Michigan Shakespeare Festival
Jackson, Mi
CALL TYPE
EPA
AUDITION DATE
Friday, February 7, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
AUDITION DATE
Saturday, February 8, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment please email Kimberly at: casting-hiring@michiganshakespearefestival.com
CONTRACT
LOA
$490 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2023 rate/2025 rate in negotiation.
LOCATION
Wayne State's Old Main
4841 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Enter through the doors to Elaine Jacob
Gallery off Hancock Street. Take elevator to
the 4th Floor.
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Janice L Blixt - Artistic Director, Director:
RICHARD III & MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Robert Kauzlaric - Director: THE BEAUX'
STRATAGEM: A COMEDY OF BAD MANNERS
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: May 27, 2025
1st Performance - RICHARD III: July 1
1st Performance - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: July 2
1st Performance - THE BEAUX' STRATAGEM: July 10
Closing performance: August 10, 2025 Shows run in repertory
Shows run in repertory
OTHER
www.michiganshakespearefestival.com
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination.
Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a
policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of
inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities,
and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Michigan
Shakespeare Festival's 2025 Season (See breakdown).
This is a rotating repertory company - actors are hired for the full season in 2 or 3 productions: 11-week contract.
Adult actors of all ages and all types are encouraged to audition. We practice inclusive casting.
PREPARATION
Please prepare two contrasting Shakespeare monologues together totaling 3 minutes or
less. Also, please bring 2 copies of your headshot and resume - one for each director.
BREAKDOWN
Michigan Shakespeare Festival 2025 Season
RICHARD III
Janice L Blixt, Director
SEEKING:
Richard III - CAST.
Edward IV
Clarence
Buckingham
Hastings
Dorsett
Rivers
Stanley
Ratcliffe
Catesby
Y. Stanley
Elizabeth
Anne
Margaret
Duchesse
Princess Elizabeth
Edward V
Yorke
MUCH
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Janice L Blixt, Director
SEEKING:
Beatrice - CAST.
Benedick - CAST.
Leonato
Don Pedro
Francis
Dogberry
Claudio
Don John
Soldier
Borachio
Conrade
Verges
Margaret
Hero
Ursula
Watch
BEAUX' STRATAGEM: A COMEDY OF BAD MANNERS
Robert Kauzlaric, Director
SEEKING:
Scrub
Boniface
Foigard
Archer
Aimwell
Bagshot
Sullen
Gibbet
Hounslow
Molly
Kate
Lady Bountiful
Cherry
Dorinda
LOA $490 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2023 rate/2025 rate in negotiation.
AEA