Syracuse
7-Balthazar-a Merchant
8-Angelo
9-Merchant
10-Second Merchant
11-Dr. Pinch
12-Jailor
13-Officer
14-Emilia
15-Adriana
16-Luciana
17-Luce
18-Courtesan
Summer Season – Contract: 05/07/14 – 08/30/14 Run Dates: 06/23/14 – 08/30/14
-Henry IV pt. 1-William Shakespeare– directed by Brian Vaughn
Role Breakdown
1-King Henry IV
2-Prince Hal
3-John of Lancaster
4-Earl of Westmoreland
5-Sir Walter Blunt
6-Lord Northumberland
7-Earl of Wocester
8-Harry Percy
9-Sir John Falstaff
10-Poins
11-Bardolph
12-Peto
13-Gadshill
14-Owen Glendower
15-Edmund Mortimer
16-Earl of Douglas
17-Sir Richard Vernon
18-Hotspur’s Servant
19-Francis
20-Lady Percy
21-Lady Mortimer
22-Mistress Quickly
Roles to be doubled within Ensemble: Vintner, Sheriff, Carrier, Travelers
Summer Season – Contract: 05/07/14 – 08/30/14 Run Dates: 06/23/14 – 08/30/14
Measure for Measure-William Shakespeare– directed by Laura Gordon
Role Breakdown
1-Vincentio-The Duke
2-Angelo-The Deputy
3-Escalus-and ancient lord
4-Claudio-a young gentlemen
5-Lucio-a fantastic
6-Provost
7-Thomas-a friar
8-Peter-a friar
9-Elbow-a constable
10-Froth
11-Pompey-tapster to Overdone
12-Abhorson-an executioner
13-Barnadine-A prisoner
14-Isabella-sister to Claudio
15-Mariana-betrothed to Angelo
16-Juliet-beloved of Claudio
17-Mistress Overdone-a Bawd
18-Francisca-a nun
Summer Season – Contract: 05/07/14 – 08/30/14 Run Dates: 06/23/14 – 08/30/14
Into the Woods-Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim/ Book by James Lapine-directed by Jeremy Mann
Role Breakdown
1-Narrator/Mysterious Man
2-Cinderella
3-Jack
4-Jack’s Mother
5-Baker
6-Baker’s Wife
7-Cinderella’s Stepmother
8-Florinda
9-Lucinda
10-Cinderella’s Father
11-Litte Red Ridinghood
12-Witch
13-Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/Giant
14-Rapunzel
15-Rapunzel’s Prince
16-Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf
17-Steward
18-Snow White
19-Sleeping Beauty
Summer Season – Contract: 05/07/14 – 08/30/14 Run Dates: 06/23/14 – 08/30/14
Sense and Sensibility-Jane Austin, World Premiere adaptation by Joseph Hanreddy & J.R. Sullivan – directed by Joseph Hanreddy
Role Breakdown/Character Description-Some roles may be doubled.
ELINOR DASHWOOD – 19 years old, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood. She is composed and self-possessed, affectionate and supportive of her family. Her composure is tested throughout the story, especially in her love for Edward Ferrars. She is consistent in her emotional support and comfort of her family, especially in the case of her younger sister Marianne.
MARIANNE DASHWOOD – 17 years old, the younger daughter in the Dashwood family. Spontaneous, impulsive, and romantically idealistic, she flings herself into an obsessed love for the charming but dangerous John Willoughby. It is Marianne’s journey from sensibility into sense that frames the story.
MRS. DASHWOOD – Early 40s, the generous hearted mother of Elinor and Marianne, and second wife of Henry Dashwood. Deeply interested in her daughters marrying well, she is also given to the same flights of romantic fancy that daughter Marianne exhibits in her tastes and behavior. MRS. FERRARS will double with this role.
HENRY DASHWOOD – Mid fifties, father to John Dashwood by his first marriage and to Elinor and Marianne by his second. Generous though troubled by the future financial security of his second family.
JOHN DASHWOOD – Early thirties, the only son of Henry Dashwood, born of Henry Dashwood’s first marriage. He is the sole heir to the Dashwood estate. Weak of will and easily managed by his avaricious wife, he is consistent only in his management of a diminishing financial support for the second Dashwood family.
