Richard III

by William Shakespeare

Current Season

CHANTICLEER SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
(June 6, 2025 — June 15, 2025)

Auditioned: 02/22/25- View Info

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Feb 22

Audition Type: EPA
Union: UNION
Contract: SPT IV
Audition Dates: February 22, 2025

Submit to: *********@*****************.***

Audition Personnel:

Blake Ellis (Artistic Director)
Brandon Weis (Executive Director)

Audition Location:
The Historic Warnors Theatre
1400 Fulton St
Fresno, CA93721

Comments: To schedule an audition appointment please email: (LINK 1). We will respond with a time slot within 48 hours. Please prepare one Shakespearean monologue or soliloquy, preferably in verse and no more than 3 minutes in length, which shows a mastery of scansion, classical performance, and clarity of text. Bring headshot/resume stapled together. Be prepared to stay and read sides if asked.

Original Audition Notice: Fresno, CA EPA

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ELM SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
(August 15, 2024 — September 1, 2024)
New Haven, CT

Auditioned: 03/06/24- View Info

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Mar 06

Audition Type: EPA
Union: UNION
Contract: LOA ref. LORT
Audition Dates: March 6, 2024

Submit to: ********@**************.***

Audition Personnel:

Rebecca Goodheart (Producing Artistic Director)

Audition Location:
Gateway Community College
20 Church St
Curran Room N100;
New Haven, CT06510

Comments: Email for appointment - no phone calls. Please prepare two 60-90 second monologues (no more than 20 lines) from Shakespeare with both totaling no more than 2 1/2 minutes. If you have a portable instrument which you play at professional performance level, please bring it and be prepared to sing 30 seconds of a song.

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AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE
(June 21, 2024 — June 30, 2024)
Austin, TX

CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER
(February 2, 2024 — March 16, 2024)
Chicago, IL

Auditioned: 04/20/23- View Info

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audition

Mar 27

Audition Type: Appointment
Union: UNION
Contract: CAT VI
Audition Dates: March 27, 2023 — March 27, 2023

Submit to: *************.*********************

Audition Personnel:

Bob Mason (Casting Dir.)
Alexis Taylor (Casting Associate)

Audition Location:
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
Chicago, IL60661

Comments: Prepare one classical piece (verse preferred). American accents. You are not required to a select piece from RICHARD III. Taped auditions accepted here (LINK 1).

Original Audition Notice: Mon, Mar 27, 2023

UNION

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Apr 20

Audition Type: EPA
Union: UNION
Contract: TYA
Audition Dates: April 20, 2023 — April 20, 2023

Submit to: *************.*********************

Audition Personnel:

Bob Mason (Casting Dir.)
Alexis Taylor (Casting Associate)

Audition Location:
Chicago Shakespeare
800 E Grand Ave
Chicago, IL60611-5436

Comments: Please prepare one classical piece (verse preferred). American accents. You are not required to a select piece from ROMEO AND JULIET. Optional video submissions: If auditioning on tape, please describe any stage combat experience you may have and if you are certified in any categories. Please send tapes by 11:59 pm on Thursday, April 20 to (LINK 1)

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OFF SQUARE THEATRE COMPANY
(July 7, 2023 — July 16, 2023)

Auditioned: 02/05/23- View Info

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Feb 05

Audition Type: EPA
Union: UNION
Contract: SPT V
Audition Dates: February 5, 2023 — February 6, 2023

Submit to: *********@*********.*** | ***-***-****

Audition Personnel:

Sadie Frank (Associate Producer)
Natalia Duncan Macker (Artistic Director)

Audition Location:
Off Square Theatre Company Studio Space
265 South Cache Street
Jackson, WY83001

Comments: Contact Elizabeth Taylor (LINK 1 or LINK 2) Monday-Friday 10am-4pm to schedule an appointment. Please prepare a 1-2 minute monologue from Shakespeareâ€™s work. It does not have to be age or gender specific - choose something you feel connected to.

