GRADS 2011 Summer Shakespeare Season

Twelfth Night
By: William Shakespeare
Director: Peter Clark

“And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.”

Season:
Venue: New Fortune Theatre, UWA
Dates: 15th till 19th & 22nd till 26th March 2011 (Tues to Sat for 2 weeks - 10 shows)

Rehearsals:
Read through / cast & crew meet and greet prior to Christmas (December 2010)
Rehearsals would in initiate first week on January 2011 onwards

Olivia falls for new boy Cesario who is really Viola dressed as a boy. Viola has her eye on Orsino, while Orsino pines for Olivia, who is ever more taken with Cesario. That is until she claps eyes on Viola’s twin brother, who looks a little too much like his sister. To this, add a sexually frustrated steward, a randy old drunk, a maid with attitude, a fop, a fool and a clown and what begins in the aftermath of catastrophe soon transforms into gender-bending mayhem.

A new non-traditional approach, look and feel to this classic Shakespeare comedy will result in an exciting 2011 Summer Shakespeare season under the stars at the New Fortune Theatre.

CAST REQUIRED

Orsino – Duke of Illyria
Viola/Cesario – Sebastians twin sister
Lady Olivia – Rich Countess
Sebastian – Viola’s twin brother
Antonio – A Sea Captain
Sir Toby Belch – Olivia’s Uncle
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Malvolio – Olivia’s Steward
Maria – Olivia’s waiting women
Feste – A clown (Olivia Household)
Fabian – Servant to Olivia
Valentine & Curio – Two gentlemen who attend Orsino
A Sea Captain

(Gender & Age variations will be considered for some roles)

AUDITIONS:
Date/s: Saturday 27th November & Sunday 28th November 2010
Time: 9am Onwards
Location:
Saturday 27th: New Fortune Theatre, UWA Campus, Nedlands
Sunday 28th: Bradley Studio, UWA Campus, Nedlands

PREPARATION:
Those auditioning will be required to perform (memorise) a Shakespearean monologue (no more than 1 minute in length)

BOOKINGS:
To book an audition time for Twelfth Night please e-mail: peterclarky33@yahoo.com.au and provide a brief theatrical resume and note any previous Shakespeare experience (if any). Also advice preference for Saturday or Sunday audition. Times will be allocated.