Quintessence Theatre Group 2024-25 Season
About the project
Alex Burns, artistic dir.; Eleni Delopolous, casting assoc.; Lee Cortopassi, creative mgr.
Casting Equity actors for roles in Quintessence Theatre Group's 2024-25 Season. Season includes: "Cyrano De Bergerac" (Edmond Rostand, writer; Martin Crimp, free adaptation; Rehearsals begin Sept. 3; tech runs Sept. 20-22; runs Oct. 5-27), "Kiss Me, Kate" (Cole Porter, Bella Spewack, and Sam Spewack, writers; Rehearsals begin Nov. 5; tech runs Nov. 21-24; runs Dec. 6-Jan. 5, 2025), "Antony & Cleopatra" performed in rotating repertory with "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Shakespeare, writer; Rehearsals begin Jan. 21, 2025; tech runs Feb. 21-25; runs Mar. 15/22-Apr. 27), and TBA: June Project (Rehearsals begin Apr. 30, 2025; tech runs May 22-25; runs June 7-29).
Roles in this project
Dates & Locations
Rehearses and runs in Philadelphia, PA.
Compensation & Contract
Key Details
- Jun 3, 2024: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDT
For
Shakespeare, prepare two short contrasting verse monologues (90
seconds) comedic and dramatic. For "Cyrano"/TBA, prepare a contemporary
monologue in heightened language. For "Kiss Me Kate," a short monologue
and a short vocal selection from a classic musical (romantic comedy).
Bring your headshot and resume stapled together. An Equity Monitor will
not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. To schedule an
audition appointment, email Eleni Delopolous at Artistic@QuintessenceTheatre.org.
For more info, visit www.qtgrep.org.
Equity’s
contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and
encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment
opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such,
Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and
ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Additional Materials
"CYRANO DE BERGERAC"
CHRISTIAN DE NEUVILLETTE: (25 - 35) In love with Roxana and new to the Gascons. Handsome, quick-witted, and fearless.
COUNT DE GUICHE: (45 - 55) Roxana's jealous and controlling guardian. He is married but in love and lust with his ward.
CYRANO DE BERGERAC: (35 - 45) A swashbuckling poet deeply in love with Roxana. Loyal, proud, and dramatic.
DUENNA: (35 - 65) Roxana's handmaid and friend. She has a biting, sarcastic sense of humor.
LE
BRET: (30 - 40) Captain of the Gascon regiment. He is Cyrano's friend
and is a nice guy but possesses a seriously militaristic attitude.
MONSIEUR MONTFLEURY: (35 - 45) An actor. Full of himself & thinks of himself as gift to the opposite sex.
RAGUENEAU: A baker, poet, and drunk. Cyrano's friend.
ROXANA: (20 - 30) Cyrano's cousin. She is young, beautiful, and loves to be doted on.
VISCOUNT DE VALVERT: (25 - 35) A member of the French nobility. Set up by De Guiche to marry Roxana. A brutish snob.
"KISS ME, KATE"
FRED
GRAHAM - 30-50, strong baritone, commanding presence. He is an actor,
director and producer of the play within the play. He has the lion's
share of Shakespearean dialogue. Plays Petruchi in The Shrew. He is also
Lilli's ex-husband.
LILLI VANESSI - 30-50, strong mezzo soprano. She
is an actress of stage and screen, proud, haughty, much like her
character Katherine in The Shrew, but also vulnerable. Ex-wife of Fred
and engaged to Harrison Howell.
LOIS LANE - 20-30, strong mezzo
belter. She is an actress, the quintessential ingenue with lots of
charisma and charm. She also plays Bianca in The Shrew.
BILL CALHOUN -
20-30, good tenor or baritenor. He is a ne'er-do-well actor who has a
bit of a gambling problem. Is a Broadway hoofer, so he should move
really well. He also plays Lucentio in The Shrew.
HARRISON HOWELL -
50+, does not sing. Dignified gentleman from Georgia, very political,
sometimes played as a general. He is a little stuffy and is engaged to
Lilli Vanessi.
FIRST & SECOND GANGSTERS - 30-50+ comic baritones
or tenors. They are the archetypical gangsters complete with accent.
Does some soft shoe in "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" so should move well.
Also appears in The Shrew, unexpectedly.
HARRY TREVOR - 50+, sings in
the ensemble. He is an actor who appears mostly in The Shrew as
Katherine and Bianca's father, Baptista. He has mainly Shakespearean
dialogue.
HATTIE - Any age, good voice. She is Lilli's dresser and sings "Another Op'nin', Another Show" and sings in "Too Darn Hot."
RALPH - Any age, sings in the ensemble and is the stage manager of The Shrew.
PAUL - Any age, tenor or baritenor. He is Fred's dresser.
GREMIO - Any age, tenor or baritenor. Actor who appears in The Shrew.
HORTENSIO - Any age, tenor or baritenor. Actor who appears in The Shrew.
HABERDASHER - Any age, an actor who plays the Haberdasher in The Shrew.
NATHANIEL, GREGORY, & PHILLIP - Any ages. Actors who play Petruchio's man servants in The Shrew.
"ANTONY & CLEOPATRA"
MARK
ANTONY - One third of the triumvirate, the alliance between Antony,
Octavius, and Lepidus that rules the Roman Empire. Antony is a great
general, beloved by his men.
CLEOPATRA - Queen of Egypt. She is the
last of the Greek dynasty that began its rule over Egypt, centuries
before, with Ptolemy. Cleopatra is the lover of Antony, and others in
the past, including the deceased Julius Caesar.
OCTAVIUS CAESAR -
Julius Caesar's nephew and adopted son. Destined to become Augustus, the
ruler of the Roman Empire. A young man (20s).
LEPIDUS - An old man. The lame duck of the triumvirate. Too old to be a serious contender for power.
SEXTUS POMPEIUS - His father was Pompey the Great, a popular Roman general who becomes a rival to the triumvirate.
ENOBARBUS - Friend to Antony. An officer, one of Antony's closest friends and supporters.
VENTIDIUS - A gifted officer of Antony, blessed also with political savvy.
EROS - A lieutenant and one of Antony's dearest friends.
THIDIAS - Friend to Caesar. Messenger.
IRAS, CHARMIAN - Attendants to Cleopatra.
A SOOTHSAYER - A clairvoyant who predicts many things, although some of his predictions are masked.
A CLOWN - Deliverer of the asp that kills Cleopatra.
"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM"
THESEUS, Duke of Athens / OBERON, King of the Fairies
HIPPLOYTA, Queen of the Amazons / TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies
EGEUS, father of Hermia / Robin "PUCK" Goodfellow, a mischievous sprite with magical powers
HERMIA, young daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander
LYSANDER, a young Athenian, in love with Hermia
DEMETRIUS, a young Athenian, suitor to Hermia, former lover of Helena
HELENA, a young Athenian, in love with Demetrius
PETER QUINCE, a carpenter
NICK BOTTOM, a weaver
FRANCIS FLUTE, a bellows-mender
TOM SNOUT, a tinker
SNUG, a joiner
ROBIN STARVELING, a tailor
TBA: June Project
Will hold auditions once the Project is announced.
