
The Gallery Players, Brooklyn’s Premiere Off-Off Broadway theatre in its 47th season announces auditions for its upcoming Equity showcase production (approval pending) of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. Director, Mark Harborth. Producer, Frankie Dailey.
Audition dates:
Saturday, June 1st from 2-5PM and Sunday, June 2nd from 7-9PM.
Seeking:
Portia: a rich lady of Belmont
Nerissa: her friend and maid
Balthazar and Stephano: servants to Portia
Jessica: Shylock’s daughter;
Tubal: a friend and business associate of Shylock
Bassanio: suitor of Portia
Gratiano: friend of Bassanio
Salerio and Solanio: merchants and friends of Antonio
Lorenzo: friend of Bassanio
Leonard: servant to Bassanio
Launcelot: servant of Shylock
Old Gobbo: Launcelot’s blind father
The Duke of Venice: the judge at the trial Of Shylock and Antonio
The Prince of Morocco: suitor from Morocco
The Prince of Arragon: suitor from Spain
The roles of Shylock and Antonio have been cast.
Prepare a one-minute comic or dramatic verse monologue from any Shakespeare play.
Actors should be comfortable using heightened language and have a facility and skill at speaking verse. Rehearsals begin mid-June with a total of 13 performances between July 18-August 4th. Rehearsals will be in the evenings and on weekends All ethnicities are encouraged to audition.
Auditions will be held at The Gallery Players, 199 14th St. Brooklyn between 4th and 5th Aves. Take the F or G to 4th Ave. in Brooklyn or the R train to 9th Street. Equity/Non-Equity. No Pay.