Casting Call: 'Macbeth'

It’s the play that dares not speak its own name.

Hub City Players will hold auditions for William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 14-15. A tragedy written for the coronation of King James II of England, “Macbeth” tells the story of its titular protagonist, who usurps the throne of Scotland following a civil war and rules by bloodshed and oppression until his fated overthrow.

Auditions will be held at 623 Georges Road, Suite C-1, North Brunswick. (Entrance is in the rear of the building.) Bring a head shot and acting resume, if available; and come prepared with a 14-line monologue from one of Shakespeare's tragedies. You also will be asked to do a reading from the script. Performances will be in October in New Brunswick, at Greater Brunswick Charter School.

The following roles are needed. Ages are approximate. For more information, contact director David Learn at davidlearn at gmail dot com.

Duncan	King of Scotland	50s-70
Macbeth	Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, a general in the King's army	30s-40s
Lady Macbeth	his wife	30s-40s
Macduff	Thane of Fife, a nobleman of Scotland,	40s-50s
Lady Macduff	his wife	40s-50s
Malcolm	elder son of Duncan	30s-40s
Donalbain	younger son of Duncan	20s-30s
Banquo	Thane of Lochaber, a general in the King's army	late 40s
Fleance	his son	late teens
Lennox	nobleman of Scotland
Ross	nobleman of Scotland
Menteith	nobleman of Scotland
Angus	nobleman of Scotland
Caithness	nobleman of Scotland
Siward	Earl of Northumberland, general of the English forces	40s
Young Siward	his son	late teens
Seyton	attendant to Macbeth
First Witch	The maid	Teen to early 20s
Second Witch	The mother	30s to 50s
Third witch	The crone	60s and older
Boy	Son of Macduff	Teen or preteen.
Gentlewoman	Attends Lady Macbeth
Doctor	Attends Lady Macbeth during her illness.
A Sergeant
A Porter
An Old Man

Other lords, gentlemen, officers, soldiers, murderers, attendants, and messengers

The show will be directed by David Learn, with performances at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 11-20. Stage manager is Laura Zahorbenski. Also needed are a fight choreographer and a costumer.

Casting Call: 'A Chorus Line'

Villagers Theater will be holding auditions for the award-winning show "A Chorus Line" at 7:30 July 29 and 30.

Set during an audition for a Broadway show, young performers share their deepest hopes, fears and dreams as they compete for a chance of a lifetime. A Chorus Line, featuring one of the most brilliant scores ever written for the stage, is an enthralling and emotional metaphor for what drives each of us to pursue our dreams. Running for nearly 15 years, it was one of the longest-running shows on Broadway.

Roles to be cast include:

Zach (30-40)	The director and choreographer of the show.
Larry (18-30)	Zach's assistant.
Alan Deluca (30, baritone)	From the Bronx. Very straight. Street tough, macho, newly married to Kristine Urich.
Bebe Benzenheimer (26, Alto)	From Boston. Very insecure about her looks. Is funny, which is a cover for her insecurities. Feels a little excluded, just wants to be liked.
Bobby Mills (25, baritone)	Funny and witty. Very sharp tongued. Covers everything over with a joke, had a very hard childhood. From upstate New York.
Cassie Ferguson (30ish, soprano)	Older Dancer. Returning to the chorus after years of being a featured performer. Very strong dancer. Shy & kind-hearted. Had a relationship with Zach.
Connie Wong (20 or 32, alto, female)	Experienced dancer. Short. Married. A bit of a mother hen with a great sense of humor. Born in Chinatown, Lower East Side, New York or Greenville, North Carolina.
Diana Morales (27, Alto)	Streetwise, a little bit tough, eternal optimist and starry eyed. A determined athletic dancer from the Bronx.
Don Kerr (26, baritone)	Ladies' man, married. Into cars, money, and women. Hedonist, cool, flirts with Maggie Winslow, very sure of himself. All American guy, Cocky, worked with Zach before. From Kansas City.
Gregory Gardener (32, baritone)	Done it all before. Gay. Very conscious of how he looks and appears to others. Quite a smart-alec and has worked with Zach before. Very East Side New York.
Judy Turner: (28, Mezzo)	Funny, gawky, nervous, scatterbrain. Warm and hopeful. Very awkward except when dancing.
Kristine Urich (22, mezzo)	Wide-eyed, naive. Very nervous when not dancing. Married to Alan Deluca.
Maggie Winslow (25, soprano)	A sweetheart, little sister type. Dreamer. Fairly experienced dancer from California.
Mark Anthony (20, Tenor)	Optimistic first timer, naive but charming. Great dancer and All-American kid. Hopeful and fresh, obsessed with sex. Very young from Arizona.
Mike Costa (24, tenor)	Quite aggressive, determined, cocky and sure of himself but likeable. Has worked with Zach before. Experienced and flirts with the girls. From New Jersey.
Paul san Marco (28, baritone)	Introverted and slightly insecure but loving performing, Paul is only now starting to feel comfortable about being gay and accepted by his parents. From Spanish Harlem, New York. Friends with Diana.
Richie Walters (27, tenor)	From Missouri. African-American, strong dancer, enthusiastic, cool and funny. Very likeable and laid back.
Sheila Bryant (29, alto)	Oldest dancer on the line. Brassy, sexy and sophisticated. One of the more popular dancers, very funny.
Valerie Clark (25, mezzo)	Sassy, funny and foul-mouthed. A brazen, direct, attention seeker from Vermont.
Cut Dancers (18-35)

