Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival
Notre Dame, IN

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Submission

CONTRACT

URTA

$900 weekly minimum (Tier II)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in MACBETH (See breakdown).

Even as the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival (NDSF) highlights its record of inclusive representation on stage, we have a moral and intellectual obligation to acknowledge our own harmful practices. Because we value diverse voices in the shared experience of storytelling, NDSF engages with prospective colleagues to create a more equitable industry and is working internally toward a continuous achievement of true equity.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration. Please designate your role of interest.

Deadline: 01/20/2026

SUBMIT TO

[email protected]

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PERSONNEL

Mary Irene Ryan Family Executive Artistic Director: Scott Jackson

Director: Matt Hawkins

Casting Director: Rachael Jimenez, CSA

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal - July 21st, 2026

Tech Rehearsal start - August 10th, 2026

Performances - August 18th-August 31st, 2026

No Possible Extension

Days off - Monday until tech

OTHER

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 submit.

BREAKDOWN

MACBETH

Every role might be asked to fight (most likely swords) and participate in live music.

Note from the Director: The Decio stage at Notre Dame is a 350 seat proscenium. Both the audience and actors will be on the stage, performed with the main drape closed for the majority of the production. It will feel like a small blackbox production, creating an intimate space and allowing audience interaction.

This version of Macbeth will be wildly fun, clownish, and absurd, through an ensemble driven piece that is very minimalist and metatheatrical. Throughout the show, all participants (audience and actors) are aware that we’re in a theatre and watching a story unfold. This production asks “What do you believe?”

SEEKING:

Macbeth (Male, 40s-50s, Open ethnicity) Bold, physical, and unapologetic. Wild and fully embodied a classic warrior presence that balances raw power with moments of vulnerability. Possesses a strong sense of humor and comfort with clowning, allowing for a playful, generative performance that feels alive and created in real time in front of the audience. Actors with strong command of language and text and stage combat skills are encouraged to audition.

Lady MacDuff (Female, Late 30s-40s, Open ethnicity) A warm, grounded presence, she embodies a romantic, idealized vision of a queen, nurturing, and deeply loving. Patient, generous, and fiercely devoted to her child. Exceptionally intelligent and perceptive, never naïve. A kind heart paired with quiet strength and moral clarity. Actors with a strong command of language and text, and comfort with stage combat are encouraged to audition. Through costume and design, Lady MacDuff may be portrayed as eight months pregnant. Her death will take place onstage. Experience with percussive instruments is a plus.

Duncan (Male, 50s–60s, open ethnicity) A stately, well-respected king with a naturally commanding presence. Charming and deeply loving, he embodies a fatherly warmth that inspires loyalty and trust. Exudes quiet intelligence, generosity of spirit, moral clarity and an effortless authority. Stage combat experience is a plus.

First Witch (Open gender, 40s–60s, open ethnicity) Playful and fully embodied, with ease in crowd work and direct audience engagement. Possesses a highly imaginative sense of fun, curiosity, and mischief. This witch carries a crone-like archetype within the trio: seasoned, uncanny, and deeply practiced in theatrical storytelling. Actors who are musical and/or play instruments are encouraged to specify in their submission.

Second Witch (Open gender, 30s–40s, open ethnicity) Playful and fully embodied, with ease in crowd work and direct audience engagement. Brings a rich, imaginative sense of fun and play. Embodies a mother-like archetype within the trio. Nurturing, and emotionally attuned. Actors who are musical and/or play instruments are encouraged to specify in their submission.

Third Witch (Open gender, 20s–30s, open ethnicity) Playful and fully embodied, with ease in crowd work and direct audience engagement. Embodies an eager, maiden-like archetype within the trio: youthful, energetic, and full of vitality. Actors who are musical and/or play instruments are encouraged to specify in their submission.

Lady Macbeth (This role has been cast)

Banquo (Male, 50s, Open ethnicity) Strong text, language and combat skills needed.

Fleance (Male, 8-12, Open ethnicity) Banquo’s son

MacDuff (Male, 40s-50s, Open ethnicity) Strong text, language and combat skills needed.

MacDuff’s son (Male, 8-12, Open ethnicity) MacDuff’s murder will take place on stage in front of the audience in a realistic manner.

Malcolm/Third Murderer/Soldier/Hooded Thane of Cawdor (Male, Early 20s, Open ethnicity) Duncan’s son. Strong text, language and combat skills needed.

Priest/First Murderer/Soldier (Male, 20s-50s, Open ethnicity) Strong text, language and combat skills needed.

Seyton/Second Murderer/Soldier (Female, 20s-50s, Open ethnicity) Strong text, language and combat skills needed.

Lennox/Soldier (Open Gender, 20s-50s, Open ethnicity) Strong text, language and combat skills needed.

Ross/Rebel (Open Gender, 20s-50s, Open ethnicity) Strong text, language and combat skills needed.

SALARY

URTA $900 weekly minimum (Tier II)

UNION

AEA