NYC Hedda Gabler/"The Winter's Tale, Equity Video Submissions

Hedda Gabler/"The Winter's Tale, Equity Video Submissions

CATEGORY:Theater: Plays

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EXPIRES:May 20, 2022 8:00 PM

Company

Bedlam, Inc.

Eric Tucker, artistic dir.-dir.; Zachary Elkind, assoc. artistic dir.

Production Description

Casting Equity actors for "Hedda Gabler" (Henrik Ibsen, playwright; Jon Robin Baitz, adapted by) and "The Winter's Tale" (William Shakespeare, playwright.)

Actors & Performers

Equity Actors: 18+

To apply, see the "Key Details" section below

Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations

Rehearsals begin July 11; runs Sept. 29-Dec. 11 in NYC.

Compensation & Contract Details

Professional Pay

Additional: Pays $820/wk. Equity LOA-NYC Agreement.

Key Details

Seeking talent from:

New York, NY

Additional Instructions:

Prepare one Shakespeare monologue in verse and one contemporary monologue. Email your headshot/resume along with your video submission by May 19 to Auditions@theatrebedlam.org. More info at bedlam.org. The two plays will be in repertory at the Irondale Center in Brooklyn, New York. Actors will play one role in Hedda and also various roles in The Winter’s Tale. Doubling TBD.

Additional Materials

"Hedda Gabler" And "The Winter's Tale" Roles

'Hedda Gabler'

Thea Elvsted: 35 - 45, woman (cis or trans), any ethnicity. A meek but passionate woman. She and her husband hired Eilert Lövborg as a tutor and she grew attached to Ejlert, acting as his personal secretary and aiding him in his research and writing. Mrs. Elvsted went to school with Hedda and remembers being bullied by her.

Hedda Gabler: 25 - 40, woman (cis or trans), any ethnicity. Daughter of the famous General Gabler; beautiful, intelligent, unpredictable, manipulative and sometimes dishonest. Dissatisfied with her life.

George Tesman: 30 - 40, man (cis or trans), any ethnicity. An amiable, intelligent scholar; ambitious and passionate about his work, and hopes for a professorship in History.

Julia Tesman: 45 - 60, woman (cis or trans), any ethnicity. George Tesman's aunt. After Tesman's parents died, Aunt Julia raised him. She is well-meaning, and she is constantly hinting that Tesman and Hedda should have a baby

Judge Brack: 35 - 55, man, (cis or trans), any ethnicity. A friend of both Tesman and Hedda, and he visits their house regularly. He has connections around the city and seems to enjoy meddling in other people's affairs. Worldly and cynical.