Shakespeare & Company
Lenox, MA

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, January 30, 2026

10:00 AM - 5:45 PM (E)

AND

Saturday, January 31, 2026

10:00 AM - 5:45 PM (E)

Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please go to: www.signupgenius.com/go/5080544A.... Walk-ups will be seen as time permits. For questions: [email protected] or 413-637-1199 x.140.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$889 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Shakespeare & Company's 2026 LORT Season (See breakdown).

All roles will be understudied.

Some TWELFTH NIGHT actors will also perform in HAMLET

Shakespeare & Company is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to evolving its approach to diversity and inclusion to engender positive change toward equity in its employment and artistry. We practice identity-conscious casting and encourage performers of all genders, ethnicities, body types, ages and abilities to audition.

PREPARATION

Prepare 1 short classical / Shakespearean monologue AND 1 short contemporary monologue; bring resume and headshot stapled together and your Equity Card to the audition.

LOCATION

Shakespeare & Company

70 Kemble St

Lenox, MA 01240-2813

Bear right upon arrival, to end of drive at Bernstein Theatre lobby. The last building on site.

PERSONNEL

General Manager: Stephen Ball

Expected to attend:

Producing Associate: Ariel Bock

Artistic Director: Allyn Burrows

OTHER DATES

Callbacks will be announced and scheduled after EPAs are completed.

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

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TWELFTH NIGHT will be performed outdoors.

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

Shakespeare & Company 2026 LORT Season

TWELFTH NIGHT

Written by William Shakespeare

Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre (outdoors)

1st Rehearsal: 6/2

1st Preview: 7/4

Closing: 7/26

Actors with physical skills and stamina are encouraged to audition.

Some actors in TWELFTH NIGHT will also be cast in HAMLET.

SEEKING:

Orsino & as cast: 40-50s, male presenting, any ethnicity, noble, trustworthy, kind, imaginative, romantic

Sebastian & as cast: 30-40, male presenting, any ethnicity, quick-witted, adventurous, a good fighter

Toby Belch & as cast: 40-50s, any gender, any ethnicity, hot-tempered, cheerful, drunkard, mischievous

Andrew Aguecheek & as cast: 30-40s, male presenting, any ethnicity, foolish, vain, inept

Malvolio & as cast: (Pre-Cast) 60s, male presenting, any ethnicity, pompous, long-winded, condescending

Olivia & as cast: (Pre-Cast) 30-40s, female presenting, any ethnicity, grief-stricken, decisive, assertive, vulnerable

Viola & as cast: (Pre-Cast) 30s, female presenting, any ethnicity, self-reliant, witty, intelligent

Maria & as cast: 40-50s, female presenting, any ethnicity, friendly, witty, fun-loving, competent

Feste & as cast: 30-50s, any gender, any ethnicity, independent, witty fool, musical, fiddle-playing a plus

HAMLET

Written by William Shakespeare

Tina Packer Playhouse (indoors)

1st Rehearsal: 7/21

1st Preview: 8/13

Closing: 8/30

Three of the actors in HAMLET will also be cast in TWELFTH NIGHT

SEEKING:

Claudius & as cast: 50-60s, male presenting, any ethnicity, ambitious, powerful, capable, genial

Hamlet: (Pre-Cast) 30s, male presenting, any ethnicity, intelligent, witty, unstable, conflicted, emotional

Polonius & as cast: (Pre-Cast) 60-70s, male presenting, any ethnicity, sincere, fatherly, foolish, busy-body, garrulous

Horatio & as cast: 30s, any gender, any ethnicity, intelligent, faithful friend

Laertes & as cast: 30s, male presenting, any ethnicity, brotherly, hot-headed, loyal, stage fighting skills a plus

Gertrude & as cast: 50-60s, she/her, any ethnicity, noble, powerful, loving, practical, compassionate

Ophelia & as cast: 30s, she/her, any ethnicity, vulnerable, obedient, loving

Rosencrantz & as cast: 30s, any gender, any ethnicity, courtier, unfaithful, sycophant

SHAKE IT UP

Written by Allyn Burrows and Jacob Ming-Trent

Tina Packer Playhouse (indoor)

1st Rehearsal: 7/28

1st Preview: 7/29

Closing: 8/2

Actors with singing and/or other musical ability are encouraged to audition.

SEEKING:

Track 1: (Pre-Cast) 20s, she/her

Track 2: (Pre-Cast) 20s, he/him

Track 3: (Pre-Cast) 30-40s, she/her

Track 4: (Pre-Cast) 30-40s, he/him

Track 5: (Pre-Cast) 50s, she/her

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $889 weekly minimum (LORT D)

UNION

AEA