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Dates/Times/Locations:• Audition Option 1: Wednesday, September 25, 4- 7 p.m. at Centralia College*
• Audition Option 2: Thursday, September 26, 6 – 9 p.m. at SPSCC*
• Callbacks: Friday, September 27, 6-9 p.m. at SPSCC
• First Rehearsal: Sunday, September 29, 6-9 p.m. at SPSCC
*Please choose a convenient audition time and location
and plan to attend the entire audition period.
Preparation:
• One monologue not to exceed 2 minutes (optional)
• Readings from the play will be provided at audition
• Headshot and résumé (optional)
• Completion of audition form provided at audition, including contact information, schedule conflicts and list of any recent roles (in lieu of résumé).
About the play from the publisher:
Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John Hemings, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, The Book of Will finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.
CHARACTERS *Note that some roles will be doubled
HENRY CONDELL-40; feisty, hopeful friend and actor in the Kings' Men.
JOHN HEMINGES - 50; reasonable friend and financial manager of the King's Men; owner of the Globe Tap House; a good man, a gentleman, if serious.
RICHARD BURBAGE-50s; seasoned lion of the stage, famous across England, loud and proud.
ALCIE HEMINGES- 35, Johns' daughter and alewife, knows every.- one and hangs with the boys.
BOY HAMLET- Young actor.
BARMAN-Ruffian.
BARMAN 2-Drunk.
BEN JONSON-Poet laureate of England, friend/rival of Shakespeare. Amazing drunk. A bear of a man. Surprisingly weepy.
ELIZABETH CONDELL- Henrys' wife, savvy and fun.
REBECCA HEMINGES- John's wife, a good wife. Strong, busy with their grocery business, a woman who has weathered much but loves her husband and sons and God:
ED KNIGHT-"Stage manager" for the Kings' Men, self-serious and particular.
RALPH CRANE-Humble scrivener of the Kings' Men. Quick, sure, quiet.
WILLIAM JAGGARD-Successful; if shady publisher of books, plays, and playbills. He is confident in his ability to get what he wants. Very experienced, very connected, willing to do whatever
it takes to get the job done. An ass.
ISAAC JAGGARD-William's son, who will inherit the business. Sensitive,
an artist at heart.
MARCUS--20, printer's apprentice at the Jagard print shop, nosy but honest.
COMPOSITOR-Works for Jaggard, Young
EMILIA BASSANO LANTER- -50, fiery Italian feminist and poet, independent woman, lover of life (and of Shakespeare).
ANNE HATHAWAY SHAKESPEARE-60, Shakespeare's now ailing wife. Strong-wiled, a classy lady, a survivor.
SUSANNA SHAKSPEARE-30, good girl and daughter of Shakespeare.
CRIER-Newsboy.
BERNARDO, FRANCISCO-Actors playing those roles.
EDWARD DERNIG 60, book and theatre lover.
HORATIO
FRUIT SELLER
MARCELLUS
For more information or script previews, contact Lauren Love at [email protected] or by DM on Facebook.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
South Puget Sound Community College, 2011 Mottman Rd SW,Olympia,WA,United States
