Our third production, Macbeth, will have performances from March 5 - 8, 2020 (in the Seaver Theatre). Rehearsals will begin January 27, 2020.
“Something wicked this way comes...” Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he and his wife set out on a bloody campaign to attain and hold onto the Scottish throne. Full of ambition, murder, ritual, guilt, and paranoia, Shakespeare’s 400-year-old play illuminates and interrogates the destructive effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake and on the public they govern.
Macbeth auditions are Friday, January 24 (6pm - 10pm), Saturday, January 25 (1pm - 4pm) with callbacks on Sunday, January 26 (1pm). Auditions will take place in the Seaver Theatre.
Signups for the auditions will be posted in the theatre office after January 18, 2020.
We will be using the Arden version of the play. It will be available for reading in the theatre office after January 10.
Office Hours are Monday – Friday 8:30 – 4:30.
Audition Requirements: A one minute Shakespearean monologue of your choosing. Bring resume and photo.
ALL roles are open to ALL genders, ages, and ethnicities.
The majority of the ensemble will play multiple roles throughout the play.
Available Roles: (**Note - Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have been cast as senior thesis projects.)
DUNCAN, King of Scotland
MALCOLM, his elder son
DONALBAIN, his younger son
BANQUO, Thane of Lochaber
FLEANCE, Banquo’s son
MACDUFF, Thane of Fife
LADY, Macduff’s wife
SON, Macduff’s son
LENNOX, Thane of Scotland
ROSS, Thane of Scotland
ANGUS, Thane of Scotland
MENTEITH, Thane of Scotland
CAITHNESS, Thane of Scotland
SIWARD, Earl of Northumberland
YOUNG SIWARD, his son
FIRST WITCH, one of the three weird sisters
SECOND WITCH, one of the three weird sisters
THIRD WITCH, one of the three weird sisters
HECATE, goddess of witchcraft
Three other WITCHES
APPARITIONS
CAPTAIN
SEYTON, retainer in Macbeth’s household
PORTER, in Macbeth’s household
OLD MAN
Three MURDERERS
Other MURDERERS
DOCTOR, at the English court
DOCTOR, in Macbeth’s household
Waiting GENTLEWOMAN, in Macbeth’s household
LORDS and THANES
SERVANTS
MESSENGERS
SOLDIERS
ATTENDANTS
"The Studio Series" consisting of Daphne's Dive and Pathos (the two plays in repertory for our fourth production) has been cast.