A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
AUDITION INFORMATION
Plot Synopsis: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare intertwines three plots in an Athenian forest: four young lovers whose affections become tangled by fairy magic; a royal quarrel and reconciliation; and a group of amateur craftsmen rehearsing a play. There’s love, betrayal, and a donkey's head. If you love Shakespeare and want to get involved at Theatre Albany, come on out to our first-ever Shakespeare dinner theatre with delicious food catered by Canterbury Kitchen!
WHEN:
Wednesday, February 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Friday, February 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION TIME SLOT - CLICK HERE
AUDITION FORM - CLICK HERE - please fill this out and bring to your audition. There will be some available at auditions, but please arrive early to give yourself time to fill it out before your time slot.
Rehearsals begin Saturday, February 21, and will generally be held Saturdays from 3 - 6 p.m. Weekday rehearsals will be added starting in mid-April.
SHOW DATES: May 1 & 2 @ 7 p.m.
We want to provide an opportunity for students to experience a live Shakespeare performance, so we will offer a matinee showing on Thursday, April 30 and/or Friday, May 1, time TDB. Availability for the matinee may or may not affect casting for the evening performances. We are open to double-casting certain roles.
AUDITION MATERIALS - CLICK HERE - these scenes will be used during auditions
Questions or conflicts? Email jalbano93@gmail.com.
Character Breakdown:
The Athenian Court
Theseus (Male) - the duke of Athens
Hippolyta (Female) - about to marry the duke of Athens
Egeus (Male or Female) - an Athenian nobleman/woman, Hermia’s father/mother, who wants her to marry Demetrius
Hermia (Female) - a young Athenian noblewoman, Egeus’s daughter. Though both Demetrius and Lysander are in love with her at the beginning of the play, she is in love with Lysander. She is feisty, independent, and short
Helena (Female) - a young Athenian noblewoman, who is in love with Demetrius, even though he currently loves Hermia. She is rather self-pitying, willing to put herself in dangerous situations for love, and tall.
Demetrius (Male) - a young Athenian nobleman who had previously loved Helena, but now loves Hermia.
Lysander (Male) - a young Athenian nobleman who loves Hermia
The Fairy Court
Oberon (Male) - King of the fairies, currently at odds with his wife Titania
Titania (Female) - Queen of the fairies, currently at odds with her husband Oberon
Puck (Male or Female) - Oberon’s servant, a mischievous fairy.
The Mechanicals
Quince (Male or Female) - a carpenter, and the frustrated director of the amateur play put on by the group of tradesmen
Bottom (Male) - a weaver, plays the lead in the amateur play, very full of himself, but gets his head transformed into a donkey’s
Flute (Male) - a bellows-mender, plays the lady in the amateur play and is not happy about it
Snug (Male or Female) - a joiner, plays the lion in the play and is worried about learning his lines and afraid that he’ll scare the ladies
Snout (Male or Female) - a tinker, who plays the Wall and Moonshine in the play
