Redtwist Theatre is seeking actors to submit for Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare, Directed by Co-Artistic Director, Dusty Brown (they/them).
Characters:
Titus Andronicus
55+, White, Gender flexible - A great general, stern and deferential to the rules, often to a fault.
Lucius
Mid-30s, White, Gender Flexible - Titus' son; a skilled warrior, fiercely loyal to his family; musical talent a plus
Lavinia- Seeking understudy
20s, White, Female CW: Sexual Assault, Sexual Violence
Marcus
50+, race/gender flexible: Titus' kin; a skilled politician, though overshadowed by his brother's prowess. Ideally BIPOC and Gender Flexible.
Tamora-Seeking understudy
50+, race flexible, Female
Demetrius
18 - 25, race flexible, Male: Tamora's Son; the worst kind of privileged and toxic young man.
Chiron
18 - 25, race flexible, Male: Tamora's Son; the worst kind of privileged and toxic young man.
Aaron
30 - 50, Black, Male: Tamora's closest advisor and lover; cunning and ambitious; he'll rule the world if he doesn't burn it down first. This is Aaron's version of this story.
Saturninus
30 - 50, race flexible, Male: The new emperor, spoiled and fickle, would gleefully play the fiddle while Rome burned.
Ensemble
30 - 50, race flexible, gender flexible: Multiple rolls throughout, including Titus' sons, Saturninus' sibling, etc.
Stipend: Actors stipend is $350, $100 for Understudies (with their own rehearsal process and two guaranteed performances).
First Rehearsal: Week of January 6, 2025
Load-In: February 10
Tech: February 15 & 16
Opening: February 23
Closing: March 30
Rehearsals will take place at our rehearsal studio in Edgewater Presbyterian Church (next to Redtwist Theatre on Bryn Mawr) and will be four weekday evenings and one weekend day during the day for the rehearsal process, to be determined based on availability.
Performances will take place Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 3:30 PM.
Please prepare 60 seconds of a Shakespeare Monologue of your choosing and submit to this audition form as an unlisted youtube or vimeo link by December 8th at 11:59 PM.
Contact Info:
Please prepare 60 seconds of a Shakespeare Monologue of your choosing and submit to this audition form as an unlisted youtube or vimeo link by December 8th at 11:59 PM.
Please email eileen@redtwist.org with any questions.
Website: www.redtwisttheatre.org/