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The Winter’s Tale Application

This winter, RCP will present The Winter’s Tale at MuCCC, directed by David Kensek. Tech week and performances will run from January 28 – February 11, 2024. Auditions will be held on the following days:

Auditions
Sunday, October 22, 2023 – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday, October 23, 2023 – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Location
Community of the Savior
4 East Henrietta Road
Rochester, NY 14620

Please prepare a 1-2 minute Shakespearean or contemporary monologue. Bring a headshot/resume if possible. You will be asked to read sides from the play individually or in groups.

If you are unable to make auditions or callbacks, we will be accepting video submissions through October 23 at 9:00 pm. Please record in landscape and slate your audition with your name, desired role(s), and what piece you will be performing, and submit using the form at the bottom of the page.

Synopsis
This story of jealousy, redemption, and forgiveness is told from an entirely new and tragic perspective: that of the banished daughter to King Leontes of Sicilia and the late Queen Hermione, named Perdita, who navigates Time, the play’s Chorus, as a means to witness her family’s past and influence her future.

Production Dates
Rehearsals will begin no earlier than [date]. Tech week begins Sunday, January 28. Performances run February 1-10 (dates within this range are subject to change). Strike is on Sunday, February 11, 2024.

*NO CONFLICTS DURING TECH WEEK OR PERFORMANCES*

Roles
Rochester Community Players encourages people of all gender identities, cultural backgrounds, and ethnicities to audition. Roles may be doubled.
“M” and “F” represent masculine- and feminine-presenting, respectively. The genders and approximate ages listed are for the characters, not the actors, and may be changed by the director. Actors of all ages and genders will be considered for all roles.

  • LEONTES, King of Sicilia (30s-50s, M)
  • *HERMIONE, Queen to Leontes (30s-40s, F)
  • PERDITA, their daughter (18-30, F)
  • PAULINA, Lady to Hermione, wife to Antigonus (20s-50s, F)
  • EMILIA, Lady to Hermione (20s-40s, any gender)
  • ANTIGONUS, a Sicilian courtier (20s-50s, any gender)
  • CAMILLO, Lord of Sicilia, later to Bohemia (20s-30s, any gender)
  • POLIXENES, King of Bohemia (30s-50s, any gender)
  • FLORIZELL, Prince of Bohemia (20s, any gender)
  • ARCHIDAMUS, Lord of Bohemia (20s-40s, any gender)
  • CLEOMENES, Lord of Sicilia (20s-50s, any gender)
  • DION, Lord of Sicilia (20s-50s, any gender)
  • MAMILLIUS, young Prince of Sicilia (15-20, any gender)
  • SHEPHERD, foster father to Perdita (40s-50s, any gender)
  • SECOND SHEPHERD (20s-40s, any gender)
  • LORD
  • OFFICER
  • MARINER
  • JAILER

*Hermione appears pregnant in Act 1. This production will contain a movement-based childbirth scene.

    Your Name (required):

    Your Email (required):

    Your Phone Number (required):

    Preferred Pronouns:

    Please list previous experience or upload a resume:

    Your Resume, if you have one.

    Your Headshot, if you have one.

    Link to a video of you performing a monologue:

    Roles you are interested In

    Will You:

     

    There will be moments of intimacy in this show, choreographed by an Intimacy Director in accordance with our policies on Touch and Consent. Are you open to the following:

    • Performing or witnessing realistic theatrical intimacy?

    • Kissing?

    • Speaking text that discusses or alludes to sexual activity?

    • Performing or witnessing simulated acts of violence?

    • Performing or witnessing on-stage costume changes?

    Any additional comments regarding intimacy or choreography?

    I would like to be involved in:

    Please list any real or potential conflicts you would anticipate between now and February 11, 2024:

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