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THEATRE AUDITIONS

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Parties interested in participating in BPA AUDITIONS are requested to prepare one 1-minute monologue and if auditioning for the musicals, one 2-minute song as well. Parties who recently prepared a piece for Theatre Puget Sound’s General Auditions are urged to audition for BPA as well. Auditions are at Bainbridge Performing Arts, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. Those auditioning are requested to bring an acting resume and head shot, if available. For an appointment, please email or call BPA's Stage Manager Deirdre McCollom at 206.714.5766.

A POSSESSED KING
MACBETH
Written by William Shakespeare | Directed by Steven Fogell
“Something wicked this way comes…”
Greed, Ambition, Control, Power, Revenge….and witches…
Shakespeare has never looked so EviL.

Auditions: June 9 & 10, 2008 – Monday & Tuesday @ 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Callbacks: June 11, 2008 @ 6:30 p.m.
Run Dates: October 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2008
Thursdays – Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m. + Sundays @ 3:00 p.m. + Special school matinee: Thursday, October 23 @ Time TBA
Rehearsals: August 19 – October 9, 2008
Needed: Macbeth includes 20 – 25 parts for men, women and youth, ages 14 and up. Note: All actors needed under the age of 14 will be asked to attend auditions by invitation only.
Roles: Three Witches, Macbeth, Duncan, Malcolm, Donalbaine, Lennox, Ross, Angus, Banquo, Lady Macbeth, Macduff, Fleance, Porter, Old Man, Servant/Messenger, Murderer/ English Doctor/Siward, Murderer/Scots Doctor/Menteith, Murderer/Messenger/Caithness, Hecate, Lady Macduff, Son of Macduff, Waiting Gentlewoman, Seyton, Young Siward, Two Women.
Requirements: Please prepare one 1½ - 2-minute Shakespeare monologue. Those auditioning will be asked to do cold readings from the sides at callbacks. Please bring a headshot or a current picture to the audition.
Where: BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island
How: For an audition appointment, please email or call Deirdre McCollom at dmccollom@BainbridgePerformingArts.org or 206.714.5766.

MACBETH LIST OF CHARACTERS & AGE RANGES
Three Witches, the Weird Sisters | late teens-late 20’s - beautiful and able to move well
Macbeth | early 30’s-early 40’s
Duncan, King of Scotland | late 40’s-late 50’s
Malcolm, eldest son of Duncan | 15-early 20’s
Donalbain, younger son of Duncan | 12-14 years old
Lennox, a Scottish nobleman | mid 20’s-mid 30’s
Ross, a Scottish nobleman | early 20’s-early 30’s
Angus, a Scottish nobleman | mid 30’s-mid 40’s
Banquo, Scottish general | late 20’s-late 30’s
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's wife | late 20's-late 30's
Macduff, a Scottish nobleman | mid 30's-mid 40's
Fleance, son of Banquo | 13-16 years old
Porter (female) | early 30’s-early 40’s
Old Man | late 50’s-late 60’s
Servant/Messenger to Macbeth | late teens-mid 20’s
Murderer/ English Doctor/Siward | 20’s-40’s
Murderer/Scots Doctor /Menteith | 20’s-30’s
Murderer/Messenger/Caithness | 20’s-30’s
Hecate (female) | mid 30’s-early 50’s
Lady Macduff | mid 20’s-mid 30’s
Son of Macduff/apparition | 10-12 years old
Waiting Gentlewoman | 40’s-60’s
Seyton, attendant to Macbeth | early 20’s-late 20’s
Young Siward, Son to Siward | 14-17 years old
Two women to attend party/masquerade | early 20’s-early 30’s

BAINBRIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS

Bainbridge Performing Art’s Classical Music Program is seeking musicians for all instruments to play in its friendly community Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra for its 35th Season (2007-2008). In particular, strings, woodwinds, brass players and percussionists are needed. Those interested in auditioning are requested to call Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra’s Personnel Manager at 360.697.1249 to schedule an audition appointment on September 5, 2007 at Bainbridge Performing Arts. Interested parties are requested to leave their name, phone number, instrument, and either a mailing address or email address to receive an audition form and schedule an appointment.

Performance dates for Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra’s 2007-2008 35th Anniversary Season under the baton of Music Director David Upham are Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. on November 10 & 11, 2007; March 8 & 9, 2008; and May 31 & June 1, 2008. Additionally, the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra will perform in a joint concert with the Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra on April 20, 2008. Rehearsals, which are generally held during the eight weeks prior to each concert set, begin in late September, on Wednesday evenings, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island, unless otherwise arranged.

Music has always been at the heart of the BPA mission, and our commitment stands undiminished to this day. This season, it has the backing of a well-organized Board and a thriving institution. It takes a lively community of musicians and listeners to make such a commitment sustainable, and we thank the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra musicians and audience members for their part in keeping our music program lively and growing.

For more information on Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra, click here.

SPECIAL NOTES

A note to members of Actor's Equity and casting agents: BPA productions are all-volunteer. We will not be applying for equity waivers.

Many of BPA's publicity photos and headshots are courtesy of Bainbridge Island Photographer Brad Camp. View more of Brad's work at his web site.