Shakespeare in Love
by Wimberley Players
Nov. 09 - Nov. 10 (2023)
Based on the Academy-Award-winning movie, this enchanting, hilarious, romantic stage play reimagines William Shakespeare's creative process – and explores his inspiration –as he writes Romeo and Juliet.
Time and Place: London, 1593
Company: The Wimberley Players, Wimberley Playhouse, 450 Old Kyle Rd. Wimberley Texas, 78676
Audition Venue: The Central Texas Theatre Academy
Plaza Del Sol, 12111 RR 12 Suite 1111, Wimberley TX 78676
Directed by Bridget Farias-Gates
Audition Dates: IN PERSON by appointment. Thursday, November 9th AND Friday, November 10th, 2023
(If you are unavailable for the in-person audition date, please contact please contact Director, Bridget Gates to make alternate arrangements at bridget.farias@gmail.com. VIDEO audition accepted.)
Appointment Link: https://forms.gle/Dpq3o9ex3ZYqc4JP8
(all actors must submit form - if auditioning by video, the form includes an upload link)
Callbacks: As necessary, TBD.
How to Prepare: Please prepare a memorized one-minute monologue of your choice.
Rehearsals: TBD per cast member schedules (most weekends, during the day)
Tech Rehearsals: Saturday and Sunday, February 17 & 18 12:00 – 9:00 pm
Dress Rehearsals: Monday – Thursday, February 19-22, 6 – 11:00 pm
Production Dates: 12 Performances; February 23 thru March 17. Fridays & Saturdays 7:30 pm (6 pm call), and Sundays 2:30 pm (1 pm call)
Compensation: All actors receive a $150 stipend
Characters:
Playwrights
Will Shakespeare: Poet and playwright
Kit Marlowe: Will’s colleague, friend, and inspiration
The Rose Theatre
Henslowe: Owner and manager of the Rose Theatre
Fennyman: Producer
Lambert and Frees: Fennyman’s accomplices and henchmen
Ralph: An actor who plays Nurse and Petruchio
Nol: An actor who plays Benvolio and Samson
Robin: An actor who plays Lady Capulet
Adam: An actor who plays Gregory, Benvolio, and Servingman
John Webster: A street urchin who aspires to be an actor
Wabash: A stammering actor and Henslowe’s tailor
The Admiral’s Men
Ned Alleyn: The lead actor of the Admiral’s Men, plays Mercutio
Sam: An actor who plays Juliet
Peter: An actor who plays Tybalt
Other Actors
The Chamberlain’s Men
Burbage: The lead actor and owner of the Curtain Theatre
Other Actors
Dog: A trained animal that delights the Queen
Burbages Two Heavies
The Palace
Mistress Quickly: Wardrobe mistress at Whitehall Palace
Edmund Tilney: The Lord Chamberlain
Queen Elizabeth I
The De Lesseps House
Viola De Lesseps: A daughter who disguises herself as Thomas Kent to audition to be an actor
Nurse: Servant to Viola
Sir Robert De Lesseps: Viola’s father
Lord Wessex: A nobleman betrothed to Viola
Catling: A guard at De Lesseps Hall
Two Guards
Boatman
The Tavern
Waiter
Barman
Molly and Kate – whores at the tavern
Musicians – appear in various locales throughout
