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Auditions for Shakespeare & Company’s 2025 Northeast Regional Touring production of Macbeth, directed by Kevin G. Coleman and Kirstin L. Daniel, will be held Friday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.
PLEASE NOTE: This is an Educational Tour; teaching experience is a plus, and an interest in teaching is a must. People of the Global Majority and Members of the LGBTQIA+ Community are strongly encouraged to apply. This is an Actor/ASM contract with a lot of driving and overnights. This is a Paid Non-Equity Tour; if you are a member of Actor’s Equity, we cannot consider you.
TERM: January 27 – May 3, 2025
STATUS: Full Time, at-will, non-Exempt employee
COMPENSATION: $724.00 weekly for up to 45-1/2 hours plus travel stipend; local housing available
ROLES AVAILABLE (actors will be playing multiple parts):
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Fleance
Duncan
Malcolm
Donalbain
Macduff
Lady Macduff
Ross
Lennox
Menteith
Seyton
Witches
Murderers
Gentlewoman
Porter
Doctor
Siward
Young Siward
IN-PERSON AUDITIONS (preferred if possible):
- By appointment at Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble St. Lenox, MA
- Friday, October 4 from 9 am to 4 pm
- Saturday, October 5 from 9 am to 4 pm
Note that callbacks may be later on the audition day or via Zoom on Sunday, October 6, and an interview with education staff will be required before final hiring decisions.
To make an appointment:
- Email northeastregionaltour@gmail.com
- Call (413) 637-1199, ext. 108, on Tuesdays from 12 pm to 3 pm
- After an audition appointment is secured, please send headshot / resume –
- Preferred: By email to: auditions@shakespeare.org in one combined PDF file.
- By mail to: Auditions: Tour / Education Artist, 70 Kemble St., Lenox MA 01240
For the audition, prepare one Shakespeare monologue (verse is encouraged but not required) around two minutes in length; please choose a piece that you connect with regardless of character age or gender.
DIGITAL AUDITION SUBMISSIONS:
- Due Friday, September 27, 2024; callbacks will be via Zoom, or in person if feasible, and an interview with education staff will be required before final hiring decisions
- Please choose one Shakespeare monologue (Verse is encouraged but not required) around two minutes in length that you connect with regardless of character age or gender; make a video of your monologue carefully following the Self Taping Instructions below*
- Send a headshot and resume, in that order, in one combined PDF file, plus the video, to: auditions@shakespeare.org.
*Audition Self Taping Instructions – Please Read Carefully
- Place the camera on a tripod or steady surface. A smartphone camera is fine but always shoot horizontally. Make sure you’re in a well-lit space with no distracting backgrounds
- Cameras should not be set to record in 4K or 1080px- your video clip will be too large; go into the settings of your camera or smartphone to something lower like 720px or 480px
- Please do not put fade in or out or titles of any kind on your screen
- Slate Format: first name, last name, height; character name, act and scene of the play; no other info is needed – for example Kirstin Daniel 5”10 Margaret from Henry VI part 3 Act 1 Scene 4
- Monologue should be framed like a headshot: head and shoulders
- And only if you can- please pull back for a wider shot- as wide as possible. If you are not able to get a wide shot that is fine
- Sound must be clear – please sound check prior to filming; smaller rooms with furniture, rugs, etc, will help to reduce echo
- Lighting should be good enough for us to see the color of the actors’ eyes; use soft lighting if possible- avoid stark white light
- Have a plain background such as a blank wall or curtain; we want to see you not your living room or outside your window
- Please label your clip: first name last name .mp4
- Use WeTransfer.com to get your clip to us. please copy and paste the link into your email. Do Not post on YouTube. Videos will be downloaded immediately, then uploaded to another location for casting purposes (so expiration dates on your end are not important)
- Include your first and last name in the subject line when sending your video and your headshot/resume (as one PDF, in that order) to auditions@shakespeare.org
Shakespeare & Company is committed to the principles of equal employment and to providing equal employment opportunities. It is our intent to maintain an inclusive work environment free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation on the basis of sex, gender, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, military service, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Equity 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.
