Phil Willmott - Casting/Rehearsals
Casting Details for:
The Newly Discovered Shakespeare Play DOUBLE FALSEHOOD
An unpaid profit share production.
CLOSING DATE for applications: Thursday, 11 November 2010, 23:59
DON NOT EMAIL THE DIRECTOR FOR AN AUDITION. PLEASE CONTACT THE CASTING DIRECTOR DANIELLE TARENTO: danielletarento@hotmail.com
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A much anticipated, high profile, central London production of the newly authenticated Shakespeare play from a multi-award wining director.
Two contrasting beautiful female protagonists, one low-born and one of higher birth but not aristocratic; and two contrasting leading men, one of modest birth, full of honour and probity and the other an aristocratic villain. An interrupted marriage, a series of mad scenes and a near-rape ensure an action packed evening, much of which may be a lost text by Shakespeare,
“For most of the three centuries since its debut, Double Falsehood; or, the Distrest Lovers has been ridiculed as a hoax or just disregarded. Yesterday that changed when The Arden Shakespeare, one of the best regarded scholarly editions of Shakespeare s plays, published Double Falsehood, endorsing its credentials and making it available for the first time in 250 years” THE TIMES
This production will be the professional modern world premire.
This text, readily available on the internet, contains a host of fantastic roles for young male and female actors with some experience and significant training in classical acting, and a number of small ensemble parts which would suit actors with limited experience hoping to expand their CV.
Unfortunately this is a fringe/profit share production and it also rehearses during the holiday period for an opening in early January so it would be well worth checking you’re free for the rehearsal dates and could afford to work for no money before submitting your CV for consideration.
DON NOT EMAIL THE DIRECTOR FOR AN AUDITION. PLEASE CONTACT THE CASTING DIRECTOR DANIELLE TARENTO: danielletarento@hotmail.com
Company: The Steam Industry and The Union Theatre
Producer: The Steam Industry
Director: Phil Willmott
Casting Director: Danielle Tarento
Location: The Union Theatre, Southwark
Rehearsals: 10am – 6pm, December 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 27th, 28th,29th,30th, 31st 2010 & January 3rd – 18th 2011
Performances: Tuesdays to Sundays, January 18th – February 13th 2011
Role: Violante and Leonora (Female)
Description: 20s. Two fantastic leading Shakespeare roles for young actresses with significant classical theatre training.The characters are complex, witty. resourceful and passionate women dealing with heartbreak, obsession and revenge in beautiful and revealing 17th Century verse.
Role: Roderick, Henriquez, Julio (Male)
Description: 20s. Three fantastic leading Shakespeare roles for young actors with significant classical theatre training. The characters are complex, witty. resourceful and passionate men dealing with heartbreak, obsession and revenge in beautiful and revealing 17th Century verse.
Role: Duke Angelo & Don Bernard (Male)
Description:45+ Fantastic leading Shakespeare roles for two older performers with classical theatre experience. The characters are complex, witty. resourceful and passionate parents dealing with the heartbreak, obsession and revenge of their children, in beautiful and revealing 17th Century verse.
Role: Donna Camilla (Female)
Description:45+ Fantastic leading Shakespeare roles for an older actress with classical theatre experience. Written as a father in some versions of the play this matriarch is a complex, witty. resourceful and passionate woman dealing with the heartbreak, obsession and revenge of her daughter in beautiful and revealing 17th Century verse.
Role: Featured Ensemble M&F
Description:20+ There are a number of juicy, small ensemble roles which would suit versatile intelligent performers with little or no classical theatre experience wishing to expand their CV and skills with small parts in a high-profile Shakespeare production.It's likely that these roles will be combined with some understudying and light ASM responsibilities.
