upcoming season
by Austin Shakespeare
Sep. 15
Auditions for a role in upcoming season with Austin Shakespeare on Sep 15.FINAL Austin Shakespeare Season audition ON SUNDAY Sept. 15, 2024 from 1 pm for 3 full productions, a staged reading and two cabarets.
Location: Tapestry Dance studio, 2015 E. Riverside.
Actors MUST make an appointment through auditions@austinshakespeare.org
The 2024-2025 season consists of three major productions: Jane Eyre at the Rollins Theater, Long Center, Nov. 8-24; Mahabharata Tales at the Rollins Theatre, Feb 14 - Feb. 23. and Free Shakespeare: Julius Caesar May 2-27, 2025 in Zilker Park.
Additionally: a costumed staged reading of Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt at Shalom Dell Jewish community Center on March 22-23, 2025, and two cabaret shows at Parker Jazz Club: “Songs from Merrily We Roll Along” on Sept. 29, 2024 and “She Loves Me” songs on Jan. 12, 2025.
Audition consists of actor-selected a 1-2 min speech of “heightened language” (or two contrasting speeches) memorized or read with familiarity. Welcoming all ethnicities and genders. Age is a matter of appearance. Those who are interested in the cabarets should bring a recorded accompaniment or sing a cappella.
Those who cannot attend can submit 1-2 min videos with “heightened language” through our website.
Rehearsals for major productions are generally Mondays-Thursdays from 7 pm -10 pm, Saturdays 1-4 pm, and Sundays 5-9 pm
Jane Eyre
Rehearsals begin on Monday Oct. 7, 2024; Jane Eyre opens Nov, 8 andcloses Nov. 24, 2024. This is a new “Jane Eyre” script devised by the Old Vic Bristol/National Theatre of Great Britain, performed for the first time in the U.S. Most roles are multiple characters, except that of Jane Eyre. Also seeking musicians as actors esp., those with skills in percussion, keyboard or bass (electric or acoustic).
Roles:
Jane Eyre - ages 25-39
Mr Brocklehurst /dog/ Mason - 30s - 50s
Rochester 30s - 50s
Helen Burns/ Adele/ Grace Pool 25-39
Bertha Maston (singer) 20-50s
Bessie / Blanche Ingram 25-39
Mrs Reed / Mrs Fairfax 30 and up
Mahabharata Tales
This is a devised new piece scheduled to be performed at the Long Center Rollins Theater Feb 14 - Feb. 23, 2025. Rehearsals start Monday Jan. 13.
Particularly seeking actors of MENSA backgrounds (Middle Eastern, South Asian) but welcoming divergent ethnicities. Dance, stage combat and percussion experience is a plus. (Sample of character list coming on www.austinshakespeare.org)
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar rehearsals begin Monday April 7, 2025; opens May 2 and closes May 17.
The role of Julius Caesar is already cast. Women are encouraged to audition for all other major roles in Julius Caesar. This is an outdoor Free Shakespeare production.
Roles (female-identifying actors are welcome to audition for traditionally male roles):
Julius Caesar
1 Calpurnia - Caesar’s wife - age 30’s-40’s
2 Portia - late 20-early 30’s
3 Brutus - 20’s to 40’s
4 Casca - age open
5 Caius age open
6 Octavius - age open
7 Marc Antony - age: 20’s to 40’s
8 Flavius - Age open
9 Messala - age open
Cabarets
No accompanist at audition; actors are encouraged to bring their own track or sing acapella.
One performance of “Songs from Merrily We Roll Along by Sondheim” Sunday Sept. 29 , 2024 just seeking singing actors for “Charlie” and “Beth.”
One performance of “She Loves Me”Songs” music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick at Parker Jazz Club, Sunday Jan. 12, 2025
Leopoldstadt
A costumed staged reading of Tom Stoppard's play to be performed March 23-24, 2025 on Sat 7:30 pm and Sun 3 pm at Shalom Austin (formerly Dell Jewish Community Center). Will require 3-4 rehearsals. actors of various ages.
