Seeking Video Submissions for Summer Season Job at THEATRE PHILADELPHIA in Orego

Seeking Video Submissions for Summer Season

Shakespeare in Clark Park

Post Date: Jan 23, 2025

We are looking for both AEA and non-AEA performers for our touring production of All's Well That Ends Well and our outdoor summer musical, Midsummer: a psychedelic new musical to be staged in Clark Park.

A Note About Casting:

Shakespeare in Clark Park is fully committed to diversity and inclusion. We are committed to principles of ethical and diverse representation in our casting, and actors of all races, ethnicities, genders, and physical abilities are encouraged to audition.

Our breakdowns refer to the gender of the characters as written in these new adaptations. Shakespeare in Clark Park invites actors of all genders to submit for the season. Additional conversations around gender and the performance thereof can and will occur in the callback and rehearsal process, including the option to opt-in/opt-out of consideration for specific roles at callbacks.

All's Well

a new touring adaptation by J.C. Pankratz (they/them)

Opening 6/6

Performances 6/6-6/29 max 3 performances a week, Thurs-Sun, schedule pending

SEEKING:

1. Track 1 - HELEN: they/them, 20s or 30s. Our protagonist, an orphan who has fallen in love with someone beyond their station. Bright. Determined but indecisive. Learning to speak their mind. Questioning a lot. Desperate to figure out their place in this world.
2. Track 2 - BERTRAM/LAVATCH: he/they, 20s or 30s. Bertram is the countess' son and the reluctant object of Helen's affections. Proud but petty, ambitious, a mean-streak. A person who loves the height of his place in the world; Lavatch is the fool to the countess.
3. Track 3 - COUNTESS/Musician: she/they, 40s+. Bertram's mother and Helen's caretaker. Wise and patient, but not a pushover. Loves a dirty joke. Very accepting.
4. Track 4 - PAROLLES/DIANA: they/them, 20s or 30s. DIANA: A young woman who agrees to help Helen seduce Bertram. Sharp, observant, confident--a born performer. PAROLLES: Bertram's best friend. Your older brother's friend who is funny until he tells a joke that's a little too sexual. Flirty, confident, only so many brain cells. Diana and Parolles are the pinnacle of womanhood and manhood, respectively.
5. Track 5 - KING (PUPPET): he/they, 30s+. King of France whom Bertram and Parolles serve under. Stern but kind and acquainted with gratitude. Slowly and unhappily accepting he's at the end of his days. Puppetry experience preferred.

Midsummer - a psychedelic new musical OR A Bottom's Dream

Adaptation, music & lyrics by Jay Eddy (they/them)

First Rehearsal 6/30 (off July 4)

Dress 7/22

Performances 7/23-7/27

SEEKING:

1. QUINCE: He. Performing Titania, she. A fairy drag queen.
2. PHILOSTRATE: She. Performing Oberon, he. A fairy drag king.
3. BOTTOM: She. Performing Lysandra, she. Also: an ass.
4. FLUTE: She. Performing Hermia, she. Also: Peaseblossom.
5. STARVELING: He. Performing Demetrius, he. Also: Cobweb.
6. SNOUT: He. Performing Helenus, he. Also: Mustardseed.