Audition Registration

Summer 2023 Auditions

Ithaca Shakespeare will be holding online auditions on April 8-9, 2023 for our 2023 Summer Season.

The season will feature an outdoor production of:

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Directed by Beth Harris

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SCHEDULING AND LOCATIONS:

Rehearsals begin May 30
Performances are July 20-23 and 26-30

Rehearsals are held at various locations in Ithaca, typically on 3-4 weeknight evenings and one or both weekend afternoons. Not all actors are called for every rehearsal. Individual schedules will vary depending on your role(s).

The schedule will be a little lighter near the beginning of rehearsals and a little heavier as we get closer to performances. Rehearsal times may be extended as we get closer to performances, including extended tech rehearsals on the weekend prior to opening.

While we can usually accommodate a few isolated schedule conflicts, actors are expected to be generally available at our scheduled rehearsal times, especially in the weeks before opening.

All performances will be held at Robert H. Treman State Park. All performances start at 6 pm and actors are usually called no later than 5 pm.

Actors may have some pre-show / front of house responsibilities as part of the performance.

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CASTING AND AVAILABLE ROLES:

All roles are open.

Most roles are cast without callbacks. If any callbacks are needed, we will arrange them with each actor individually.

We will also be looking for onstage musicians / sound effect artists. These performers may or may not have speaking roles as well, and could possibly be onstage for the entire show.

Some understudy positions may be available.

Our program is generally not set up to accommodate out of town actors. We do not have housing available, and actors receive a small stipend at the end of the run.

The Ithaca Shakespeare Company is committed to diversity and inclusiveness in our casting practices. We seek actors of all races, ethnicities, and gender identities, and we embrace non-traditional casting for all roles unless the specifics of a character's identity are an essential part of the narrative.

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AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS:

Instructions for preparing for the audition can be found under "Guidelines" to the right.

If you can't make the scheduled auditions on April 8-9, you have the option of submitting a pre-recorded video audition instead. Don't use this page to do that! Instead, click on the appropriate link under "Resources" to the right.

You can also contact us at info@ithacashakespeare.org to see if an alternative audition time can be arranged.

To schedule an audition time, just fill out the registration form below.

PLEASE NOTE: All questions on the registration form below require an answer. Enter N/A or NONE if the question doesn't apply to you.

Thank you!

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!