[Capdist-auditions] Capital Rep announces TYA Equity Principal Auditions for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and PETTICOATS OF STEEL

Tue Aug 31 10:44:00 EDT 2010

AUDITION NOTICE: Equity Principal Actors needed for Capital Repertory
Theatre's 2010-2011 Education Season

Albany NY (August 30, 2010) - Capital Repertory Theatre announces equity
principal actor auditions to take place on Friday, September 10 for the
2010-2011 Education Season for two TYA touring 'On-the-Go!' productions - A
Mid Summer Night's Dream (Fall 2010) and Petticoats of Steel (Spring 2011).
Auditions will be at Capital Repertory Theatre, located at 111 North Pearl
Street, Albany, NY. Actors must live within commuting distance of the
theatre. There is no housing available. 

Equity Principal Auditions Details:

Friday, September 10, 2010                             

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Capital Repertory Theatre

111 N. Pearl Street

Albany, NY  12065

Prepare two (2) one-minute contrasting monologues, of which one must be from
a Shakespearean work.  Please bring picture and resume, stapled together.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

A fast-paced 70-minute version of Shakespeare's romantic comedy that blurs
the line between fantasy and reality.

First rehearsal:  Sept. 27, 2010

First performance:  Oct. 12, 2010

Closing performance:  Oct. 30, 2010

Seeking 4 versatile actors; 2 males and 2 females.  Must be able to play
multiple roles.  Character voice-work a plus.  Examples of tracks that
actors might portray:

Female:  Helena, Theseus, Titania, Snug, and others as cast.

Female: Hermia, Quince, Fairy, and others as cast.

Male:  Lysander, Oberon, Flute, Philostrate, and others as cast.

Male:  Demetrius, Bottom, Court Member, Fairy, and others as cast.

PETTICOATS OF STEEL

An original work using primary sources to tell the true stories of the women
of New York State - Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady
Stanton - and the roles they played in gaining voting rights for all women.

First rehearsal:  March 11, 2011

First performance:  March 25, 2011

Closing performance:  April 8, 2011

Seeking 2 versatile female actors.  Must be able to play multiple roles.

Female:  Caucasian, 20's - 40's, to emulate Susan B. Anthony, among others.

Female:  African American, 20's - 40's, to emulate Sojourner Truth, among
others.

For the past decade, Capital Repertory Theatre's TYA touring "On the Go"
productions have been presented in a variety of schools and environments
throughout the Capital Region to very diverse audiences.  Actors should
enjoy performing for and interacting with young audiences (middle and high
school students).  There are post-show discussions after every performance
(time permitting).  There are no overnight stays on the tour.  Performance
times vary on a daily basis. The TYA work week is Monday-Saturday.

Walk-in's welcome.  Actors may schedule an appointment by calling
518-462-4531.

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Capital Repertory Theatre is a not-for-profit professional theater with a
mission to create meaningful theater generated from an authentic link to the
community it serves.  Now in its 30th season, Capital Rep produces a
balanced season of dramas, comedies, musicals, contemporary and classic
plays to appeal to all tastes.  Possessing a history of more than 22 world
premieres and dozens of regional premieres, Capital Rep's productions
feature the finest actors, directors and designers from New York City, other
American regional theaters and the world.  These world-class professionals
are supported by a dedicated staff of theater professionals and artists who
live and work in the Capital Region, and whose talents serve the theater's
78,000 patrons.  In addition to the professional theatre of the highest
caliber, Capital Rep produces education and outreach programs that serve
more than 20,000 students and adult learners each year.  The only affiliate
of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) within the fourteen counties of
the Capital Region, Capital Rep has produced more than 4,750 performances,
employed more than 1,200 artists and has contributed more than $30 million
to the local economy since its inception in 1981.  

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