Cleveland Shakespeare Festival & Kulture Kids

Announce auditions for for their inaugural partnership: KIDShakes!

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (abridged)

…apologies to Shakespeare

 

SEEKING: 6 professional actors (adults comfortable acting alongside children) 


KIDShakes is an outdoor, site-specific, interactive performance of classic texts to provide meaningful exposure to the arts for young children (ages 5-10) and their families. The event includes a pre-performance workshop and audience participation.

Please prepare a video submission of one (1) comedic Shakespeare monologue, and also indicate if you can play an instrument. Performance of the instrument may be requested in the callback. Video auditions are accepted as an UNLISTED YouTube link.

All roles are open and paid a stipend to the actor upon completion of the last performance.

*Adult actors MUST BE COMFORTABLE working with children



This abridged version of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM follows the Rude Mechanicals journey as they attempt to rehearse a play. 

CAST SIZE: 6 actors 
PAID: All actors are paid a stipend
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Children
LENGTH: Approx: 30mins


Please submit your audition by July 17th, 5 pm EST

AUDITIONS: www.clevelandshakespeare.org/audition

IN-PERSON callbacks will be held the evenings of July 26th and/or July 27th


REHEARSAL DATES: August 19 - September 1

Wizbang Theater 

2134 Lee Rd. Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

 

PERFORMANCE DATES: September 2-September 10

September 2nd  @ 1:30 PM (rain date September 3rd) - James A. Garfield National Historic Site

September 9th @ 1:30 PM - Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Hines Hill

September 10th @ 1:30 PM  - Dunham Tavern Museum & Gardens