• When: April 17th, 6pm / April 18th, 10am-2pm / Callbacks, if needed: April 19th, 2pm

• Where: 931 N 2nd Ave Rome, GA 30165 (next to Grove’s Shoe Repair)

  • If you cannot attend auditions in person, you may send in a video of your monologue. We will be in touch about a Zoom meeting to go over scene work, etc. 

• Please submit audition form by April 16th.

• Casting actors age 15+ 

  • As in past seasons, there will be a young actor’s show that will serve as the opening show to the festival (also A Midsummer Night’s Dream!), performing before us. We have opened auditions up to older teens in case they would like to be cast as one of our named fairies or supporting roles. They can also choose to audition for the young actor’s show of Midsummer for a lead/larger role. Directors of both shows will work together to accommodate actors in both shows. 

  • Auditions for our young actor’s show of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be announced at a later date. 

 

• What to expect at auditions:

  • Introduction

  • Monologue presentations

  • Theatre Game

  • Scene Work

• Monologue info: Any monologue from A Midsummer Night’s Dream is preferred for auditions, but any monologue from Shakespeare text will be accepted (do not feel you must choose your monologue based on gender). Examples of monologues from Midsummer:

  • Bottom: Act 4, scene 1: When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer…

  • Egeus: Act 1, scene 1: Full of vexation come I, with complaint…

  • Helena: Act 1, scene 1. How happy some o’er other some can be..

  • Lysander: Act 1, scene 1: You have her father’s love, Demetrius…

  • Oberon: Act 2, scene 1: I pray thee give it me…

  • Puck: Act 2, scene 1.   Thou speak’st aright…

  • Puck: Act 3, scene 2.  My mistress with a monster is in love…

  • Titania: Act 2, scene 1. These are the forgeries of jealousy…

• Will be casting the following characters:

  • The Mechanicals: Working class individuals that gather to rehearse a play to perform for the Athenian royals and upper class.

    • Nick Bottom: a weaver

    • Peter Quince: a carpenter

    • Francis Flute: a bellows-mender

    • Tom Snout: a tinker

    • Snug: a [furniture] joiner

    • Robin Starveling: a tailor

  • Beings of the Fairy Realm:

    • Puck: Mischievous creature who loves pranks, serves Oberon

    • Oberon: King of the fairies

    • Titania: Queen of the fairies

    • Peaseblossom: Serves Titania

    • Cobweb: Serves Titania

    • Mote: Serves Titania

    • Mustardseed: Serves Titania

  • The 4 Lovers: Four young Athenians, all from wealthy families

    • Hermia: in love with Lysander

    • Helena: in love with Demetrius

    • Lysander: in love with Hermia

    • Demetrius: Eyes for Hermia, but “hands for Helena” 👀 

  • Other Athenians:

    • Egeus: Hermia’s father, wanting to marry her to Demetrius

    • Theseus: Duke of Athens

    • Hippolyta: Queen of Amazon, won by Thesus in battle

    • Philostrate: Master of Revels (covering court entertainment)
       

If you have any questions about auditions, monologues, etc. please feel free to reach out to Nancy Dobbs at nance.dobbs@gmail.com