A Midsummer Night's Dream

We are excited to be opening auditions for this year's outdoor Shakespeare production: A Midsummer Night's Dream! Read on to learn more about this production and the audition requirements; the same information is available here.

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Auditions are due on Wednesday, April 30th at 11:59 PM. Callbacks will take place from 12-5PM on Sunday, May 4th. Submissions will be accepted via this Google form.

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Production Notes:
This is an outdoor performance planned for July 19th. Some specifics of the performance are subject to change, and more details will be shared with the cast as they are confirmed. This interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will take inspiration from fairy tales and Medieval imagery for its visual style. Prior experience with Shakespearean text is not a requirement, and our team will work with the cast in rehearsal to dissect and analyze the text.

 

Synopsis:
Four young Athenians run away into the woods to pursue the objects of their respective affections away from the strict rule of Duke Theseus’s court. There, they are subject to a trick by Robin Goodfellow (Puck), the minion of the fairy king Oberon, which results in further conflict and confusion within the love quadrangle. Puck’s trickery extends to the fairy queen Titania, who falls in love with the amateur actor Bottom after he undergoes a transformation that gives him the head of a donkey. Under Oberon’s orders, Puck restores the relationships to harmony and frees Titania from the spell, leading to her and Oberon’s reconciliation. At the Duke’s wedding feast, Bottom and his troupe perform their play to the amusement of all. 

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Characters:
Please note that, aside from Theseus/Titania and Hippolyta/Oberon, the preliminary doubling listed here may change during the casting process. We are seeking actor-musicians for some roles. Roles which tentatively involve musical performance are noted with an asterisk (*). Any and all musical skills are welcome, whether vocal, instrumental, or both.

 

• Hermia

• Lysander

• Helena

• Demetrius

• Theseus/Titania

• Hippolyta/Oberon*

• Egeus

• Robin Goodfellow/Philostrate*

• Bottom*

• Quince/Peaseblossom*

• Francis/Cobweb*

• Tom/Mote*

• Snug/Mustardseed*

• Robin Starveling/Fairy

• Swing/Fairy

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Audition Requirements:
We invite performers of any race, gender, or sexual orientation to audition for any role.  

First-round auditions will be entirely virtual. Please submit a one-minute classical or Shakespearean monologue (please do not select a monologue from A Midsummer Night’s Dream). 

Monologue choice may impact casting decisions–we encourage you to select a monologue reflective of the character(s) for which you are interested in being considered!