St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Saint Louis, MO

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, January 23, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)

Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

APPOINTMENTS

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CONTRACT

LOA

$839 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD! (See breakdown).

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival is seeking actors for an upcoming performance of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to showcase the wonderful talent located in St. Louis, MO.

Character descriptions are not meant to be exclusive or restrictive. We encourage actors to audition for whatever role they feel most interested in!

PREPARATION

Please prepare EITHER the Sides for your chosen character OR a 1-minute monologue in the style of the show. Sides can be found at: stlshakes.org/on-stage-work/ .

LOCATION

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival

3333 Washington Ave

St. Louis, MO 63103

Free street parking available on Samuel Shepard and Josephine Baker

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Tom Ridgely: Artistic Director

Colin O'Brien: Producer

Megan Gooch: Business Manager

OTHER DATES

Callbacks: January 24th, 10am-6pm

First Rehearsal - February 24, 2026

Opening - March 26, 2026

Closing - April 11, 2026

OTHER

stlshakes.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

ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD!

All characters may be played by actors of any race/ethnicity.

SEEKING:

GUILDENSTERN (18-30, any gender) A childhood friend of Hamlet. Ever so slightly alpha.

ROSENCRANTZ (18-30, any gender) A childhood friend of Hamlet. Ever so slightly beta.

PLAYER/LUCIANUS (30-60, any gender) The consummate showman and a person of the world. Has seen it all and then some. At the end of the day, a pragmatist and survivor. Has almost no principles other than dedication to their craft. A cynic and an idealist as it suits them.

HAMLET (18-30, male) A prince, but mostly a college student. Brilliant, brooding, more tortured than melancholy. Thinks and feels intensely. Light on his feet, literally and figuratively.

CLAUDIUS (30-45, male) Hamlet’s uncle and mighty opposite, now stepfather and king. Charismatic, ruthless, in a little over his head.

POLONIUS/AMBASSADOR (35-50, male) A chatterbox and a meddler. Advisor to the king.

GERTRUDE (35-50, female) Graceful, elegant, nobody’s fool.

OPHELIA (18-30, female) Intensely, operatically passionate; devoutly religious.

ALFRED/PLAYER QUEEN (14-21, male) An apprentice player, still a boy. Intimacy required

PLAYER KING/SOLDIER/ENGLISH KING/HORATIO (21-35, male) A versatile tragedian.

SALARY

LOA $839 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT)

UNION

AEA