Callbacks will be held Aug. 1. Villagers Theatre is located at 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset.

Casting Call: 'Spamalot'

If you're a knight who says Ni, like to blow your nose at silly English  kaniggits, or just generally enjoy Pythonesque humor, Playhouse 22 is looking for you.

The theater will hold open auditions for Monty Python's "Spamalot" at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, 12 and 13. Callbacks will be held August 15. Adapted for the stage by veteran Python Eric Idle, "Spamalot" is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

Auditionees should prepare 32 bars of a Broadway-style song; songs from the show are acceptable. An accompanist will be provided. No acapella. All auditionees will need to participate in the dance audition.

Auditions will be held at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The show will be directed by Mark Kalet. Auditions will be held on a first-come, first-serve basis. Roles may be cast without regard to gender. Roles that have been doubled may be split.

Performances will begin at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 8 to 24.
 

King Arthur (Late 30s-60s, baritone)	The King of England who sets out on a quest to form the Knights of the Round Table and find the Holy Grail. Great humor.
Sir Robin (30s-40s, baritone)	A knight of the Round Table. Called 'Sir Robin the Brave,' though he couldn't be more cowardly. Joins the knights for the singing and dancing. Also plays Guard 1 and Brother Maynard, a long-winded monk. Dancing is a must.
Sir Lancelot (30s-40s, baritone)	A Knight of the Round Table. He is fearless to a bloody fault but through a twist of fate, does discover his 'softer side.' This actor will need skill with character voices and accents, as he also plays the French Taunter, an arrogant, condescending, over-the-top Frenchman; the Knight of Ni, an absurd, cartoonish leader of a peculiar group of knights; and Tim the Enchanter, a ghostly being with an extreme Scottish accent.
Patsy (30s-40s, baritone)	King Arthur's horse and servant. Underappreciated but always longing for King Arthur's approval. Some tap dancing. Also plays Mayor, a jolly red-faced man who advertises the merits of his hometown and the drunken, useless Guard 2.
Sir Galahad (30s, tenor)	A knight of the Round Table. Begins as Dennis, a lowerclass "mud gatherer" who becomes knighted and transforms into the dashing Sir Galahad. Also plays Prince Herbert's father, a wealthy, brutish Yorkshireman man at odds with his sensitive son, the Black Knight, who is always ready to duel despite multiple injuries. Strong bari-tenor singing required.
Sir Bedevere (20s-40s, baritone)	A knight of the Round Table. An inept scholar. Also plays Dennis Galahad's mother, a shrill peasant woman; and Concorde, Sir Lancelot's horse. No solo singing.
The Lady of the Lake (20s-30s, alto/soprano)	A Diva. Strong, possesses mystical powers. The leading lady of the show. Must be able to sing effortlessly in many styles and vocal registers.
Historian, Not Dead Fred, French guard, Minstrel, Prince Herbert (20's-30's, tenor)	Tenor singing required. Very good mover. Historian: A tweedy academic. Not Dead Fred: A sickly little fellow who, despite others' beliefs, claims he is "not yet dead." French guard: The condemnatory French sidekick to the French Taunter. Minstrel: In Sir Robin's band. Prince Herbert: A hopeful and frilly prince who loves to sing and pines for his love atop a tower.

