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Melville Theatre Company

Twelfth Night

16 Feb 2013 – 3 Mar 2013

Audition Dates

16 Feb 2013 – 3 Mar 2013

February 2013

  • Sat 16 February 2013

March 2013

  • Sun 3 March 2013

Details

Playwright
William Shakespeare
Director
Jeff Watkins
AddressCnr Stock Rd and Canning Hwy, Palmyra, WA

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - Twelfth Night - Melville Theatre

[edit]Production dates are between June 21 to July 6. See production listing for details [end edit]

Auditions will be held in the last two weeks of Feb and in to March depending on space availability, between the 16th of Feb and the 3rd of March.  Please provide a list of your availability within that time frame with the following conditions: weekday evenings and weekend afternoons.

Submissionscan be made to labrug.aus@ gmail.com and I will then review the applications to make arrangements for audition times. Applicants are only required to indicate their preferences at this time with relevant contact details. You can also keep in touch with updates on Facebook - Twelfth Night Facebook Group .

In terms of preparation, all applicants will need to prepare one Shakespeare Monologue from any play under 1 minute 30 seconds in length, and be prepared to present it in different ways.

Character Breakdown

Ages, where provided, are a guide and refer to the look of the character, not your actual age.  

Viola - Female - Twin to Sebastian - Younger than Orsino

Sebastian - Male - Twin to Viola - Younger than Orsino

PLEASE NOTE: In the interests of openness and honesty, I would prefer these two characters to look as much alike as possible. This should not stop anyone from auditioning for either of the above roles as wigs and make-up are options.

Orsino - Male - Young Duke - 30s

Olivia - Female - Grieving Lady - Late 20s to Mid 30s

Clown - Male - Musical, can sing reasonably well, and preferably play an instrument that can be carried, like a guitar, while singing.

Toby - Male - Older gentleman whom enjoys the regular drop of drink - 30s to 50s

Maria - Female - Olivia's Attendant - Younger than Toby

Malvolio - Male - Olivia's stern and suffering Steward - late 30s up

Andrew - Male - Foolish nobleman - late 20s to late 30s - Younger than Toby

Split Roles - I anticipate not getting enough men to play all the roles, so these roles are doubled up. I would also consider having women play them, as men, maybe.

Sea Captain / Antonio - Rugged Men of the Sea - late 30s and up

Valentine / Officer 1 - An Officer in Orsino's Court

Curio / Officer 2 - An Officer in Orsino's Court

Fabian (Servant) / Priest - Attendant in Olivia's Court

Contact

This audition has concluded. Contact details are not available for past events.