[Capdist-auditions] UPDATED PLEASE USE BELOW Saratoga Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT - Seeking Actors (AUDITION REQUEST)

[Sara Friedman]

Please use the below to send out, with the correct rehearsal and
performance dates.  Thanks!
Sara


Sara E. Friedman
Email: saraellenfriedman at gmail.com
Phone: 917-501-5490


On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 5:25 PM Sara Friedman <saraellenfriedman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good evening. Would you post the following to the distribution list?
>
> *Saratoga Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT - AUDITIONS FOR PERFORMERS *
>
> *Saratoga Shakespeare Company* is seeking both Equity and non-Equity
> local performers for a July production of *Twelfth Night* by William
> Shakespeare in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, NY. *All roles are Paid.*
>
> *Audition Date(s):            May 20, 2023: 10 am - 6 pm *
>
> *May 21, 2023: 10 - 4 pm (Callbacks only)*
>
>
>
> *LOCATION: *Skidmore College, Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater
>
> *Please prepare two one-minute Shakespeare monologues. Appointments will
> be scheduled every 5 minutes, starting at 10 am. Please email *
> *helena at helenabinder.com* <helena at helenabinder.com>* to request a time
> and put "Twelfth Night EPA" in the subject line. *
>
> ACTORS EQUITY CONTRACT: SPT 3
>
> PERSONNEL: Director, Helena Binder
>
> DATES:  First Rehearsal: June 26, 2023, Performances: July 13-16 and 19 –
> 21, 2023
>
> *BREAKDOWN:*
>
> VIOLA - A young woman of aristocratic birth, who, having been washed up on
> the shores of Illyria decides to make her own way in the world. She
> disguises herself as a young man, calling herself "Cesario," and becomes a
> page to Duke Orsino.  Viola exhibits strength of character, quick wit, and
> resourcefulness. Although her disguise puts her in an impossible position,
> she maintains self-control and a quiet dignity that contrast with the
> over-the-top emotional performances of love and mourning by the other main
> characters, Orsino and Olivia. While those two characters seem almost to be
> play-acting, Viola truly feels pain when she believes that her brother
> Sebastian is dead and when her love for Orsino seems impossible. Her
> poignant plight is the central conflict in the play.
>
> SEA CAPTAIN/FABIAN (Double cast) - The Captain of the ship that sank while
> carrying the twins Viola and Sebastian. The captain survives along with
> Viola and assures her that the last he saw of Sebastian, her brother was
> alive. Loyal, helpful, and a native of Illyria, he gives Viola information
> about the region that helps her devise her plan to find work with Orsino.
> FABIAN - An attendant in Olivia's household, presumably often participating
> in the antics of Sir Toby. Earnest and straightforward.
>
> ORSINO - A powerful nobleman in the country of Illyria. Orsino is lovesick
> for the beautiful Olivia, but becomes more and more fond of his new
> attendant, Cesario, who is actually a woman—Viola. Orsino is a vehicle
> through which the play explores the absurdity of love.  His constant,
> self-indulgent complaints about his lovesickness also display his extreme
> self-centeredness and considerable ego. It is the self-indulgence and the
> conquest that appeal to him.
>
> OLIVIA - A wealthy, beautiful and noble Illyrian lady, Olivia is courted
> by Orsino and Sir Andrew Aguecheek, but insists that she is in mourning for
> her brother, who has recently died. She and Orsino are mirror characters in
> that each seems to enjoy wallowing in his or her own misery and
> self-involvement.  Viola’s arrival in the masculine guise of Cesario
> enables Olivia to break free of her self-indulgent melancholy. Olivia seems
> to have no difficulty transferring her affections from one love interest to
> the next, however, suggesting that her romantic feelings do not run deep.
>
> SEBASTIAN - Viola's twin brother whom she believes is lost at sea, and who
> likewise, thinks she's dead. He is an aristocrat and capable of deeply felt
> emotion for his sister. The constant, powerful love he shows while grieving
> and when reunited with Viola contrasts with Orsino's and Olivia's
> relatively frivolous emotions. He is also the only major character in the
> play who is completely truthful. He is also pragmatic, as when the
> beautiful, wealthy Olivia proposes to him, and he accepts, despite the fact
> that he has never met her before.
>
> MALVOLIO - The straitlaced steward—or head servant—in the household of
> Olivia. Malvolio is supercilious and looks down on others, particularly
> those who engage in drinking and having fun. Priggish and haughty, he is a
> self-righteous killjoy who annoys the other members of the household by his
> constant condescension.  In return, Toby, Sir Andrew, and Maria, play a
> cruel trick on him, making him believe that Olivia is in love with him. In
> his fantasies about marrying his mistress, he reveals a powerful ambition
> to rise above his social class.  However, Malvolio is not an evil character
> and his eventual downfall should evoke some ambiguity as to its fairness.
> Though the prank on Malvolio adds to the comic relief of Twelfth Night, it
> also reveals Malvolio's ambition, arrogance and deluded self-love and he
> remains, in the end, bitter and lacking in personal insight.
>
> FESTE (FOOL)- The clown, or fool, of Olivia’s household, Feste is a
> free-spirited singer who moves between Olivia’s and Orsino’s homes. He
> earns his living by making pointed jokes, singing songs, being generally
> witty, and offering good advice and he functions, in a sense, as a Greek
> chorus. In spite of being a professional fool, Feste is the wisest
> character in the play, highlighting the foolishness of the others.  But he
> is a sympathetic rogue and not judgmental or condescending.  Some singing
> required.  Ability to accompany self on guitar, a plus.
>
> SIR TOBY BELCH - Olivia’s uncle/cousin. Olivia lets Sir Toby live with
> her, despite his rowdy behavior, practical jokes, heavy drinking and
> late-night carousing.  He has managed to finance his excessive eating and
> drinking by latching on to the rich but clueless Sir Andrew.  Carefree and
> insolent, Toby represents the chaotic spirit, and is a foil for the
> controlling, self-righteous Malvolio.
>
> MARIA - Olivia’s clever, feisty and daring maid, she is protective of the
> delinquent Toby, whom she loves.  Unlike, Malvolio, Maria succeeds in
> bettering her social position through her insight and wit and is
> essentially the gears that keep the household running.
>
> SIR ANDREW AGUECHEEK - A friend of Sir Toby’s and an aristocrat, Sir
> Andrew attempts to court Olivia, but he doesn’t stand a chance. He wants to
> regard himself as witty, brave and good at languages and dancing, but it is
> his money that keeps him in Toby’s, and thereby Olivia’s, good graces. A
> clueless innocent.
>
> ANTONIO - A man with a dubious past who rescues Sebastian after his
> shipwreck. Steadfast, earnest and loyal but having had some run-ins with
> the law, Antonio has become very fond of Sebastian, caring for him,
> accompanying him to Illyria and furnishing him with money. Antonio’s
> attraction to Sebastian, however, never bears fruit. Despite the ambiguous
> and shifting gender roles in the play, Antonio’s love for Sebastian cannot
> be fulfilled.
>
> CURIO – Gentleman serving Orsino. Member of the aristocracy devoted to
> Orsino’s service. May be double cast with ANTONIO.
>
> OFFICER – Official police of Illyria.
>
> Saratoga Shakespeare Company is committed to an inclusive casting policy
> and encourages all actors to audition regardless of an individual's sex,
> race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, national or
> ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Please
> refer to breakdown for details.
>
>
>
> Sara E. Friedman
> Email: saraellenfriedman at gmail.com
> Phone: 917-501-5490
>
>
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