Austin Shakespeare
Austin, TX

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, February 28, 2026

1:00 PM - 8:00 PM (C)

NO BREAK SCHEDULED.

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an auditions appointment please email: [email protected].

CONTRACT

SPT

$333 weekly minimum (SPT 1)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (see breakdown).

Actors of all races, ethnicities, and genders are encouraged to audition. Local Austin actors are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a 1-2 minute piece that relates to Shakespeare. Speeches should be memorized or read with familiarity. Using text from the scripts under consideration is welcome. Auditioners should familiarize themselves with the play(s).

LOCATION

Tapestry Studios

2015 East Riverside, Bldg 7

Austin, TX 78741

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Director: Ann Ciccolella

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals begin, April 13

Opening, April 30

Closing, May 24

OTHER

www.austinshakespeare.org

If you are unable to attend the in-person EPA, video submissions will be accepted at [email protected].

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

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

SEEKING:

Benedick - 30s

Don Pedro - middle aged

Claudio - ingenue (late 20s)

Hero - ingenue (late 20s)

Dogberry - (age open)

Beatrice - (25-40s)

Leonato - (age open)

Margaret - (age open)

Borachio - comic (age open)

Don John – (age open)

Friar Francis - (age open)

Conrad - (age open)

Verges - (age open)

Antonio - (age open)

Balthasar - youthful

Ursula - (age open)

Sexton - (age open)

SALARY

SPT $333 weekly minimum (SPT 1)

UNION

AEA