January 11th, 12th, 18th
Gallery Players is holding auditions for its upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Director, Laura Livingston. Producer, Dominic Cuskern. Non-Equity only, one-time stipend of $100.
The show runs March 8th – 23rd for a total of 12 performances. Performances are Thursday through Saturday evenings with additional matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Rehearsals start January 28 and will be held evenings and weekends at the theater (199 14th St, Park Slope, Brooklyn).
We are seeking an inclusive, diverse cast. Performers of all races and ethnicities, gender expressions, cultural heritages/backgrounds, body types as well as disabled and differently-abled performers are encouraged to submit. We are looking to cast non-traditionally.
Audition Information:
Auditions will be held in person at Gallery Players. The audition dates are:
- Saturday, January 11th from 3-6PM
- Sunday, January 12th from 1-4PM
- Saturday, January 18th from 2-5PM
Please prepare a one-minute monologue from any Shakespeare play (serious or comic), and bring a headshot and copy of your resume.
Callbacks will be held on Monday, January 20th and Tuesday, January 21st from 7-9PM.
Character Breakdown:
CAPULETS
- JULIET: a young girl from Verona, only child of the rich Capulet
- CAPULET: her father
- CAPULET’S WIFE: her mother
- NURSE: Juliet’s wet-nurse
- PETER: nurse’s man
- TYBALT: Juliet’s fiery cousin
- SAMSON: a Capulet retainer
- GREGORY: another retainer
MONTAGUES
- ROMEO: only son and heir of the Montague family
- MONTAUE: Romeo’s father
- MONTAGUE’S WIFE: Romeo’s mother
- BENVOLIO: Romeo’s cousin
- BALTHASAR: Romeo’s man
- ABRAHAM: a Montague retainer
THE PRINCE’S ENTOURAGE
- PRINCE ESCALUS: governor of Verona
- MERCUTIO: his kinsman and friend of Romeo
- COUNTY PARIS: another kinsman, suitor to Juliet
OTHERS
- FRIAR LAWRENCE: a Franciscan monk
- FRIAR JOHN: another Franciscan
- APOTHECARY: of Mantua
- Attendants, serving men and women, Masquers, musicians et al.
Romeo and Juliet
The famous story of star-crossed lovers remains one of Shakespeare’s most thrilling tales because, even if you know the tragic end, the glorious text always makes you yearn for love to survive. Two powerful families, the Montagues and the Capulets, insist on maintaining a vendetta that disrupts their city and puts the younger generation at risk. With reckless abandon and youthful indiscretion, these teens break all the rules and let love, lust, and fury drive their impulses. Filled with chance meetings, wild choices, impromptu fights, and secret rendezvous, Romeo & Juliet is an electrifying story of unyielding passion.
Gallery Players is located at 199 14th Street in Brooklyn. Take the F, G, or R train to Fourth Avenue / 9th Street.