TIC's summer production of Women Playing Hamlet by William Missouri Downs, directed by Molly Ballerstein, is currently casting through Actors Access (auditions Tue & Wed May 10 & 11).
Please ONLY submit through Actors Access (and do not re-post).
5 show run at Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios, midtown NYC, June 22-26, 2016
AEA showcase, $150 stipend.
Rehearsals: May 17-June 17, evenings in midtown Manhattan.
Tue/Wed/Thur nights and Sun June 12
Tech: Mon June 20 evening
Final Dress: Tue June 21 evening
5 performances: Wed June 22 @ 7:30 pm, Thur June 23 @ 7:30
pm, Fri June 24 @ 7:30 pm, Sat June 25 @ 7:30 pm, Sun June 26 @ 2:30 pm
Given the ensemble nature of the play, please only submit if
you can commit to all dates.
SEEKING:
[ JESSICA ]
(29 years old). LEAD. Very pretty, self-deprecating, funny.
A former soap opera star tackling the role of Hamlet and seeking answers. At
times, she falls into her old Minnesotan accent. This character is on stage
nearly the entire time and does a lot of direct address to the audience.
[ GWEN ]
(50s+). LEAD. A smart, direct, dry-witted NYC acting coach
(once was nominated for a Tony Award), puts Jessica through her paces for the
role of a lifetime
[ ACTRESS #1 ]
(29 years old). SUPPORTING. Attractive and whimsical.
Actress Who Works at Starbucks/Punky Bike Messenger/Home Shopping Network
Model/Soap Opera Starlet/Geeky Teenager
[ ACTRESS #3 ]
(Mid-30s+). SUPPORTING. Articulate and confident. Plays a
Blowhard Male Humanities Professor/Minnesotan Priest Who Loves Shakespeare/A
Philosophizing Bartender
[ ACTRESS #4 ]
(40s+). SUPPORTING.
Dramatic and character-y. Male Psychiatrist/Ghost/Home Shopping Network
Host/Grand Dame Soap Opera Star Who’s Had a Stroke
