The 2010-2011 season may be coming to a close in Grand Rapids, but auditions are still happening. If you missed last week’s audition at Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company, then you have one more week to come out and audition for their all-male production of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline (click link for the full text).
Pigeon Creek is holding auditions this Saturday, April 23, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Dog Story Theatre at 7 Jefferson Ave. SE in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids. Auditioners must be over the age of 18 and prepare a 12-16 line Shakespearean monologue. Be sure to not forget your headshot and resume when you show up. A full character breakdown is available online to help you prepare.
This weekend also marks the final weekend you can see Pigeon Creek’s current production of The Merchant of Venice also at Dog Story Theatre. Performances are tonight (April 21) through Sunday, April 24. Thursday and Friday performances are at 8:00 p.m. and the Sunday matinee is at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are available on the Dog Story Theatre website or at the door the same day as the show.
After you audition for Cymbeline, stay for a special celebration of Shakesepeare’s birthday on Saturday, April 23, which includes a staged reading of Christopher Marlowe‘s The Jew of Malta at 3:00 p.m. and a special performance of The Merchant of Venice at 8:00 p.m. that includes “out-takes” from the play staged by the Pigeon Creek company following the show.
For more information about these or any other events through Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company, you can contact Executive Director Katherine Mayberry by calling 616-850-0916 or by email at katherine@pcshakespeare.com.
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