2010 Sydney Shakespeare Festival

In its third year, Sydney Shakespeare Festival has fast become a fixture on Sydney's summer calendar. Audiences enjoy a picnic and take in the spectacular views of Sydney Harbour and city skyline as they experience the thrill of outdoor theatre combined with the pure genius of Shakespeare. For the 2010 festival one cast will perform (on alternate nights) Twelfth Night and The Merchant of Venice directed by artistic director and co-founder Julie Baz.

Twelfth Night

Mistaken identity, heroes, villains and all kinds of gamesmanship are in abundance in this crowd-pleasing, yet wicked and poignant comedy. Throughout, the pursuit of love is revealed as a vexing, troubled and potentially humiliating pastime, a kind of emotional shipwreck that ends either in disaster or salvation...

The Merchant of Venice

When a bride is won with an enemy's money, the debt must be repaid. In this unsettling, provocative and controversial comedy, competing claims of tolerance, prejudice, justice and mercy are played out in some of Shakespeare's most electrifying scenes.

Actors required

2 x males* 25–35 years (multiple roles in each play - to be decided)

1 x female* 25-35 years (Viola in Twelfth Night and Nerissa and Salarino in The Merchant of Venice)

NB. As we perform outdoors, our actors need to be resilient to the elements and demonstrate in the audition the capacity to deliver highly energised performances utilising strong vocal projection.

Auditions

Sun 11 Oct 2010 (individual 15 minute timeslots between 10am and 8pm)

Call backs Sat 17 and Sun 18 Oct 2010 (individual 1 hour timeslots between 11am and 6pm)

To apply, email your CV and headshot (no large files please) to info@sydneyshakespearefestival.com.au

NB. Please check your availability against the dates below before applying to audition.

Performances

8pm-10.15pm (call time for actors - 6pm-11pm)

Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun

7 Jan–14 Feb 2010 Bicentennial Park, Glebe Foreshore

NB. All the cast are required to assist with bump in and bump out of each performance.

Rehearsals

6.30-10.30pm Tues, Wed, Thurs 11am-6pm Sat and Sun

1 Nov – 20 Dec 09

NB. All the cast will not be required at every rehearsal, however, all the cast will be required on Sundays.

Production week

10am-6pm Sat 2 and Sun 3 Jan 2010

6pm until late Mon 4, Tues 5, Wed 6 Jan 2010

1-6pm Thurs 7 Jan 2010 1-6pm Sat 9 Jan 2010

NB. All the cast will be required for all the production week dates and times.

Payment

Each cast member will receive a share of 25% of the (gross) box office.

For more information visit our website: http://www.sydneyshakespearefestival.com.au/