Auditions

Information on this page was updated on 19 June 2010


Hamlet


HAMLET
By William Shakespeare

Directed by Chris Cardoni
Produced by Melissa Sine

Auditions:
Sunday August 8 (7:00 - 10:00 PM)
Monday August 9 (7:00 - 10:00 PM)

Call backs will be held Tuesday August 10

Other times available by arrangement

For your convenience, notification of callbacks and casting is always posted on a voice answering machine.

These Auditions are by Appointment Only !

To make at appointment or ask a question:
Contact the producer Melissa Sine at (978) 758-8421
or send an email to melissasine@comcast.net

Please leave a mesasge with your name, telephone number and preferred audition date and time. You will receive an e-mail or phone call with a confirmation of the exact time.



Place:
Auditions and performances are held at Beatrice Herford's Vokes Theatre, 97 Boston Post Road (Route 20) Wayland, MA.

Directions



Prepare: For your convenience you can download a copy of the director's adaption as a Word Document. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Rehearsals:
About three to four evenings a week (Sunday - Thursday) depending on the availability and preferences of the cast. Rehearsals begin early September with the fight choreography for Hamlet and Laertes.

Performances:
Every Thursday - Saturday evening October 28 - November 13, 2010 at 8:00 PM (and Saturday matinees on November 6 & 13 at 2:00 PM).

Cast of Characters
Please note: there is flexibility in the ages of the characters.
Some roles may be doubled or tripled
Horatio Friend to Hamlet
Hamlet Prince of Denmark
Bernardo Soldier of the Guard
Marcellus Soldier of the Guard
Ghost of Hamlet's Father
Claudius Hamlet's Uncle, King of Denmark
Gertrude Hamlet's Mother, Queen of Denmark
Polonius Lord Chamberlain
Laertes Son to Polonius
Ophelia Daughter to Polonius
Rosenkrantz Friend to Hamlet
Guildenstern Friend to Hamlet
Player King
Player Queen
Player Lucianus
Additional Players Traveling Actors; male and female
Sailor
Gravedigger
Priest
Osric Nobleman
Guards, Attendants