Searching Teenagers for "Romeo and Juliet" Play
Audition for "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare. Casting teenagers ages 14+. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Rate: $400 base stipend, additional funds available for commuting actors. Additional info: All auditioning performers will be asked to prepare a reading of the prologue and audition side(s) for specific roles. The gender identities and pronouns of characters are subject to change depending on casting and actor preferences - actors should feel free to express interest in roles regardless of their traditional and scripted gender presentations. The Group Workshop on the 28th is available for high school actors auditioning for leading roles - this will include some warmups and Shakespeare training, followed by reading of prepared scenes in pairs and groups. Open Shakespeare Workshop (recommended for High School students) – Sunday, April 28th, 10am – 2pm Open Auditions – Monday, April 29th, 6pm – 10pm / Tuesday, April 30th, 6pm – 10pm Rehearsals will take place evenings and weekends in August, with performances scheduled to run Friday, Saturday, and Sundays from September 1st – 22nd. Rehearsal attendance will be flexible for ensemble roles. If interested, please apply.
20 roles
Leading role for a teenage performer. Romeo is impatient, darkly intelligent, and popular. He has a strong command of language, kinetic physicality, and critical moral compass. Sheltered from a volatile community by fiercely loving parents, Romeo is both loving and well-loved.
Leading role for a teenage performer. Romeo's best friend, and a cousin to the Prince of Verona. Mercutio is a young scholar, artist, socialite, lover, and an insatiable social contrarian.
As royalty adjacent to a throne, this Prince(ss) is humbly famous but not always obeyed. Charismatic, dutiful, peace-keeping.
Leading role for a teenage performer. Juliet is the prized possession of a powerful family, but she frustrates and disobeys them as she values her independence much more than their money. She is well-read, well-spoken, and unstoppable in her will.
Leading role for a teenage performer. Romeo's big cousin. Benvolio presents to his elders as a good influence on Romeo, but he also knows how to have a good time and incite some chaos.
Leading role for a teenage performer. Juliet's cousin. Tybalt is ready to prove to his family that he would kill in the name of their honor. He carries wealth with pride, knows how to sway a room, and is full of athleticism.
County Paris is a widely admired young noble and a friend to Juliet's Father who wants her hand in marriage. Though this is a business arrangement, Paris dreams of being the perfect spouse and fulfilling the greater good of both Verona and Juliet.
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