Auditions

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Auditions
Presented by Loyalist City Shakespeare. Directed by Sandra Bell.

PRODUCTION: July 15-18/ 22-25 at the Place Fort La Tour site. This will be an outdoor production, so a longer run over two weeks will allow for weather cancellations.

AUDITIONS: Please prepare any speech from the play (max. 35 lines); it does not need to be memorized, but you should be familiar with it. You may also be asked to do a couple of cold readings from the play. Auditions will be in 5-minute slots.

AUDITION DATES: Thursday April 9th: 7:00-9:00 pm and Saturday April 11th 12:00-3:00 pm

These will be held at Saint John Theatre Company, 112 Princess Street. Doors will be open 15 minutes in advance; you will sign up for your audition slot when you arrive.

ROLES: note that some actors will have single roles, some doubled, and one triple

Female: Titania/Hippolyta; Hermia; Helena; Cobweb/Starveling

Male: Oberon/Theseus; Lysander; Demetrius; First Fairy/ Flute

Any: Puck; Bottom; Moth/Snug; Mustardseed/Snout; Egeus/Peaseblossom/Quince

REHEARSALS: We will have a readthrough before the end of April. There will be another readthrough May 19, 20 or 21. Rehearsals will start May 25th and be held 3-4 times per week (weekday evenings 7:00-9:30 or weekend afternoons, 3 hours between 10:00-4:00) until July, when it will be 4-5 times per week. Once the cast has been chosen, rehearsal times will be firmed up.

APPROACH: a fast-paced, crisp 110 minutes (plus intermission) set in a stylized historic past. There will be movement and fight coaching.

Please note: This is a community/amateur production. All cast and crew positions are volunteer.

 

If you have questions, please contact the Director, Sandra Bell, at sbell@unb.ca