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Home Made Theater Announces auditions for:HAMLET PRINCE OF DENMARK
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
adapted by Dianne O’Neill and J. Scala.
Directed by Dianne O’Neill
Assistant Director: J. Scala
AUDITION DATES:
Sunday September 22 and Monday September 23
7:00-9:00 p.m.
AUDITION LOCATION:
Home Made Theater’s rehearsal space in the Wilton Mall (Behind Home Goods) - 3065 Route 50, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Feb 28-March 2, and March 7-9, 2025
PERFORMANCE LOCATION:
Saratoga Music Hall - 5 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
WHAT TO PREPARE:
Please bring resume and headshot, if you have them. Actors will read from sides. Sides and the full script are available on the Home Made Theater website: https://homemadetheater.org/get-involved/auditions/
Casting will not be gender, race, or age specific.
AVAILABLE ROLES:
Hamlet: a Prince struggling with grief after the death of his father King Hamlet. A university student, charming, funny, does not suffer fools gladly. A fine actor(convinces his entire family and the Danish Court. That he has lost his marbles). Intelligent, introspective, questions….. everything.
Claudius: Hamlet’s uncle, now King, and loving husband to his brother’s widow. Devious, dangerous, can be charming when he needs to be.
Polonius. Chamberlain to the King. Well meaning, if overbearing father to Laertes and Ophelia. Loquacious, rather too pleased with his importance, and his opinions.
Horatio: Hamlet’s university friend. Loyal and dependable, with a wicked sense of humor.
Laertes: Polonius’ son, university student, foil to Hamlet: artless, blunt, impulsive, willing to burn the world down for revenge.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: Hamlet’s childhood friends. Two ‘yes men’ Hamlet describes as ‘tedious’. They are gormless, humorless, gullible, not evil, but prefer to let those in power do their thinking for them.
Osric: A young noble from the countryside, unaccustomed to courtly etiquette. An object of ridicule for Hamlet and Horatio. (Doubles as Bernado)
Player King: Principal actor of the Tragedians of the City. Plays Gonzago in The Murder of Gonzago. Dignified, a strong prescence, ability to cry real tears a plus. (Doubles as a member of the court) (Doubles as Gravedigger)
Player Queen: Leading lady of the Tragedians of the City. Plays Baptista in The Murder of Gonzago. (Doubles as a member of the court)
Player: younger member of the Tragedians of the City. Plays Lucianus and Prologue in The Murder of Gonzago. (also doubles as a member of the court) (Doubles as second Clown).
Queen Gertrude: Hamlet’s mother, married to her late husband’s brother, Claudius. Adept at navigating her position as a woman surrounded by powerful men; but set in her ways and unwilling to rock the boat.
Ophelia: Polonius’ daughter, courted by Hamlet. She is loving, empathetic, fragile. Deeply trusting of her father and her brother Laertes, perhaps to a fault.
First Clown (Gravedigger): lugubrious, dry sense of humor. Sings acapella.
Second Clown: gravediggers assistant. A simple fellow.
Ghost: Apparition like Hamlet’s father King Hamlet.
Ensemble: servants, gentleman, sailor, messenger, attendants. priest, courtiers.
**If unavailable for audition dates, please send video submission by 5:00pm on 09/23/24 to [email protected]. Please include resume, headshot, and a selection from the provided sides at https://homemadetheater.org/get-involved/auditions/
CONTACT:
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Wilton Mall, A Silver Breeze, 3065 Route 50, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, United States,Wilton, New York
