Great River Shakespeare Festival
Winona, MN

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Sunday, December 28, 2025

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)

APPOINTMENTS

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CONTRACT

LOA

$845 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Great River Shakespeare Festival's 2026 Season (see breakdown).

Please note that we are a repertory company, which means that all actors will be cast in two productions and may have understudy assignments.

All roles will be understudied.

GRSF is committed to inclusive casting. We encourage all performers to participate regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-orientation, or disability. For productions where race or ethnicity is central to the show’s plot or themes, casting will reflect those requirements.

PREPARATION

Please present two contrasting monologues totaling 3 minutes or less. Please include at least one Shakespeare monologue. The second piece may be Shakespeare or a contemporary piece. We encourage modern heightened language pieces including spoken word. Please perform in the vernacular that is most natural for you - we do not believe in “standard American” speech and value expressive use of language in every form. If you play an instrument, please bring it and present a sample of you playing.

LOCATION

The ARC

255 Main Street

Winona, MN 55987

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Doug Scholz-Carlson, Artistic Director

OTHER DATES

First rehearsal: May 19, 2026

Productions open: June 26/27, 2026

Final performance: July 26, 2026

OTHER

GRSF.org

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.

BREAKDOWN

GREAT RIVER SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2026 SEASON

We will cast a total of 8 actors. Each actor will have a track for each production that will include two or three roles. The tracks may change from this breakdown, but they will not change once we make offers to actors. We will cast some roles from previous company members.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Demetrius/Flute/Fairy

Lysander/Snout/Fairy

Helena/Snug/Fairy

Hermia/Starveling/Fairy

Bottom

Puck/Quince/Egeus/Philostrate

Oberon/Theseus

Titania/Hippolyta

PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE

8 tracks will be constructed from the following characters:

Gower, fourteenth-century poet and Chorus of the play

Pericles, prince of Tyre

Thaisa, princess of Pentapolis and wife to Pericles

Marina, daughter of Pericles and Thaisa

Helicanus

Escanes

Antiochus, king of Antioch

Daughter, princess of Antioch

Thaliard, nobleman of Antioch

Cleon, governor of Tarsus

Dionyza, wife to Cleon

Leonine, servant to Dionyza

A Lord of Tarsus

Three Pirates

Simonides, king of Pentapolis

Three Fishermen

Marshal

Five Knights, suitors for the hand of Thaisa

Lychorida, attendant to Thaisa and, later, to Marina

Lord Cerimon, a wiseman/physician in Ephesus

Philemon, servant to Cerimon

Two Suppliants

Diana, goddess of chastity

Lysimachus, governor of Mytilene

Pander, owner of brothel

Bawd, mistress of brothel and wife to Pander

Bolt, servant to Pander and Bawd

Gentlemen, Servants, Lords and Sailors

SALARY

LOA $845 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)

UNION

AEA