Original Audition Notice: Sun, Feb 5, 2023
Original Audition Notice: Mon, Feb 6, 2023

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NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE
(June 13, 2023 — July 9, 2023)
New York, NY

Auditioned: 04/13/23- View Info

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Apr 13

Audition Type: EPA
Union: UNION
Contract: LOA ref LORT
Audition Dates: April 13, 2023 — April 13, 2023

Audition Personnel:

Stephen Burdman (Artistic Director)

Audition Location:
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
New York, NY10036

Comments: Signups begin Apr 6, 11:45 am (EST). Please prepare a brief cut of a monologue from a historical or dramatic Shakespeare play. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

Original Audition Notice: NYC EPA

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THE ST. LOUIS BLACK REPERTORY
(September 7, 2022 — September 25, 2022)
University City, MO

Auditioned: 07/12/22- View Info

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Jul 12

Audition Type: EPA
Union: UNION
Contract: SPT V
Audition Dates: July 12, 2022

Submit to: ***-***-**** | ******@***********.***

Audition Personnel:

Ron Himes (Founder and Producing Director)

Audition Location:
St. Louis Black Repertory
6662 Olive BLVD
University City, MO63130

Comments: Please contact Brian McKinley (M-Th, 1pm-4pm) to schedule an audition appointment.

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THE PUBLIC THEATER - NY
(June 17, 2022 — July 17, 2022)
New York, NY

Auditioned: 02/16/22- View Info

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Feb 16

Audition Type: Appointment
Union: UNION
Contract: LORT B

Submit to: ****************.*********************
Submission Deadline: February 16, 2022

Casting By: Thaler/Griffiths Casting

Jordan Thaler (Casting Dir.)
Heidi Griffiths (Casting Dir.)
Kate Murray (Casting Dir.)
Chalin Tulyathan (Associate)

Audition Personnel:

Jordan Thaler (In-House Casting Director)
Heidi Griffiths (In-House Casting Director)
Kate Murray (Associate — Casting)
Chalin Tulyathan (Associate)

Online/Video Submission

Comments: Please prepare a brief Shakespeare monologue. Please submit audition video via (LINK 1).

Original Audition Notice

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UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
(June 22, 2021 — September 10, 2021)
Cedar City, UT

Auditioned: 10/15/20- View Info

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Oct 15

Audition Type: Appointment
Union: UNION
Contract: LORT B & D

Submit to: *******@****.***
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2020

Online/Video Submission

Comments: Submit videos or links (w/PDF of headshot & resume) via email. For singers - Shakespeare verse monologue & brief song that shows your vocal range; for non-singers - Shakespeare verse monologue and contrasting contemporary monologue. Please state your name and what pieces you will be doing at the top of your video. Videos should not be longer than 3 minutes total.

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UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
(June 27, 2020 — September 5, 2020)
Cedar City, UT

HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
(April 10, 2020 — August 30, 2020)
Cold Spring, NY

Auditioned: 12/09/19- View Info

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audition

Nov 25

Audition Type: EPA
Union: UNION
Contract: LORT
Audition Dates: November 25, 2019

Audition Personnel:

Sean McNall (Assoc. Artistic Director)

Audition Location:
Pearl Studios NYC
500 8th AVE
New York, NY10018-6504

Original Audition Notice

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audition

Dec 2019

Audition Type: Appointment
Union: UNION
Contract: LORT
Audition Dates: Dec 2019

UTD Submission Preference: Submit via mail/email.

Casting By: Stephanie Klapper Casting

Audition Location:
New York, NY

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SYNETIC THEATER
(May 15, 2019 — June 16, 2019)
Arlington, VA

SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY
(February 5, 2019 — March 10, 2019)
Washington, DC

SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
(September 12, 2018 — October 7, 2018)
Seattle, WA

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by William Shakespeare

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