Shakespeare‘s “A Midummer Night’s Dream” featuring the music of Felix Mendelssohn
An “Acting Shakespeare” Summer Course culminating in a professional-quality production.
General Audition Information (Volunteers, Tuition, How to prepare)
2018 Production Dates
AUDITIONS:
Friday, 27 April, 6:30 PM
Saturday, 28 April, 2:30 PM
Auditions at Las Cruces Community Theater, 313 N. Main St., Las Cruces
CALLBACKS:
Monday, 30 April 6:00 PM
J. Paul Taylor Academy, behind Alma de Arte School
CASTING LIST POSTED:
Tuesday, 1 May
PARENT MEETING:
Wednesday, 2 May, 7:00 PM
Goals: Accept roles, pay tuition, join committees, pickup handbills
J. Paul Taylor Academy, behind Alma de Arte School
REHEARSALS: June 18-July 19
PERFORMANCES: July 21, 21, 27, 28
2018 AMND Synopsis
SETTING: Athens, during the Classical Age of Greece, (450–404 BC)
SYNOPSIS
A Love Quadrangle brews between Greek youth: Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius, and Helena. Hermia’s father appeals to the Duke of Athens and the Queen of the Amazons, to step in to force his daughter’s hand.
Meanwhile, in Fairy Land, Oberon and Titania (King and Queen of the fairies) are locked in a dispute of their own.
As if that weren’t enough, a group of bumbling craftsmen are preparing a play for the Duke’s upcoming wedding.
Stir in a love potion, a spell for a donkey’s head, and a mischievous fairy servant who can’t tell one Athenian from another, and you’ve got all the ingredients for one of Shakespeare’s most famous comedies!
AMND Roles available
We’re looking for:*
⇒5-6 females aged 15-19 (Titania, Hermia, Helena, Hippolyta, Quince, Egeus)
⇒6-7 males aged 15-19 (Oberon, Demetrius, Lysander, Theseus, Egeus, Quince, Bottom)
⇒6 comedic males or females aged 12-19 (Puck, Flute, Starveling, Snout, Snug, Philostrate)
⇒10 males or females aged 9-19, who dance/martial arts; singing preferred for females, (Fairies: Lodestar, Nightshade, Hemlock, Wolfsbane, Speedwell, Woodbine, Dewdrop, Sweetbriar, Cobweb, Brooklime, Peaseblossom, Moth, Mustardseed, Willowherb)
⇒1 small boy, non-speaking role, lightweight enough to be carried by Titania (Changeling Boy)
* Note: any of these roles has the possibility of singing, if the conditions are right, and the actor would like to, but only the female fairies are required to sing.
Audition Sides—Female Roles
Audition Sides—Male Roles
