Auditions
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Auditions announced for a 1940’s take on Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night”
Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 10 am Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 7 pm (includes music auditions*) Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 7 pm & Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 10 am (callbacks and music auditions*) Port Tobacco Theater Main Stage 508 Charles Street La Plata, MD 20646 Please park in the town parking lot across the railroad tracks from the side of the theater. (Do not use the parking lot for the urgent care center; you will be towed.) Please come prepared to list any conflicts you would have during the rehearsal process (vacations, classes, work travel, etc.). Scheduled performance dates are Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from Jan 20 to Feb 5, 2023. Please note that performers cast must be available for all three weekends. All cast and crew members are required to be fully vaccinated to participate. Questions? If you cannot make auditions please reach out to the production team and they will accommodate you! Contact Quentin Nash-Sagers at qsagers29@gmail.com. |
Auditions will be split into two parts, as the production is looking for 3 female singers.
*Music auditions:
No monologue is required (unless auditioning for another role including Feste) for singers. Music will be provided in advance to learn, and a small dance audition will also occur. Please come ready to move.
Please email the Music Director, Becky Norris Kuhn, for the sheet music in order to prepare for the audition singing parts.
All other auditions:
Please come prepared with a Shakespeare Monologue. It does not have to be memorized, but you should be familiar enough with it to demonstrate that you comprehend it and can comfortably speak it. There will also be cold readings from the script.
Roles:
The Sisters - 3 singers, in the style of The Andrews Sisters, The Pope Sisters, etc
Viola - a lady of Messaline. When dressed as a man she is identical to her twin brother Sebastian
Orsino - The Duke and Count of Illyria, is a young man deeply in love with Olivia.
Olivia - a Countess mourning the death of her brother whom Viola is sent to woo.
Sebastian - Viola’s twin brother.
Antonio - a sea captain with a history with Orsino.
Sir Toby Belch - Olivia’s uncle and a drunkard who has possibly overstayed his welcome in Olivia’s home.
Sir Andrew Aguecheek - Toby Belch’s friend who wishes to woo Olivia.
Malvolio - Olivia’s Steward who abhors disorder. He does not smile.
Feste/Fabian - the fool of the show, a member of Olivia’s household, in cohorts with Belch and Aguecheek. Any gender. (While not being cast based on singing ability, has the option to sing with The Sisters)
Maria - Olivia’s waiting-gentlewoman, in cohorts with Belch and Aguecheek.
Other roles (any gender) include:
Sea Captain/Officers/Priest/Valentine/Curio
*Music auditions:
No monologue is required (unless auditioning for another role including Feste) for singers. Music will be provided in advance to learn, and a small dance audition will also occur. Please come ready to move.
Please email the Music Director, Becky Norris Kuhn, for the sheet music in order to prepare for the audition singing parts.
All other auditions:
Please come prepared with a Shakespeare Monologue. It does not have to be memorized, but you should be familiar enough with it to demonstrate that you comprehend it and can comfortably speak it. There will also be cold readings from the script.
Roles:
The Sisters - 3 singers, in the style of The Andrews Sisters, The Pope Sisters, etc
Viola - a lady of Messaline. When dressed as a man she is identical to her twin brother Sebastian
Orsino - The Duke and Count of Illyria, is a young man deeply in love with Olivia.
Olivia - a Countess mourning the death of her brother whom Viola is sent to woo.
Sebastian - Viola’s twin brother.
Antonio - a sea captain with a history with Orsino.
Sir Toby Belch - Olivia’s uncle and a drunkard who has possibly overstayed his welcome in Olivia’s home.
Sir Andrew Aguecheek - Toby Belch’s friend who wishes to woo Olivia.
Malvolio - Olivia’s Steward who abhors disorder. He does not smile.
Feste/Fabian - the fool of the show, a member of Olivia’s household, in cohorts with Belch and Aguecheek. Any gender. (While not being cast based on singing ability, has the option to sing with The Sisters)
Maria - Olivia’s waiting-gentlewoman, in cohorts with Belch and Aguecheek.
Other roles (any gender) include:
Sea Captain/Officers/Priest/Valentine/Curio
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