Michigan Shakespeare Festival
Jackson, Mi

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, February 7, 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: castinghiring@

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

SALARY

LOA $490 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2023 rate/2025 rate in negotiation.

UNION

AEA