Name: SIST Auditions: Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Start: 2025-02-28T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-01T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

SIST Auditions: Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company Auditions:
Doctor Faustus
By Christopher Marlowe, Adapted by J. Giachetti
Director: J. Giachetti (She/They)
Choreographer: Sami Blake (She/Her)
Stage Manager: Nikita Chernin (He/Him)
In this atmospheric-horror reimagining of “Doctor Faustus”, Christopher Marlowe’s tale of ambition and damnation is thrust into the heart of the American Great Depression. Set against a backdrop of economic despair, Faustus, a brilliant yet disillusioned academic, is lured by demonic Mephistopheles, who takes on the role of a "puppet master," guiding him into deeper moral corruption. With every sin, Faustus becomes more entangled in Mephistopheles’ sinister puppet show, his every movement dictated by the decaying world around him. As Faustus descends further, the line between reality and nightmare blurs, and the Seven Deadly Sins—sinister marionettes who were once human, now acting as the devil’s “hand”—emerge from the shadows, their twisted forms locked in eternal torment. This immersive production blends Marlowe’s original text with chilling visuals, occult traditions, puppetry, sound, and movement to evoke a world on the brink. Through the lens of Depression-era America, where survival is a ruthless game, the struggle between Faust and Mephistopheles takes on a terrifying new resonance, exploring psychological horror and existential dread.
This production will tentatively rehearse Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons from March through May (subject to change based on availabilities), starting at Snug Harbor in Staten Island (minutes away from the free Staten Island ferry) before moving to The Staten Island Playhouse at the Empire Outlets (located at the Staten Island Ferry)
Auditions will take place on Friday, February 28th from 6:00 to 10:00pm, and Saturday, March 1, from 11:00am to 2:00pm, with callbacks from 3:00pm to 7:00pm in The Learning Center, Building G, at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301. Auditions will be booked in hour long windows.
To make an audition appointment email Stage Manager, Nikita Chernin, at [email protected] with a preferable time window and we will accommodate as best as possible. Self tape auditions/callbacks will be taken on a case-by-case basis.
Please prepare a classical monologue in the tone of the show (preferably around 90 seconds-2 minutes). Memorized is preferred, but rather have you on book than not there if interested.
ALL ROLES ARE OPEN. There will be a small stipend ($100) provided to actors.
This production is interested in having a diverse cast that represents our modern landscape, showcasing actors of different races, ethnicities, ages, sexualities, body types, abilities, et cetera.
Performances will take place in the Staten Island Playhouse at Empire Outlets on Staten Island, right next to the ferry terminal on the following dates:
Friday, May 9 – 8:00pm
Saturday, May 10 – 8:00pm
Sunday, May 11 – 2:00pm
Friday, May 16 – 8:00pm
Saturday, May 17 – 8:00pm
Sunday, May 18 – 2:00pm
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
FAUST (21-50, All Ethnicities, All Gender): a highly intelligent but complexly flawed scholar driven by ambition and a thirst for power who makes a dangerous pact with the devil
MEPHISTOPHELES (21-50, All Ethnicities, All Genders): a cunning and manipulative devil, both charming and sinister, who serves as Faustus’ tempter and, ultimately, tortured puppet master pulling Faust’s strings
PRIDE (18-75, All Ethnicities, All Genders): A former sinner, now a demonic puppet of Mephistopheles, embodying the deadly sin of PRIDE, a formidable tool in Faust's damnation, portraying multiple characters. (Dance/movement experience a plus)
ENVY (18-75, All Ethnicities, All Genders): A former sinner, now a demonic puppet of Mephistopheles, embodying the deadly sin of ENVY, a formidable tool in Faust's damnation, portraying multiple characters. (Dance/movement experience a plus)
LUST (18-75, All Ethnicities, All Genders): A former sinner, now a demonic puppet of Mephistopheles, embodying the deadly sin of LUST, a formidable tool in Faust's damnation, portraying multiple characters. (Dance/movement experience a plus)
GLUTTONY (18-75, All Ethnicities, All Genders): A former sinner, now a demonic puppet of Mephistopheles, embodying the deadly sin of GLUTTONY, a formidable tool in Faust's damnation, portraying multiple characters. (Dance/movement experience a plus)
AVARICE (18-75, All Ethnicities, All Genders): A former sinner, now a demonic puppet of Mephistopheles, embodying the deadly sin of AVARICE, a formidable tool in Faust's damnation, portraying multiple characters. (Dance/movement experience a plus)
SLOTH (18-75, All Ethnicities, All Genders): A former sinner, now a demonic puppet of Mephistopheles, embodying the deadly sin of SLOTH, a formidable tool in Faust's damnation, portraying multiple characters. (Dance/movement experience a plus)
WRATH (18-75, All Ethnicities, All Genders): A former sinner, now a demonic puppet of Mephistopheles, embodying the deadly sin of WRATH, a formidable tool in Faust's damnation, portraying multiple characters. (Dance/movement experience a plus)