<font face="arial" size="4"><p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><em>Please take a moment to careful peruse the character breakdowns for each show, as we are looking at non-traditional casting in most all roles, but several in particular.</em></p>
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<p class="p2" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Ohio Shakes, located in Akron, will cast a summer company to perform in both outdoor productions of</span></p>
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<p class="p6" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Up to three AEA contracts available for each production. All non union actors paid a stipend determined by size of role, length of commitment, and number of years spent with the company.</span></p>
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<p class="p6" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Open Auditions will be held at Greystone Hall (103 S High Street, Akron) on Monday <strong>March 26th, 6:00-10:00pm</strong> and <strong>Saturday April 7, 3:00-6:00pm.</strong></span></p>
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<p class="p6" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">No walk-ins, please.</span></p>
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<p class="p6" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Actors may request an audition time by submitting a<strong> headshot and resume </strong>to <a href="mailto:tess@ohioshakespeare.com"><span class="s3">tess@ohioshakespeare.com</span></a>, and please include in the subject line: </span><span class="s4"><strong>Ohio Shakes Summer Season Auditions</strong></span><span class="s5"><strong>.</strong></span></p>
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<p class="p6" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1"> Actors may request a particular time frame, and will be scheduled in the closest available slot.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Video auditions, </span><span class="s6">though not encouraged,</span><span class="s1"> may be submitted to <a href="mailto:tess@ohioshakespeare.com"><span class="s3">tess@ohioshakespeare.com</span></a>.</span></p>
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<p class="p6" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Prepare 2 contracting Shakespeare monologues, no longer than 3 minutes in total length <strong>OR</strong> a scene to read from ROMEO & JULIET or ALL’S WELL.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>(Reader provided, scene need not be memorized.) </span></p>
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<p class="p6" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Invited callbacks will be held April 9 and 10. </span></p>
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<p class="p8" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Ohio Shakespeare Festival operates with an informal resident acting company. Ohio Shakespeare company members who have worked with the Festival within the past two seasons do not need to come to open auditions.  All said company members <strong>must</strong> submit their interest to tess@ohioshakespare.com, including roles they wish to read for and their preferred time/date of callback.<strong> All company members must email their interest to be invited to callbacks, no exceptions.</strong></span></p>
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<p class="p9" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1"><em>When indicating genders of characters in descriptions below, please know that Ohio Shakespeare is open to all the ways a person can identify on the gender spectrum.</em></span></p>
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<p class="p12" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s7">ROMEO AND JULIET</span></p>
<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">By William Shakespeare</span></p>
<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Directed by Nancy Cates</span></p>
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<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Rehearsals begin: June 5, rehearsing Tuesday-Friday and Sunday evenings, Saturday afternoons, Mondays off.</span></p>
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<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Performances: June 28 - July 15</span></p>
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<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Description: <em>Performed </em><strong><em>outdoors </em></strong><em>at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Shakespeare’s classic story of those star crossed lovers in Verona. This production will be more interpretive with the traditional age of characters than is usual.</em></span></p>
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<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1"><strong>The roles of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, the Nurse, and Friar Laurence have been cast from our resident acting company.</strong></span></p>
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<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1"><strong>Please also note</strong> that<em> Romeo and Juliet </em>casting may influence the casting of our December indoor production of <em>Shakespeare in Love</em>. Where possible, we may track parallel roles. Participation in both productions is <strong>not</strong> required, however.</span></p>
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<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">AVALIABLE ROLES:</span></p>
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<li class="li13"><strong></strong><span class="s1"><strong>Available roles for females (traditionally male characters will be played as pants roles), all ages and ethnicities:</strong></span></li>
