INCLUSIVE THEATRE PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
AUDITIONS
Interview with Scrooge
Auditions Nov 3 & 4, 7-9p
Rehearse Sun, Tues, Thurs from 7-9 beginning Nov 12
Performs Dec 9, 2017, 7:00-8:00pm
Synopsis:
Morning talk show host Mandy interviews a chef, a band of lyp-synchers, and Ebenezer Scrooge two years after his ghostly Christmas encounters.
CHARACTERS
Mandy Marvelous - Talk show host
Ebenezer Scrooge - Himself
Lyp-Synch Band - Singers who never sing
Chef Emerald - Specializes in junk food
Producer - Keeps show on track and clipboard in hand
Stage Hand - Tries to keep up with set changes
Cue Card tech - Holds up cards to audience "laugh, applaud" etc.
Sound Tech - Runs soundboard
Sweet Scenes: A Valentine's Day Dessert Theatre
Auditions Jan 7 & 8, 2018 from 7-9p
Rehearsals start Jan 14 from 7-9p Mon-Thur
(everyone will not have to come to every rehearsal)
Performs Feb 14, 2018, 7-8:30pm
Synopsis:
Luxurious dessert & coffee/tea, background music, and intervals of Shakespeare's most romantic scenes.
FEATURING SCENES SUCH AS:
Orlando and Rosalind from As You Like It
Romeo and Juliet from Romeo and Juliet
Oberon and Titania from Midsummer Night's Dream
Beatrice and Benedick from Much Ado About Nothing
Viola and Orsino from Twelfth Night
King Lear
Auditions April 28-29, from 7-9p
Rehearsals May 7 - Jun 7 from 7-9p, Mon-Thur
(everyone will not have to come to every rehearsal)
Performs June 7-10, 2018, 7-8:30pm
Synopsis:
King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of his three daughters based on their flattery of him, bringing tragic consequences for all.
CHARACTERS
Lear – King of Britain
Goneril – Lear's eldest daughter
Regan – Lear's second daughter
Cordelia – Lear's youngest daughter
Duke of Albany – Goneril's husband
Duke of Cornwall – Regan's husband
Earl of Gloucester
Earl of Kent – later disguised as Caius
Edgar – Gloucester's son
Edmund – Gloucester's illegitimate son
Oswald – Goneril's steward
Fool – Lear's fool
King of France – suitor and later husband to Cordelia
Duke of Burgundy – suitor to Cordelia
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Auditions June 9-10, from 7-9p
Rehearsals June 18 - July 18 from 7-9p, Mon-Thur
(everyone will not have to come to every rehearsal)
Performs July 19-22, 2018, 7-8:30pm
Synopsis:
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595/96. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta, the former queen of the Amazons. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (the mechanicals) who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.
CHARACTERS
Hippolyta — Queen of the Amazons
Egeus — father of Hermia
Hermia — daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander
Lysander — in love with Hermia
Demetrius — suitor to Hermia
Helena — in love with Demetrius
Philostrate — Master of the Revels
Nick Bottom — a weaver
Francis Flute — a bellows-mender
Robin Starveling — a tailor
Oberon — King of the Fairies
Titania — Queen of the Fairies
Robin Goodfellow — Also called Puck, servant to Oberon
Peasblossom, Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed — fairies serving Titania
Small boy or girl
Julius Caesar
Auditions September 22-23, from 7-9p
Rehearsals Oct 1 - Oct 31 from 7-9p, Mon-Thur
(everyone will not have to come to every rehearsal)
Performs November 1-4, 2018, 7-8:30pm
Synopsis:
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history.
Although the play is named Julius Caesar, Brutus speaks more than four times as many lines as the title character; and the central psychological drama of the play focuses on Brutus' struggle between the conflicting demands of honor, patriotism, and friendship.
CHARACTERS
Shakespeare has written 43 parts in this play, not including extras.
Shakespeare ON THE SQUARE will be casting 10-14 actors who will play multiple parts. The script will be cut down from the original so that it is about 90 min. long (instead of three hours).
We are always looking for a diverse, inclusive cast of both genders between the ages of 15-70.
The actors playing of Brutus and Cassius will only play those roles.
Auditioners should wear comfortable clothing and be prepared to move.