William Shakespeare’s The Tempest - AUDITION NOTICE
Strong need for Adult Actors in our upcoming production of
William Shakespeare’s The Tempest
Director: Bobbi Masters (Las Cruces)
Choreographer: Jessica Wilson (UNM)
Initial Auditions: Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM. **Initial auditions will be held on the main stage. Please park in front (you may park in the handicap spaces) and enter through the BOX OFFICE doors. From there, proceed to the lobby for check in.**
Callbacks: Monday, May 5, 2025 from 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM. **Call backs will be held in the upstairs rehearsals room. Please park around the back of the building and enter through the door at the top of the white staircase.**
Rehearsal Dates: Rehearsals begin Sunday, May 25th. Rehearsals are Sunday to Thursday from 6:30pm - 9:30pm. Dress Rehearsals are the week of July 7. **Please note that this schedule is subject to change based on availability of actors.**
Performances:
July 10-August 7 2025. This show runs in repertory along with The Pirates of Penzance at Albuquerque Little Theatre. NO CONFLICTS WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING TECH WEEK OR FOR ANY PERFORMANCES.
The following are PERFORMANCE DATES:
• Thursday, July 10, 7:30p
• Friday, July 11, 7:30p
• Saturday, July 12, 7:30p
• Sunday, July 13, 2p
• Wednesday, July 23, 7:30p
• Thursday, July 24, 7:30p
• Friday, July 25, 7:30p
• Saturday, August 2, 7:30p
• Sunday, August 3, 2p
• Wednesday, August 6, 7:30p
• Thursday, August 7, 7:30p
Please prepare any memorized Shakespeare sonnet for the audition, using interesting, appropriate movement of your choice that you feel fits the text and is safe for you. Your movement should be rehearsed and memorized since we may ask you to repeat it. Please avoid movement made up on the spot or that will distract you from telling the story of your sonnet.
**CALL BACKS ARE BY INVITATION ONLY**
Please visit www.AlbuquerqueLittleTheatre.org to sign up for an audition time slot. After receiving your sign-up, we will email you to confirm your audition.
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About the Show Concept:
The Tempest will be set entirely on a beach setting.
Ariel as a genie trapped in a bottle by Prospero who releases Ariel only for prank assignments, Caliban may actually be the illegitimate son of Prospero and therefore Miranda's brother, and possibly he is physically attractive or physically gifted in movement and enslaved rather than "a monster". Sycorax is Caliban’s mother and possibly a cast-off lover of Prospero, all extrapolated beyond Shakespeare's text but all very The Real Housewives of Unnamed Island. The fairies should ideally include be strong people who can lift Ferdinand and his shipmates during the shipwreck and tornado.
The island should seem like a desperate and otherworldly place, like Alice's looking-glass, but a physically taxing environment that mere humans physically struggle in. The non-human and magic characters have an advantage on this Survivor island. Design-wise the entire environment should be mostly hot, subtropical, beachy, mostly pleasant and paradisical but suddenly unsheltered and unprotected when the magic storms arise.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
• Prospero: Male Age 40s-60s (open to experienced actors of any gender). Intelligent, powerful (magically and intellectually), just but capable of vengefulness, ultimately forgiving, burdened by the past, deeply loving towards his daughter, authoritative, contemplative. Father of Miranda, former Duke of Milan (usurped by his brother Antonio).
• Miranda: Female Teenager (age around 15). Innocent, naive due to her isolated upbringing, compassionate, obedient to her father, easily awestruck, capable of deep and immediate love.Daughter of Prospero. Falls deeply in love with Ferdinand.
• Ariel: An enslaved Fairy who Appears ageless, but serves Prospero for a defined period. Can be played as any gender. Ethereal, playful, longs for freedom, obedient to Prospero (though sometimes resentful of servitude), capable of compassion and understanding. Servant to Prospero.
• Caliban: Adult Male, Son of the witch Sycorax. Views the island as his rightful inheritance. Resentful of Prospero, feels betrayed and enslaved, primal, driven by basic desires, capable of eloquence and a sense of injustice, easily manipulated. Described as a monster by other characters, but like The Elephant Man, could have any elevated physical characteristics, such as fitness, beauty, acrobatic or dance skill.
The Royal Party:
• Alonso: can be played by a Male or Female, age 50s-70s. Grief-stricken over the apparent loss of his/her son, regal, capable of remorse and repentance, susceptible to fear and despair. King of Naples, father of Ferdinand. Brother of Sebastian.
• Ferdinand: Young adult male (early 20s). Princely, initially grieving, falls deeply and quickly in love with Miranda, obedient and willing to work for her hand. Son of Alonso. Falls in love with Miranda.
• Sebastian: can be played by a Male or Female, age 40s-60s. Ambitious, treacherous, cynical, easily swayed by Antonio's scheming, lacks remorse. Brother/Sister of Alonso.
• Antonio: can be played by a Male or Female, age 40s-60s. Power-hungry, manipulative, treacherous, lacks conscience, driven by ambition. Sister/Brother of Prospero, the usurping Duke of Milan.
• Gonzalo: Older (60s+) can be played by a Male or Female, Loyal, honest, optimistic, kind, a voice of reason and compassion, a loyal counselor to Alonso.
The Comic Relief:
• Trinculo: played as a middle-aged male or female. Cowardly, opportunistic, easily frightened, prone to complaining, seeks comfort in alcohol.
• Stephano: played as a middle-aged male or female. Drunken, boastful, foolish, easily led, power-hungry in a comical way.
Ensemble Roles
• Boatswain: Adult Male. Practical, authoritative, focused on his duty during the storm, respectful but firm.:
• Mariners: Male/Female various ages, Fearful during the storm, obedient to the Boatswain.
• Attendants/Lords: Male/Female various ages, Generally obedient to their respective leaders.
Iris, Ceres, Juno, Nymphs, Reapers, Weather Spirits/Masque Figures: Appear ageless. Female (Iris, Ceres, Juno, Nymphs), Male (Reapers). Represent idealized virtues, blessings, and abundance, Represent mythological figures and concepts.
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