Casting Teen Performers for "The Lion in Winter" Play
Audition for "The Lion in Winter" Play. Looking to cast teenagers ages 17+. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACEPTED. Rate:$100 Actor Stipend About the project: James Goldman's The Lion in Winter is a Tony award-winner and a modern-day classic, packed with action and dripping with dark humor. Set during Christmas 1183, the play explores the power struggles and inner conflicts between King Henry II of England, his brilliant wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and their three wily and resentful sons. As the family comes together for the first time in years, the chess game of royal succession begins, with everyone vying for power, prestige, and the greatest prize of all – real love. As Eleanor says, “What family doesn’t have its ups and downs?” Additional info: Meet & Greet/First Read Through: Sunday Sept 15th Rehearsals will be 2 nights (with 1 additional as-needed night) The start of tech and load-in is Monday, November 25th in the morning (Please make note of your availability and times) The strike is immediately following the last performance on the 15th and is mandatory for production and cast members The cast party will follow the strike If interested, please apply.
5 roles
Henry and Eleanor's eldest; a soldier above all. Courtly, athletic, and graceful, he is the family's greatest physical threat. Philip's former lover. Eleanor's favorite.
Henry and Eleanor's youngest. Adorable and sulky by turns, but always vulnerable to manipulation. Henry's favorite.
Henry and Eleanor's middle child. Handsome, charismatic, brilliant and manipulative, his greatest burden is that he'll never be Richard or John. Nobody's favorite, and he knows it.
Henry's latest lover. Beautiful, bright, and innocent – but not for long. Underestimated by everyone, but also not for long.
Newly-crowned King of France and an emerging competitor on the political scene. Philip has a lot to learn, so it's good he's a very quick learner. Richard's former lover and Henry's friend and rival.
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