A Streetcar Named Desire AND Medea AND Macbeth
by Austin Shakespeare
Aug. 06 (2015)
Austin Shakespeare, the Austin-based professional theater company announces Equity and non-Equity auditions for A Streetcar Named Desire, Medea, and Macbeth.
Auditions are Thurs Aug. 6 at the Dougherty Arts Center, 1100 Barton Springs Rd. from 7 pm by appointment at the Dougherty Arts Center, 1100 Barton Springs Rd.
CONTACT: auditions@austinshakespeare.org
AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT
Actors of all ethnic/racial background are encouraged to audition. Auditioners should prepare a 1-2 minute piece of heightened language; including pieces from this season’s plays. Audition speeches should be memorized or read with familiarity. On occasion, Austin Shakespeare uses cross-gender casting. Also, age range noted in character descriptions is a matter of appearance. Auditioners should familiarize themselves with the plays they are auditioning for.
Rehearsals & Performance dates:
Streetcar rehearsals begin October 20; Performances November 18 - Dec. 6.
Medea rehearsals begin January 19, 2016; Performances February 17-March 6 both at the Long Center’s Rollins Theater.
Macbeth rehearsals begin April 5, 2016; Performance May 4-29 at Zilker Hillside Theater.
All roles open except Macbeth (Marc Pouhe') and Medea (Franchelle Dorn). No travel fees or accommodations available for out of town actors. These auditions are ONLY for actors who have not already worked for Austin Shakespeare. Equity contract is SPT 1.
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ANN CICCOLELLA, Artistic Director. Ann Ciccolella joined Austin Shakespeare as Artistic Director in August 2007, following an eight-year tenure at Austin’s ZACH Theatre as managing director, and executive director at Austin Circle of Theaters for nine years. Ciccolella led the Renaissance Theater Company for ten years, producing and directing Off-Off Broadway shows. Prior moving to Austin, Ciccolella served for three years as associate director for SHAKESPEARE ON WHEELS, from the University of Maryland, Baltimore Country. In 2013, she directed Off-Broadway for Austin Shakespeare, a new adaptation of Ayn Rand’s Anthem by Jeff Britting at the Baryshnikov Arts Center.
AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE
Austin Shakespeare’s mission is to present professional theatre of the highest quality with an emphasis on the plays of William Shakespeare, bringing to the public performances that are fresh, imaginative, thought-provoking, and eminently accessible, connecting the truths of the past with the challenges and possibilities of today. Founded in 1984 Austin Shakespeare is the only professional classic theatre company in Central Texas. Austin Shakespeare also brings professional actors and directors directly into the classroom throughout Central Texas. Austin Shakespeare is a member of the Austin Creative Alliance, and is funded in part by the City of Austin through The Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.
BREAKDOWN
"Streetcar"
Negro woman – ability to sing
Eunice Hubble - 30s-40s upstairs neighbor
Stella Kowalski - 20’s – sister of Blanche; wife of Stanley
Stanley Kowalski - 20s-30s ambitious working class brute
Steve Hubble - 30s-40s upstairs neighbor friend of Stanley
Harold Mitchell (Mitch) 30s sensitive friend of Stanley; biggish build; courts Blanche
Mexican Woman - ability to sing
Blanche DuBois - 30s high strung cultured Southern teacher with a past
Pablo Gonzales - cardplaying friend of Stanley; ability to sing
Young Collector - teens or early 20s
Nurse - ability to sing
Doctor - ability to sing
"Medea"
role of Medea already cast: Franchelle Stewart Dorn
Nurse
Tutor
Kreon - King of Corinth
Jason
Aigeus
children of Medea
Chorus - include ability to dance
"Macbeth"
role of Macbeth already cast: Marc Pouhé
Donalbain
Lady Macbeth
Son of MacDuff
Fleance
Witches - ability to move
Gentlewoman
Duncan/Angus
Lennox/Doctor
Porter / Seaton
Banquo/ Messenger
Captain/Murderer
Ross
Macduff