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<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Benvolio—a peacemaker who nevertheless gets wrapped up in the fighting. A very good friend of Romeo’s. Stage combat skills required.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Tybalt—more than Prince of Cats. Juliet’s cousin. <strong>Strong stage combat skills required.</strong></span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">The Prince—forbids dueling amongst the Capulets and Montagues, banishes Romeo.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Lady Capulet—Juliet’s mother, hopeful that Juliet will marry County Paris.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Lady Montague—Romeo’s mother, concerned with the brawling that goes on between the two households.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Balthazar—part of the famous opening brawl and the unhappy messenger who mistakingly tells Romeo that Juliet is dead. Some stage combat skills required.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Abraham—part of the famous opening brawl, some stage combat skills required.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Chorus—a narrating figure. Depending on casting needs, Chorus may be combined with other roles.</span></li>
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<li class="li13"><strong></strong><span class="s1"><strong>Available roles for males, all ages and ethnicities:</strong></span></li>
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<li class="li13"><span class="s1">County Paris—the count who is eventually engaged to marry Juliet. Stage combat skills required.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Sampson—part of the famous opening brawl, some stage combat skills required.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Gregory—part of the famous opening brawl, some stage combat skills required.</span></li>
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<li class="li13"><span class="s1"><strong>Seeking all genders, ages, and ethnicities for the following roles.</strong> </span></li>
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<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Lord Capulet—Juliet’s father. Very protective of her, but very upset when, for no apparent reason, she refuses to marry Paris.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">The Apothecary—the figure who provides Romeo with his mortal poison. </span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Lord Montague—Romeo’s father, part of the opening brawl. Some stage combat skills required.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Peter— a servant in the capulet house</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Paris’s page</span></li>
<li class="li15"><span class="s1">Citizens of Verona, Musicians, Ensemble—specifically seeking actors with stage combat experience, dance abilities, and musical abilities.</span></li>
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<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Directed by Terry Burgler</span></p>
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<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Rehearsals begin: June 30, Tuesday-Friday evenings, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, Mondays off</span></p>
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<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Performances: July 26-August 5, Thursdays-Sundays</span></p>
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<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1">Description: <em>Performed </em><strong><em>outdoors </em></strong><em>at Stan Hywet Hall & Garden, a less frequently produced Shakespeare comedy. Helen saves the King from a deadly illness, and as a reward, she is allowed to marry whatever nobleman of the court she pleases. She chooses Bertram—prince not-so-charming—but he would rather fool around with Diana. A Shakespearean fairytale turned on its head—this happily ever after is not the one you were expecting.</em></span></p>
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<p class="p13" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s1"><strong>The roles of Bertram and The Countess have been cast from our resident acting company.</strong></span></p>
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<li class="li13"><strong></strong><span class="s1"><strong>Available roles for females, all ages, and ethnicities:</strong></span></li>
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<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Helen—cures the king of a deadly disease, and is rewarded by being allowed to choose whatever husband she desires.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">The Widow—Diana’s mother, extremely practical and not very warm. She accepts money from Helen in exchange for letting her daughter participate in a kind-of-messed-up trick.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Diana—the widow’s daughter and the woman Bertram prefers. She helps trick Bertram into sleeping with Helen.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Mariana—a strong cameo role in Act 3 scene 5. She warns Helen of men like Bertram.</span></li>
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<li class="li13"><strong></strong><span class="s1"><strong>Seeking all ages, genders, and ethnicities for the following roles.</strong></span></li>
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<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Paroles—Bertram’s best friend and gentleman servant, arrogant, raunchy, and a soldier. A capitano figure.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">The King of France—powerful, generous, moves the plot forward by allowing Helen to choose her husband from among the court.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Lavatch—the countess’s clown, requires an actor with excellent comedic skills.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Lafew—nobleman of the court. Generous, loyal, feisty. Needs to appear significantly older than Bertram and Paroles.</span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">The First and Second Lord Dumaine—two brothers, noblemen of the court. Soldiers who help play a deserved prank on Paroles. </span></li>
<li class="li13"><span class="s1">Ensemble characters—specifically seeking actors with stage combat experience, dance abilities, and musical abilities.</span></li>
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