Auditions for the 2013 season will be held in NYC and Albany, NY in February.
We are now accepting headshot and resume submissions, as well as video auditions, for the 2013 season. See below for mailing address and video requirements.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
You may submit a headshot and resume via email to casting@adkshakes.org. Headshots and resumes are best submitted as photo and document attachments (.JPG, .PDF, .TIF, .DOC or .DOCX files are accepted). You may include a link to a professional website, in addition to the attached files. Email submissions without attached files will not be considered.
We will begin contacting actors for in-person audition appointments as soon as possible. Audition appointments are offered in one-hour blocks and must be confirmed in advance. The auditions are held in groups of 8-10 actors. Actors will present a prepared monologue (classical verse only) and will also read sides from the season. These are intended to be cold readings, but a complete selection of sides will be posted on the website in advance for your perusal.*
Due to a high volume of submissions, we are unable to schedule in-person auditions for every actor. If we are unable to schedule you for an audition, we strongly urge you to consider submitting a video audition (see requirements below). If you plan to submit a video, please contact the Casting Director at casting@adkshakes.org with a request for sides, which may be included in your video.
*If you require additional time to prepare specific sides due to a learning disability or other need, please contact the Casting Director at casting@adkshakes.org and your request will be considered.
Our 2013 Casting Call is for:
The Summer Festival Season: Macbeth, The Tempest, and an original children’s production of David & Goliath
(Scheduled for July - August, 2012 in the Adirondack Mountains, NY)
Seeking to fill 7 positions in a company of 8 actors. Actors will perform in repertory over a period of three to five weeks. Two of these acting positions will act in one mainstage production and serve as “conductor” for the other mainstage production.
Housing is provided. Round-trip travel is provided between NYC and the Adirondack Mountains. We are also seeking a Production Stage Manager. All positions are paid. All roles are open.
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for the Adirondack Shakespeare Company and best of luck!
To download a copy of the audition sides, click here.
VIDEO AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Video Audition Deadline: February 24, 2013
Video auditions may be submitted through the mail or uploaded onto the internet.
For internet uploads:
- if you choose to upload your video, you MUST send an email to advise the company on how we can navigate to it.
- send the email to: casting@adkshakes.org
- email subject heading should read: (Actor Name) ADK CASTING VIDEO.
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-the body of the email must include instructions on how to navigate to the video. a direct link to the URL is preferred.
For mail submissions:
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-address the disc to:
Tara Bradway, Artistic Director
ADK Shakespeare Co. CASTING
10 Albert Drive
Troy NY, 12182
VIDEO FORMAT:
- doesn't have to be anything fancy, but should be the clearest picture and sound quality practicable.
- see video upload sites (e.g. Youtube) or DVD creating software for technical specifications.
- if sending a disc, our preference is that you send something that will play in a DVD player.
- if you cannot send a playable disc but are sending the video file copied to disc, please use .avi or .mp4 formats.
VIDEO CONTENT:
- Actor Slate which should consist of NAME, CONTACT INFO, and CHARACTER NAMES/TITLES of ALL PIECES
(E.g.: My name is ACTOR NAME. I can be reached at actorname@actormail.com. I will be reading Berowne from Love's Labour's Lost and King Richard from Richard II.)
- 2 contrasting monologues. at least one monologue MUST be in verse.
- OPTIONAL: a brief demonstration of any special skill such as singing/playing an instrument/juggling, etc.
If you have any questions, you can reach us at: casting@adkshakes.org.
Becca Stevens, Duane Allen Robinson, Laura Montes, and Greg Davies, As You Like It
