Shakespeare Festival St. Louis is scheduling auditions for actors/teaching artists for our 2018 Education Tour.
WHO: AEA and NON-AEA adult actors for a full time 14 week contract; housing is not provided with this contract. Performers of all ethnicity and background are encouraged to attend.
WHEN: Auditions Wednesday August 16 and Thursday August 17 from 6 – 9 pm.
Callbacks Saturday August 19 from 10 am – 1 pm.
WHERE: Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Offices, 5715 Elizabeth Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
HOW TO SIGN UP: To schedule your audition, please email your name, Equity status, cell phone number, and availability within the audition time to Emily Clinger at eclinger@sfstl.com.
WHAT TO BRING:
- Two headshots and two copies of your resume. If you do not have a headshot, please bring two copies of a recent photo.
- Indicate teaching experience and instruments you play on your resume.
- Prepare one brief Shakespeare monologue (excluding Romeo & Juliet) and one brief contemporary monologue.
- Callbacks will include teaching activities.
OTHER DATES:
Rehearsal: January 8 to February 4, 2018. 6 days/42 hours a week
Tour: February 5 to April 15, 2018. Including several out of town, overnight dates.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- A five member ensemble will perform a 50-minute version of Romeo & Juliet and a New Play by resident playwright Nancy Bell. Actors of all ages, gender, ethnicity, and background are encouraged to attend.
- In 2017, the Shakespeare Festival Education Tour performed at over 50 schools, to over 6,000 students. In addition to the shows, actors on the tour also serve as Teaching Artists for several workshops, working in pairs with a classroom of students. Past workshops have focused on character education, working with Shakespeare’s language, and creating plays from the students’ own works. Actors also serve as Assistant Stage Managers and are responsible for loading in, setting up, and striking the set, props, costumes, and sound equipment at each venue. Performances are mostly based in the St. Louis area during school hours, but some weeks are out of town, over night dates. Night and weekend performances are also occasional.
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