GRADS Summer Shakespeare 2011 'TWELFTH NIGHT' - Auditions in two weeks!

We still have auditions spots available (after 3pm) on Saturday or Sunday (27/28 November) for those of you interested in auditioning for GRADS 2011 Summer Shakespeare season 'Twelfth Night' (March 2011). Interested to hear from anyone who is keen to get involved in what promises to be a fun production! (especially male actors - as per usual!) Details / link as follows: GRADS 2011 Summer Shakespeare Season Twelfth Night By: William Shakespeare Director: Peter Clark “And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.” Season: Venue: New Fortune Theatre, UWA Dates: 15th till 19th & 22nd till 26th March 2011 (Tues to Sat for 2 weeks - 10 shows) Rehearsals: Read through / cast & crew meet and greet prior to Christmas (December 2010) Rehearsals would in initiate first week on January 2011 onwards Olivia falls for new boy Cesario who is really Viola dressed as a boy. Viola has her eye on Orsino, while Orsino pines for Olivia, who is ever more taken with Cesario. That is until she claps eyes on Viola’s twin brother, who looks a little too much like his sister. To this, add a sexually frustrated steward, a randy old drunk, a maid with attitude, a fop, a fool and a clown and what begins in the aftermath of catastrophe soon transforms into gender-bending mayhem. A new non-traditional approach, look and feel to this classic Shakespeare comedy will result in an exciting 2011 Summer Shakespeare season under the stars at the New Fortune Theatre. CAST REQUIRED Orsino – Duke of Illyria Viola/Cesario – Sebastians twin sister Lady Olivia – Rich Countess Sebastian – Viola’s twin brother Antonio – A Sea Captain Sir Toby Belch – Olivia’s Uncle Sir Andrew Aguecheek Malvolio – Olivia’s Steward Maria – Olivia’s waiting women Feste – A clown (Olivia Household) Fabian – Servant to Olivia Valentine & Curio – Two gentlemen who attend Orsino A Sea Captain (Gender & Age variations will be considered for some roles) AUDITIONS: Date/s: Saturday 27th November & Sunday 28th November 2010 Time: 9am Onwards Location: Saturday 27th: New Fortune Theatre, UWA Campus, Nedlands Sunday 28th: Bradley Studio, UWA Campus, Nedlands PREPARATION: Those auditioning will be required to perform (memorise) a Shakespearean monologue (no more than 1 minute in length) BOOKINGS: To book an audition time for Twelfth Night please e-mail: peterclarky33@yahoo.com.au and provide a brief theatrical resume and note any previous Shakespeare experience (if any). Also advice preference for Saturday or Sunday audition. Times will be allocated. http://www.theatre.asn.au/audition/2010/twelfth_night_grads_summer_shakespeare_2011