Auditions for "William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)" at Confetti Stage

Confetti Stage is excited to announce auditions for its summer production of "William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)" by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, directed by Nate Beynon.

William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (Abridged) is the literary holy grail: an actual manuscript in Shakespeare’s own hand showing all his most famous characters and familiar speeches in a brand-new story. Abridged from 100 hours to 90 minutes, in this story, an ancient grudge pits Puck (from Midsummer) against Ariel (from The Tempest) and turns Shakespeare’s canon upside-down, creating such strange bedfellows as Hamlet and that master motivator Lady Macbeth, Viola and Richard III, King Lear and the Weird Sisters, and (of course) Dromio and Juliet.

In the vein of the playwrights' other work, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)," we are seeking 3 actors of any age and gender to play a bear, a ghost, multiple sets of twins, royals, drunks, and any number of Shakespeare's classic characters.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. They will be held on May 19 and 20 at the Albany Masonic Temple, 67 Corning Place, Albany, NY 12207. Sign-ins begin at 6:30, with auditions starting at 7:00. Rehearsals will be scheduled based on cast availability.

Performances will be held at the Shaker Heritage Society at 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY 12211, on August 1-3 and 7-10. Performances are at 7:30 PM on Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays, with 2 PM Sunday matinees.

Please feel free to contact Confetti Stage at Y29uZmV0dGlzdGFnZWluYyB8IGdtYWlsICEgY29t with any questions. We'll see you there!

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