Auditions for Shakespeare in Love
Directed by Andrea Robertson:
September 5, 2023; 6:00pm-8:00pm and
September 6, 2023 4:00pm-5:30pm
Callbacks: September 12, 6pm– 10pm
Where: Studio Theater Building M-East
18401 North 32nd Street,
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Contact: andrea.robertson@paradisevalley.edu
*All performers/crew are required to register for THP201AA, (1 credit)
Casting Protocol: Go to www.paradisevalley.edu/theatre and select Auditions from left menu or this link: https://wjpbytgbhqcwaizrag.10to8.com
Sign up for a 5 minute audition time slot Headshot and Resume: Preferred but not required
Prepare: Auditions will be cold readings from the script. Try to arrive prior to your audition slot to be assigned the material and have time to go over it
Rehearsals Begin: September 25th– rehearsal times will be determined by actor availability
Performance Times: November 10, 11, 17, 18 @ 7:00pm 12 & 19 @ 2:00pm
Play Synopsis: Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block. The deadline for his new play is fast approaching, but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse... the feisty, brilliant and beautiful Viola. This crafty young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing (including breaking the law by being a woman onstage) to appear in his next play. Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms, inspiring him to write his greatest romantic masterpiece.
AVAILABLE ROLES- all will require a British Accent
PVCC Theatre’s casting is open to include every race, culture, age, gender, sexual orientation and physicality.
Will Shakespeare: (Male presenting) Poet and playwright. A loveable rogue- charming.
Kit Marlowe: (Male presenting) Will’s colleague, friend, and inspiration
Queen Elizabeth I (Female presenting)
Viola De Lesseps: (female presenting) A daughter who disguises herself as Thomas Kent to audition to be an actor
Nurse: (female presenting) Servant to Viola- loves and helps Viola
Sir Robert De Lesseps: (male presenting) Viola’s father
Lord Wessex: (male presenting) A nobleman betrothed to Viola- arrogant and doesn’t love or understand Viola
Henslowe: (Male presenting) Owner and manager of the Rose Theatre. Always broke
Fennyman: (Male presenting) A producer- bully
Lambert and Frees: (Male presenting) Fennyman’s accomplices and henchmen- follow orders
Ralph: (Male presenting) An actor who plays Nurse and Petruchio
Nol: (male presenting) An actor who plays Benvolio and Samson
Robin: (male presenting) An actor who plays Lady Capulet
Adam: (male presenting) An actor who plays Gregory, Benvolio, and Servingman
John Webster: (male presenting) A street urchin who aspires to be an actor
Wabash: (male presenting) A stammering actor and Henslowe’s tailor
Ned Alleyn: (male presenting) The lead actor of the Admiral’s Men, plays Mercutio- large presence
Sam: (male presenting) An actor who plays Juliet
Peter: (male presenting) An actor who plays Tybalt
Burbage: (male presenting) The lead actor and owner of the Curtain Theatre
Mistress Quickly: (Female presenting) Wardrobe mistress at Whitehall Palace
Edmund Tilney: (Male presenting) The Lord Chamberlain
Various other parts including fighters and dancers—both male and female presenting
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