In-Person Auditions
Saturday, September 14,
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (CST)
Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Audition, Rehearsal & Performance Venue:
Stone Center
Jacksonville State University
Corner of Church Street & 11th St NE, Jacksonville, Alabama
Personnel Expected to Attend:
Director: Emily Duncan
Dramaturg: Carmine DiBiase
Rehearsals are expected to start in late December/early January. There will be at least one designated day off each week. Tech week will be January 10-12 & 14. Performances will be January 15-25, times TBD, including school shows and community performances. There will be a stipend, varying with role expectations and degree level, paid at the end of the production.
To sign up, book an audition time online.
For your audition, please prepare a 1-minute Shakespeare monologue that you feel best represents you and the character(s) you are auditioning for. Please bring a headshot and resume.
Virtual Auditions
For virtual auditions, please send a video of your 1-minute Shakespeare monologue, a jpeg headshot, and a pdf resume. The deadline for virtual submissions is Sunday, September 15th at 11:59pm.
Prior to your in-person audition or in conjunction with your video submission, please submit an email to shakespeareprojectal@gmail.com and include the following:
Headshot & resume
- Please make sure your resume includes any dance or movement training/experience, styles, years of training, etc.
- List three professional references
- Please note, if not a local, would housing be needed?
- Any conflicts with the production calendar (No tech or show conflicts are allowed.)
- A reel of any movement (dance or fight experience) and/or 16-32 bars of a song done acapella or acoustic
- Additional links to any of your work are also welcome.
Note:
Callbacks TBD
At this time, we are only seeking non-equity actors, and as always, we are committed to diversity, encouraging actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages to audition.
Role Breakdown:
- VIOLA- A shipwrecked gentlewoman, who disguises herself as a man to serve Orsino
- ORSINO- A duke in love with Olivia
- SIR TOBY- Olivia's uncle, who is often drunk and enjoys playing jokes on people
- MARIA- Olivia's maid, who is clever and mischievous, especially alongside Toy
- FESTE- A witty and wise fool and jazz musician, entertaining the others
- MALVOLIO- Olivia's steward, manager of the household, known for his self-importance
- OLIVIA- A wealthy heiress, mourning her brother's death and dodging Orsino's advances
- SIR ANDREW- Foolish and wealthy suitor of Olivia, doing whatever Toby suggests
- SEBASTIAN- Viola's twin brother, rescued from the shipwreck by Antonio
- ANTONIO- A sea captain and friend to Sebastian
- VALENTINE - an attendant to Orsino
- FATHER (CAST) - the priest
The Shakespeare Project was founded in 2017 in Anniston, Alabama, the original home of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. The mission continues to be to promote an understanding of performing arts and of Shakespeare in high school literature curriculum by presenting free programming and professional productions of the playwright’s works to all, regardless of race, gender, or socio-economic status. All performances and programs are free to the general public and surrounding schools. Our shows are abridged to only 90-minutes and conceptualized with the community’s comprehension in mind. This show is infused with folk and jazz music, led by Feste and accompanied by acapella vocals from the remaining cast. Preference is given to teaching artists, who are willing to work alongside and mentor students, who are also strongly encouraged to audition.
