Thursday, August 17, 2023

Auditions for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at Paradise Valley Community College announced for September 5 & 6


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
 

*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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