AUDITIONS: As You Love It
Studio Theater production, Curtain Up! New Plays Series.
Written by Adam Kraar
Directed by Maryanne Kiley
Transporting audiences to an alternate 20th-century New York, AS YOU LOVE IT follows a spirited young woman who concocts a daring scheme to impress her antiquarian father and the captivating actress who’s stolen her heart.
As Lydia pens a sequel to the beloved As You Like It, her "undiscovered Shakespeare play" takes on a life of its own. Her forgery captivates newspapers, scholars, and a Broadway producer, giving a new voice to what she loves most. This new comedy exploring the complexities of love and ambition was designated a Finalist by the American Shakespeare Center for its biennial competition for plays "in conversation with Shakespeare."
Auditions: January 11 and 12, 4PM-7PM
Audition sign-ups will be first-come, first serve. Please prepare one of the provided sides for your audition. You may be asked to cold read a second side.
Bring a recent photo and resume of acting experience, OR upload them HERE
Auditioners must be available for Call Backs.
*Open to all. Z Common Casting auditioners who did not receive a Callback email may choose to audition again on this date.
Call Backs: January 13, from 6PM-10PM
Please plan on arriving as close to 6 as possible and staying until released. Sides are provided for you to prepare.
*Call Back notices will be sent following auditions. Z Common Casting Call Back emails will be sent prior to auditions.
Video Submissions are open to auditioners seen at previous in-person calls or those who are available for an in-person callback on January 13.
Auditioners who fit the criteria can email [email protected] with a link to their video submission and current resume.
SEEKING:
LYDIA LANGTREE, 18
CLAYPOOL LANGTREE, middle-aged, father of Lydia and Cleopatra
ELOISE LANGTREE, middle-aged, wife of Claypool, mother of Lydia and Cleopatra (may also play Jasmine Jacobs)
CLEOPATRA LANGTREE, nearly 20
BARTHOLOMEW CALLOW, 30, an antiquarian
CLAIRE CUMMINGS, 20-something, actress
LACHLAN MUST, elderly Latin School teacher and amateur Shakespeare scholar (also plays OLD ADAM and may also play Mr. Molassco)
CLORINDA JOY WALKER, 30, actress (also plays PAT COD and may also play Photographer and Miss Manners)
MOLASSCO, Broadway Producer
CYRUS SPURLOCK, middle-aged, British, a renowned Shakespeare expert (also plays DIRTY JACK)
MISS MARIGOLD MANNERS, a youngish woman
SGT. LADDY WHIRLINGHAM, mid-twenties, a police sergeant (who may also play Reporter)
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