Auditions for King Lear, Summer 2023
Auditions for “King Lear” by William Shakespeare will be held Monday, May 15 and Tuesday, May 16, at 7:00 PM at the T.A. Blake Middle School Auditorium, Pound Street, Medfield.
King Lear will be performed on three consecutive weekends: July 22nd-23rd and July 29th-30th at the Bellforge Arts Center in Medfield, and August 5th-6th at the Music Court in Bird Park, Walpole.
Please prepare a one to two minute Shakespearean monologue, if possible. Actors will also be asked to read scenes from the play. No prior Shakespeare experience is necessary. Non-traditional casting will be considered, and actors of all genders are encouraged to audition for all roles. Please note that the role of Lear has been cast.
To arrange an audition appointment, please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084EAEAA2BA5FD0-auditions. An appointment is not required; however, auditioners are welcome to make one if they prefer to have their audition date planned in advance.
King Lear will be directed by Benjamin Medeiros, who is on the Gazebo Players Board of Directors. Previously, Benjamin has directed Hamlet and Othello with the Gazebo Players as well as assistant directing Jekyll and Hyde with Rhode Island Stage Ensemble, Julius Caesar with the Gazebo Players, and Something Rotten with the Walpole Footlighters. His extensive theatrical credits also include the roles of Berowne in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Caliban in The Tempest, and Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (all with the Gazebo Players); Banquo in Macbeth (F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company); Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Dragonfly Theatre); Manolo Costazuela in The Odd Couple (Female Version) (Mass. Arts Center); Ensemble in Hello Dolly! (Riverside Theatre Works: DASH Award Winner for Best Specialty Ensemble); and much more work both onstage and off.
King Lear will be performed on three consecutive weekends: July 22nd-23rd and July 29th-30th at the Bellforge Arts Center in Medfield, and August 5th-6th at the Music Court in Bird Park, Walpole.
Please prepare a one to two minute Shakespearean monologue, if possible. Actors will also be asked to read scenes from the play. No prior Shakespeare experience is necessary. Non-traditional casting will be considered, and actors of all genders are encouraged to audition for all roles. Please note that the role of Lear has been cast.
To arrange an audition appointment, please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084EAEAA2BA5FD0-auditions. An appointment is not required; however, auditioners are welcome to make one if they prefer to have their audition date planned in advance.
King Lear will be directed by Benjamin Medeiros, who is on the Gazebo Players Board of Directors. Previously, Benjamin has directed Hamlet and Othello with the Gazebo Players as well as assistant directing Jekyll and Hyde with Rhode Island Stage Ensemble, Julius Caesar with the Gazebo Players, and Something Rotten with the Walpole Footlighters. His extensive theatrical credits also include the roles of Berowne in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Caliban in The Tempest, and Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (all with the Gazebo Players); Banquo in Macbeth (F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company); Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Dragonfly Theatre); Manolo Costazuela in The Odd Couple (Female Version) (Mass. Arts Center); Ensemble in Hello Dolly! (Riverside Theatre Works: DASH Award Winner for Best Specialty Ensemble); and much more work both onstage and off.