Other parts include Sir Not Appearing; The Dancing Nun; two French guards; Sir Robin's minstrels, which includes two men and one woman; Sir Bors; and the ensemble, which consists of six men and six women.

For more information, contact spamalot@playhouse22.org, or call (732) 254-3939. Auditions will be held at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.

Casting Call: 'Working'

Kelsey Theater will be holding auditions for "Working," a musical based on the book by Studs Terkel and adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. August 17 and 7-10 p.m. If needed, callbacks will be on August 20. Audition appointments are strongly recommended.

Auditionees will need to sing one complete song from contemporary musical theater, and bring their own sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. They will also need to cold read. All auditionees must be at least 18 years old.

Man 1 (C3-A4)	Plays Rex Winship, Frank Decker, Conrad Swibel, Mason Soloist, Tom Patrick, and Ralph Werner.
Man 2 (D3-B4)	Plays Freddy Rodriquez, Raj Chadha, Allen Epstein, Anthony Coelho, Utkarsh Trajilo, and Charlie Blossom.
Man 3 (B2-E4)	Plays Mike Dillard, Eddie Jaffe, and Joe Zutty.
Woman 1 (E3-D5)	Plays Terry Mason, Sharon Atkins, Grace Clements, and Theresa Liu.
Woman 2 (E3-E♭5)	Plays Amanda McKenny, Kate Rushton, Roberta Victor, and Maggie Holmes.
Woman 3 (F♯3-C5)	Plays Rose Hoffman, Candy Cottingham, and Delores Dante.

Performances will be at 8 p.m. November 1, 2, 8 and 9; and at 2 p.m. November 3 and 10.

To make an audition appointment, or if you have any questions, contact suzanne_mclean@hotmail.com or call (215)579-5677.

Casting Call: 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change'

Edison Valley Playhouse will be holding auditions for "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," a musical by Jimmy Roberts and Joe DiPietro, at 7 p.m. June 24 and 27.

Auditionees need to be skilled in comic timing and versatility. They should prepare a contemporary musical theater song. An accompanist will be provided.

Performances will be Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from Sept. 13-18. Edison Valley Playhouse is located at 2196 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJ.

Casting Call: 'The World Goes 'Round'

Playhouse 22 will be holding open auditions for "The World Goes 'Round" at 7 p.m. June 25 and 27.

The World Goes 'Round is a musical revue showcasing the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb.  The show consists of an eclectic collection of love songs, torch songs, and witty comic numbers.

Auditionees will need to sing 32 bars in the style of the show that reflect their vocal range and shows their personality. Disney, country, pop and rock show songs are prohibited. An accompanist will be provided. Auditionees must bring their own sheet music. They will also need to dance.

Man 1 (tenor)	An impish comedian.
Man 2: baritone/tenor	A hopeless romantic.
Woman 1: alto	A jazz balladeer.
Woman 2: soprano	A seducer.
Woman 3: alto or soprano	An upbeat, cabaret-style performer.

 Performances will be at 8 p.m. Sept. 21, 24, 27 and Oct. 4 and at 3 p.m. Sept. 23 and 30.

If you have any questions, contact worldgoesround@playhouse22.org or call (732)254-3939. Auditions will be held at 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.

Casting Call: 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'

Auditions will be held at Kelsey Theater for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" June 24 and 25. Callbacks will be on June 26. Rehearsals will start after July 4. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays September 6-15.

Auditionees should prepare a monologue and 16 bars of a song.

To make an audition appointment, or if you have any questions, contact kelseyforum@gmail.com.