BLUEBARN is pleased to announce auditions for Macbeth, the first production of our 35th season.
Director: Beth Ann Hopkins
Music Director: Elliot Roth
Dates:
Video Submissions Due By May 31
Submissions will be viewed as they arrive. Early submissions appreciated!
Callbacks: June 10/11/12
Preliminary Rehearsals: August 14 (Zoom Tablework and Fight Choreography)
First Rehearsal: August 21
Production Dates: September 21 – October 22 (please note that no performances will take place during the weekend of Oct. 12-15 due to BLUEBARN’s 35th Anniversary festivities). BLUEBARN productions typically run Thursday through Sunday, with evening performances Thursday-Saturday and matinees on Sunday, and brush-up rehearsals on Wednesday evenings.
Roles:
TRACK 1: Macbeth (30s – 50s, any gender) – physical intimacy required w/ Lady Macbeth, fight experience.
TRACK 2: Lady Macbeth (30s – 50s, female presenting) – physical intimacy required with Macbeth.
TRACK 3: Banquo / Lady Macduff (30s – 60s, any gender)
TRACK 4: Macduff / 1st Murder / Apparition 1 (30s – 60s, male presenting) – fight experience.
TRACK 5: Malcolm / 2nd Murder (20s – 40s, any gender)
TRACK 6: King Duncan / Porter / Doctor / Voice of Hecate (40s – 80s, any gender)
TRACK 7: Lennox (40s – 60s, any gender)
TRACK 8: Ross (20s – 50s, any gender)
TRACK 9: Fleance / Son or Daughter / 2nd Apparition (8 – 15, any gender) – role requires no fear of heights, and exposure to simulated physical violence and murder.
TRACK 10: 1st Weird Sister / As Cast (any gender) – role requires excellent movement and vocal skills.
TRACK 11: 2nd Weird Sister / As Cast (any gender) – role requires excellent movement and vocal skills.
TRACK 12: 3rd Weird Sister / As Cast (any gender) – role requires excellent movement and vocal skills.
All tracks are paid roles.
Audition Details:
All first round auditions will be via video submissions. Please slate your video with your Name, Location, Height, and COVID Vaccination Status. Video submissions should be 3 minutes or less, with a maximum file size of 1gb. Audition videos will be viewed by Beth Ann Hopkins (Director), Elliot Roth (Music Director), and Susan Clement (Producing Artistic Director). Please use the Audition Submission Form Button at the bottom of this page to submit all materials. Macbeth is a Non-Equity production.
For TRACKS 1 – 9:
2 Contrasting Monologues (Shakespeare preferred OR something in the style of the show – Histories/Tragedies/Dark Comedies) – 3 Minutes Total
For TRACKS 10 – 12:
1 Dark Monologue (Shakespeare preferred OR something in the style of the show – Histories/Tragedies/Dark Comedies) & 1 song w/ accompaniment – 3 Minutes Total
Callbacks:
Callbacks will take place June 10, 11, and 12, either in-person at the BLUEBARN or via Zoom.
For questions or assistance with the online audition submission form, please contact Amy Reiner at areiner@bluebarn.org.
BLUEBARN Theatre acknowledges the historic exclusion and lack of opportunity for artists who identify as Global Majority (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), LGBTQIA2S+, neuro-diverse, and artists with disabilities. We are actively working against the field-wide implicit bias and systemic inequities that result in default white, cis, heteronormative casting. BLUEBARN is likewise committed to countering all modes of discrimination in casting.
BLUEBARN Theatre is committed to fostering a culture of civility, dignity and respect as a right and responsibility of all who walk through its doors. Employees, guest artists, volunteers, and patrons are entitled to and responsible for maintaining an environment of mutual trust – free from intimidation, exploitation, harassment and discrimination. Offensive, abusive, or unwelcome verbal or physical conduct will not be tolerated. Adhering to this standard is vital to the BLUEBARN’s mission: “to provoke thought, emotion, action, and change.”