Can’t make the audition Saturday, April 12? Send us an email to set up an alternate time: enrico@pittsfieldshakespeare.org

Auditions for A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Audition Date: Saturday, April 12 — 10am–4pm

Where: Lichtenstein Center for the Arts,
28 Renne Avenue, Pittsfield
(Get directions — weekend parking available in lot across the street)

Casting: Seeking actors of all ages and types.

Rehearsal & Performance Info:
Actors must be available for evening and weekend rehearsals in Pittsfield from June 23–July 16 (although actors will not be called on a daily basis). There will be 8 performances beginning Thursday, July 17 through Sunday, July 27 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 8pm).

Non-Equity Adult Actors

…will be considered for the following roles:

Oberon/Theseus
Titania/Hippolyta

And the following roles, which can be male or female:
Egeus/Philostrate
Nick Bottom
Peter Quince
Francis Flute
Robin Starveling
Tom Snout
Snug
Puck

Please prepare a comedic speech from Shakespeare (from Midsummer is fine). Here is a link to the full text of Midsummer. 

Email your headshot and resume and your desired audition time (half-hour increments from 10am-1pm, 2pm-4pm) to enrico@pittsfieldshakespeare.org

High School students

…will be considered for the following roles:

Helena
Hermia
Lysander
Demetrius
Francis Flute
Puck

Please prepare a 20-line speech from Helena, Hermia, Lysander or Demetrius. Or better yet: grab a partner and learn a short, 2-minute exchange (your audition partner doesn’t have to also be auditioning for the production). Here is a link to the full text of Midsummer.

Email your headshot and resume and your desired audition time (half-hour increments from 10am-1pm, 2pm-4pm) to enrico@pittsfieldshakespeare.org

Children 7-13 years old

…will be cast as fairies in Titania’s court. Please prepare the following speech:

Over hill, over dale,
Thorough* bush, thorough brier,
Over park, over pale,
Thorough flood, thorough fire,
I do wander everywhere,
Swifter than the moon’s sphere;
And I serve the fairy queen,
To dew her orbs upon the green.
I must go seek some dewdrops here
And hang a pearl in every cowslip’s ear.
Farewell, thou lob of spirits; I’ll be gone:
Our queen and all our elves come here anon.

*thorough = through

Email your headshot and resume and your desired audition time (half-hour increments from 10am-1pm, 2pm-4pm) to enrico@pittsfieldshakespeare.org