Gallery Players
Brooklyn, NY
US

CONTACT NAME

Dominic Cuskern

DESCRIPTION

Gallery Players, Brooklyn’s premiere Off-Off Broadway theater, is holding auditions for its upcoming non-equity production of ROMEO and JULIET by William Shakespeare. Director, Laura Livingston. Producer, Dominic Cuskern.

The play runs from March 8^th - 23^rd. Rehearsals start Tuesday, January 28^th. There will be one day off per week. Depending on actors’ schedules, the director is hoping to have some daytime rehearsals on weekdays. If actors’ schedules cannot accommodate that, rehearsals will be in the evening during the week. Weekend rehearsals will be during the day.

We are seeking an inclusive, diverse cast. Performers of all races and ethnicities, gender expressions, cultural heritages/backgrounds, body types as well as disabled and differently-abled performers are encouraged to submit. We are looking to cast non-traditionally.

Auditions will be held in person at Gallery Players, located at 199 14^th Street in Park Slope. Take the F or G train to Fourth Ave or the R train to 9^th Street.

The audition dates are:

Saturday, January 11^th from 3-6PM

Sunday, January 12^th from 1-4PM

Saturday, January 18^th from 2-5PM.

Prepare a one minute monologue from any Shakespeare play. It can be serious or comic: whatever shows you at your best. Please bring a headshot and resume.

Callbacks will be held on Monday, January 20^th and Tuesday, January 21^st in the evening from 7-9PM.

There is a one-time stipend of $100.

Seeking;

CAPULETS:

JULIET: a young girl from Verona, only child of the rich Capulet

CAPULET: her father

CAPULET’S WIFE: her mother

NURSE: Juliet’s wet-nurse

PETER: nurse’s man

TYBALT: Juliet’s fiery cousin

SAMSON: a Capulet retainer

GREGORY: another retainer

MONTAGUES:

ROMEO: only son and heir of the Montague family

MONTAUE: Romeo’s father

MONTAGUE’S WIFE: Romeo’s mother

BENVOLIO: Romeo’s cousin

BALTHASAR: Romeo’s man

ABRAHAM: a Montague retainer

THE PRINCE'S ENTOURAGE:

PRINCE ESCALUS: governor of Verona

MERCUTIO: his kinsman and friend of Romeo

COUNTY PARIS: another kinsman, suitor to Juliet

OTHERS:

FRIAR LAWRENCE a Franciscan monk

FRIAR JOHN: another Franciscan

APOTHECARY: of Mantua

Attendants, serving men and women, Masquers, musicians et al.

DURATION

Jan 28, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025

SALARY

$0.00 – $0.00 per hour

WHERE

WHEN

January 11, 2025 at 12:35PM – 3-6PM

WHAT TO PREPARE