Auditions for William Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale, Directed by Shawn Havranek will be February 15th and 16th. Sign up here:
Auditions will be cold reads from the script – be prepared to take a bit of direction, with prepared monologues gleefully accepted but not mandatory. Please bring a resume if you have one, highlighting any Shakespeare experience.
Rehearsal calendars will be available at auditions.
Performances are April 11, 12, 18 & 19 at Mercer Botanical Gardens.
Pays a $100 stipend.
Contact shawn_havranek@yahoo.com with any questions.
See you there!
CHARACTERS
LEONTES, King of Sicilia – M 40s+
HERMIONE, Queen of Sicilia – present F 40s+
MAMILLIUS, their son/PERDITA, their daughter – present F Late teens, early 20s
POLIXENES, King of Bohemia – present M 40s
FLORIZELL, his son – present M Late teens, early 20s
CAMILLO, a courtier, friend to Leontes and then to Polixenes – no restrictions
ANTIGONUS, a Sicilian courtier/AUTOLYCUS, former servant to Florizell, now a rogue – age match with Paulina
PAULINA, his wife and lady-in-waiting to Hermione F – age match with Paulina
SHEPHERD, foster father to Perdita – No gender restrictions, 40+
SHEPHERD’S SON (Clown) – No gender restrictions, teens to 20s
Ensemble 1M (Lord/Servant/Courtier/Saytr/Mariner/Cleomenes)
Ensemble 2M (Lord/Servant/Courtier/Saytr/Jailer/Dion)
Ensemble 3F (Lady/Servant/Courtier/Saytr/Officer/Mopsa/Time)
Ensemble 4F (Lady/Servant/Courtier/Saytr/Dorcus/Emelia)
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