American Shakespeare Center
Staunton, VA

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
LORT Rep
$807 weekly minimum (LORT D) until 6/30/25
$839 weekly minimum (LORT D) after 6/30/25

AUDITION DATE
Monday, September 16, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment please go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44AEAE2EA3FCC07-50864939-2025 .

LOCATION
Blackfriars Playhouse
10 S Market St
Staunton, VA 24401

PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Vanessa Morosco, Executive Director
Natasia Reinhardt, Intimacy Choreographer/Associate Artistic Director
Jay McClure, Casting Director
Thomas J. Coppola, Production Manager

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER
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If you have any questions, please contact: natasia.reinhardt@americanshakespearecente r.com .

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in American Shakespeare Center's 2025 Season (See breakdown).

The American Shakespeare Center (ASC) casts troupes of ensemble actors. All actors will be cast in each of the plays in a season of rotating repertory and each actor will play a variety of roles, large and small. Musical ability is a plus.

Actors of any gender identity, all races, ethnicities, ability and ages are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION
Please prepare one Early Modern monologue, Shakespeare preferred. A brief showcase of musical ability is welcomed (and encouraged). If you are unable to attend the in-person auditions, you may submit a video submission to: [email protected] . Please put in the subject line: “[LAST NAME, FIRST NAME] - 2025 EPA SUBMISSION”. Please indicate which season you are auditioning for (Spring, Summer, Fall, or Holiday) or if you have open availability. Video Submissions will be collected through Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 5:00pm Eastern.

BREAKDOWN

American Shakespeare Center 2025 Season

2025 Spring Repertory Season
First Rehearsal: January 07, 2025
Closing: April 20, 2025

NOTE(S): The 2025 Spring Repertory acting troupe will be composed of Nine (9) actors. All titles will run in rep. All Role(s) / Track(s) will have doubling, TBD pending casting.

KING LEAR By William Shakespeare

SEEKING:
KING LEAR
CORDELIA
GONERIL
REGAN
GLOUCESTER
EDMUND
EDGAR
KENT
ALBANY
CORNWALL
FOOL

LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott, (new adaptation, rights pending)

SEEKING:
JO MARCH: is the hero of the play. A passionate, often wild, and non-conforming young woman who desperately wants to be a professional writer.

MEG MARCH: is the oldest sister of the March family. She is even-tempered, well-mannered, and kind. An “Angel in the House.”

BETH MARCH: Jo’s dearest confidant and the “heart” of the March family. Painfully shy, but pure of heart. A musician.

AMY MARCH: the baby of the family who grows from a vain, yet loveable little girl into a worldly, lovely, young woman. An artist.

ABIGAIL “MARMEE” MARCH: the mother of the March children. She is patience and love personified, but often with wicked glimmers of humor.

HANNAH: the housekeeper at Orchard House. She is often portrayed as Irish or Scottish and is a second mother and valued family member.

AUNT MARCH: the haughty, grouchy, great-aunt of the March siblings who really is a generous soul hidden underneath the grumps.

THEODORE “LAURIE” LAURENCE: the orphaned young man who lives next door to Orchard House. He is a surrogate brother, partner-in-crime, and lovably infuriating.

MR. JOHN BROOKE: is Laurie’s tutor and a good-natured, polite, resourceful sort of person.

MR. MARCH: the father of the March children who has gone off to war to be a chaplain. He is a local Reverend in Concord.

MR. LAURENCE: the grandfather of Laurie and special friend of the March siblings. He is also grumpy with a heart of gold.

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare
SEEKING:
ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE
ANTIPHOLUS OF EPHESUS
DROMIO OF SYRACUSE
DROMIO OF EPHESUS
ADRIANA
LUCIANA
EGEON
ABBESS (EMILIA)
ANGELO
COURTESAN
DOCTOR PINCH

2025 Summer Repertory Season
First Rehearsal: April 09, 2025
Closing: August 03, 2025

NOTE(S): The 2025 Summer Repertory acting troupe will be composed of Nine (9) actors. Both titles will run in rep. All Role(s) / Track(s) will have doubling, TBD pending casting.

SENSE & SENSIBILITY by Jane Austen (rights pending)
SEEKING:
JOHN DASHWOOD
MR. DASHWOOD
ELINOR DASHWOOD
MARIANNE DASHWOOD
MRS. DASHWOOD
FANNY DASHWOOD
EDWARD FERRARS
SIR JOHN MIDDLETON
MRS. JENNINGS
COLONEL BRANDON
JOHN WILLOUGHBY
LUCY STEELE

THE WINTER’S TALE by William Shakespeare
SEEKING:
LEONTES
HERMIONE
PERDITA
POLIXENES
FLORIZEL
CAMILLO
PAULINA
AUTOLYCUS
SHEPHERD
ANTIGONUS
CLOWN

2025 Fall Repertory Season
First Rehearsal- August 06, 2025
Closing- November 16, 2025

NOTE(S): The 2025 Fall Repertory acting troupe will be composed of Eight (8) Actors. All titles will run in rep. All Role(s) / Track(s) will have doubling, TBD pending casting.

ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare
SEEKING:
PRINCE ESCALUS
PARIS
LORD MONTAGUE
LADY MONTAGUE
LORD CAPULET
LADY CAPULET
ROMEO
JULIET
NURSE
MERCUTIO
BENVOLIO
TYBALT
FRIAR LAURENCE
BALTHASAR
SAMPSON
GREGORY
PETER
ABRAM
APOTHECARY

THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA by William Shakespeare
SEEKING:
VALENTINE
SPEED
PROTEUS
LANCE
ANTONIO
PANTINO
JULIA
LUCETTA
SYLVIA
DUKE
THURIO
EGLAMOUR

THE TRUTHFUL BALLAD OF BONNY & READ (working title) by Peter Simon Hilton
SEEKING:
Player 1: Kid
Player 2: Anne Bonny
Player 3: Mary Read
Player 4: Dad, Calico Jack, and others
Player 5: Museum Guard, Captain Barnet, and others

2025 Holiday Season
First Rehearsal: November 18, 2025
Closing: December 28, 2025

NOTE(S): The 2025 Holiday acting troupe will be composed of Ten (10) Actors. All Role(s) / Track(s) will have doubling, TBD pending casting.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens (rights pending)
SEEKING:
EBENEZER SCROOGE
JACOB MARLEY
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BOB CRATCHIT
MRS. CRATCHIT
MARTHA
PETER
TINY TIM
BELINDA
FRED
MRS. FRED
FEZZIWIG
MRS. FEZZIWIG
DICK WILKINS
BELLE
FAN
CHARWOMAN
OLD JOE

SALARY

LORT Rep (See Above)

UNION

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