FANNY DASHWOOD - Mid to late twenties, she is John Dashwood’s selfish and snobbish wife. She is sister to Edward and Robert Ferrars.
JOHN WILLOUGHBY – Mid twenties, he is a vividly magnetic presence, charming and energetic. He is a young man whose passion for romance – in life, literature, and in his own behavior - easily sweeps Marianne Dashwood off her feet.
EDWARD FERRARS – Mid twenties, Edward is sensible though somewhat diffident, often shy to the point of being socially awkward. When at his ease – especially with Elinor Dashwood - Edward exhibits a natural friendliness and fine sense of humor. But he bears a secret in his conflicted heart that more than threatens to undermine his chance for happiness.
ROBERT FERRARS – Early twenties, conceited and vain, he is the younger brother of Fanny and Edward.
COLONEL BRANDON – Mid thirties, he is a retired military officer and friend to Sir John Middleton. Honorable to the core, he is nonetheless a private man who is reticent to talk about his past. He is consistently gracious to the Dashwood family while privately nursing unrequited feelings for Marianne.
SIR JOHN MIDDLETON – Mid to late forties, he is a jovial but less-than-perceptive distant relation to the Dashwoods. His passions are for hunting parties and for dinner parties. Good hearted and well meaning, he often blunders socially.
LADY MIDDLETON – Mid thirties, she is wife to Sir John. Somewhat narrow minded in her views, she is the sort that spoils her children while enjoying her position in society.
MRS. JENNINGS – mid to late fifties, mother to Lady Middleton and Charlotte Palmer, she is a well-intentioned and generous woman–and a happy devotee of gossip. Now that her own daughters are married, Mrs. Jennings assigns herself the task of finding husbands for the Dashwood sisters.
CHARLOTTE PALMER – Early to mid twenties, she is a well-meaning but talkative and foolish woman who has inherited much of her mother’s gossipy manner without any hint of self-possession.
MR. PALMER – Early thirties, he is brusquely remote and self-removed from anything of interest to the rest of his family.
MISS SOPHIA GREY – Early twenties, the wealthy heiress who has decided upon John Willoughby for her husband.
ANNE STEELE – Early twenties, she is Lucy Steele’s older, unmarried sister. Intrusively chatty, she ill advisedly reveals the secret of Lucy and Edward Ferrar’s four-year engagement.
LUCY STEELE – Perhaps 20 years old, Lucy and her sister are cousins to Mrs. Jennings. Insecure and selfish, she slyly plots against Elinor and Edward’s possible relationship and potential engagement.
Summer/Fall Season – Contract: 05/07/14 – 10/18/14 Run Dates: 06/23/14 – 10/18/14
-Twelfth Night-William Shakespeare– directed by David Ivers
Role Breakdown
1-Orsino
2-Sir Toby Belch
3-Sir Andrew Aguecheek
4-Malvolio
5-Feste
6-Fabian
7-Valentine
8-Curio
9-Sebastian
10-Antonio
11-Captain
12-Viola – Role is Cast
13-Olivia
14-Maria
15-Ensemble
16-Ensemble
17-Ensemble
Ensemble plays Lords, Sailors, Officers, Priest
Fall Season – Contract: 08/11/14 – 10/18/14 Run Dates: 09/17/14 – 10/18/14
Boeing Boeing- Marc Camoletti directed by Christopher Liam Moore
Roles Breakdown
1-Bernard – a Parisian bachelor
2-Robert – a friend of Bernard’s
3-Gloria – an American air hostess
4-Gabriella – an Italian air hostess
5-Gretchen – a German air hostess
6-Berthe – Bernard’s housekeeper
Fall Season–Contract: 08/11/14–10/18/14 Run Dates: 09/17/14–10/18/14
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure-Steven Dietz, directed by J.R. Sullivan
Roles Breakdown
1-Sherlock Holmes
2-Doctor Watson
3-Professor Moriarty
4-The King of Bohemia
5-James Larrabee (a.k.a. Godfrey Norton)
6-Irene Adler
7-Madge Larrabee (a.k.a. Marie)
8-Sid Prince
9-Ensemble
10-Ensemble
Actor 9 & 10 double as: Postboy, Clergyman, Policeman, Young Swiss Man, and others.
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