Job Details

DESCRIPTION

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

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

BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an appointment please email:

[email protected]

CONTRACT

LOA

$937 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in HAMLET (see breakdown).

No roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

Please prepare one of the sides provided.

Sides will be made available at

www.stlshakes.org.

Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival

3333 Washington Ave

St. Louis, MO 63103

PERSONNEL

Tom Ridgely, Producing Artistic Director

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Colin O'Brien, Producer

OTHER DATES

1st rehearsal: 4/29/2025

1st Preview: 5/28/2025

Opening: 5/30/2025

Closing: 6/22/2025

OTHER

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

HAMLET

SEEKING:

Hamlet – Any race, sex, or gender identity – 20-35 – amazing language skills, sharp and satirical sense of humor, emotional range, strong voice, can be manic AND the strongest, most centered person you know

Claudius – Male identifying, any race – 45-65 – intelligent, authoritative, witty, surprising emotional availability, comfort with onstage intimacy (no nudity), strong language skills

Gertrude – Female identifying, any race – 45-65 – intelligent, funny, emotionally cool until fury or sadness breaks through, comfort with onstage intimacy (no nudity), strong language skills

Ophelia – Female identifying, any race – 20-30 – funny, intelligent, bold, singing ability a plus, strong language skills, emotional range

Horatio – Any race, sex, or gender identity – 25-35 – reserved strength, sense of humor, good listener, strong language skills

Laertes – Any race, male identifying – 20-35 – kind, fiery, strong fighter, sense of humor

Polonius – Any race, male identifying – 45-75 – funny, kind but can be cruel, surprisingly strong, strong language and comic skills, cunning

Ghost / Player King / Gravedigger – Any race, male identifying – 45-75 – great language skills, warm, vulnerable but can roar, comic skills, gifted with accents and antique language, an actors’ actor

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern – Any race, sex, or gender identity – 20-35 – witty, a little lost, good language and comic skills, affable flatterers, your besty until they’re not

Osric – Any race, sex, or gender identity – any age – the funniest actor you know, a true courtier, great language and comic skills, seems a dope but isn't

SALARY

LOA $937 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)

UNION

AEA

Pay: