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Hello friends, on Saturday, October 19th, we'll be holding auditions for Romeo & Juliet. You'll find all information below. If you're interested - and I hope you are - you may reply to this email for an audition time. We'd love to see you there!
Ryan Crowder, Producing Artistic Director
Shakespeare’s tale of young lovers swept into a catastrophic vortex of misunderstandings, secrets and fate is one of the most beloved stories of all time. In this fresh adaptation for five actors, Romeo and Juliet, the son and daughter of two noble families locked in an old feud, are irresistibly drawn to each other. Defying the hatred and distrust surrounding them, they dare to believe they can, and must, be together. Click here for a full synopsis of the play.
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Romeo & Juliet is the fourth production in the “Penfold in the Park” series, an annual offering of free, outdoor summer theatre, made possible by a partnership with the Round Rock Parks & Recreation Dept. Performances take place in the amphitheater of Centennial Plaza, just blocks away from historic downtown Round Rock. Romeo & Juliet is directed by Steven Pounders and runs June 5-28, 2014. For more information, please visit the show's webpage.
Audition Information Saturday, October 19th at ArtSpace, 221 E. Main Street, Round Rock, TX 78664. (Map it) All roles are paid. Please email Ryan Crowder at rcrowder@penfoldtheatre.org. If you are available only during certain times, please tell us so. We'll send you a confirmation email with your audition time.
Please bring a headshot and resume. You will receive sides from the show after your audition time has been confirmed. You are welcome to memorize your sides but are not required to. It is more important to us that we see how you act truthfully as the character; how you handle Shakespeare's verse; and (in the case of some roles) how you distinguish mentally / physically / vocally between multiple characters. Callbacks are tentatively scheduled for Saturday the 26th
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Character Assignments
Player 1. (Male) Romeo. Player 2. (Female) Juliet, Benvolio. Player 3. (Male or female) Tybalt, Montague, Lady Capulet, Peter.
Player 4. (Male or female) Capulet, Mercutio, Friar Laurence, Balthasar.
Player 5. (Male or female) Prince, Paris, Nurse.
presents
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RED
By John Logan
Directed by Nathan Jerkins
Featuring Steven Pounders and Ryan Crowder
September 12-29, 2013
At the Trinity Street Theater, 4th floor of First Baptist Church (901 Trinity Street, Austin, TX 78701) - click for map
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm. Sundays at 5pm.
$25 Opening night, $20 Regular, $18 Students, $18 Seniors (age 60+)
More information available at www.penfoldtheatre.org
Based on a true story. Mark Rothko, the revolutionary twentieth century abstract expressionist, receives the art world’s largest commission: to create a series of murals for The Four Seasons restaurant in the new Seagram building on Park Avenue. Under the watchful gaze of a threatening new generation of artists, Rothko labors to create an iconic work that will stand as a monument to his illustrious career, while doubts and fears of his own relevancy threaten to tear him apart.
RED won the 2010 Drama League, Drama Desk and Tony Awards for best play. After critically hailed runs in both London and New York, the play was lauded by the New York Times as “intense and exciting.” Variety called it “an electrifying play of ideas”, and The Guardian named RED “a totally convincing portrait of the artist as a working visionary.” Since then, the play has swept through the theaters across the country and now finally receives its Austin premiere.
RED, which opens Penfold Theatre Company’s sixth season, cracks open questions about purpose, relevancy, integrity and art by examining with unflinching intimacy the life and work of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.
ABOUT PENFOLD THEATRE COMPANY Penfold Theatre Company cultivates a love for live theatre in northern Travis and Williamson Counties by offering first-class, professional theatre performances and education programs. 2013-14 is the company’s sixth season and features a variety of work from cherished classics to regional premieres: RED (September 2013), It’s a Wonderful Life: a live radio show (December 2013), Ordinary Days (March 2014) and Romeo & Juliet (June 2014).
(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)
presents
Red
By John Logan
Directed by Nathan Jerkins
Featuring Steven Pounders* and Ryan Crowder
At Trinity Street Theatre- 4th floor black box theatre, First Baptist Church, 901 Trinity Street
September 12-29, 2013
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm. Sundays at 5:00pm.
Opening night party following the show on Thursday, September 12th.
$25 Opening night, $20 Regular, $18 Students, $18 Seniors (age 60+).
For more information, email us at info@penfoldtheatre.org or dial (512) 850-4849. Box office hours are 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. On performance days, we are also available by phone from 1pm to 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays and the hour before each performance.
How will they remember you? Mark Rothko, the revolutionary twentieth century abstract expressionist, receives the art world’s largest commission: to create a series of murals for The Four Seasons restaurant in the new Seagram building on Park Avenue. Under the watchful gaze of a threatening new generation of artists, Rothko labors to create an iconic work that will stand as a monument to his illustrious career, while doubts and fears of his own relevancy threaten to tear him apart. Red won the 2010 Drama League, Drama Desk and Tony Awards for best play and now receives its Austin premiere.
In the news
"Intense and exciting... a portrait of an angry and brilliant mind that asks you to feel the shape and texture of thoughts... Red captures the dynamic relationship between an artist and his creations."
-New York Times
"John Logan sends American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko into battle with his demons in this electrifying play of ideas, and the artist's howls are pure music... Rothko is one old lion that will keep roaring until he draws his last breath."
-Variety
"A totally convincing portrait of the artist as a working visionary." -Guardian (UK)
(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)
