Bainbridge Performing Arts is holding auditions for our Summer 2025 production of Macbeth. Directed by Pete Benson with fight choreography by Lee Ann Hittenberger.

DETAILS

Audition times are available by appointment; Tuesday, March 11, 6:30-9:30pm or Wednesday, March 12, 6:30-9:30pm, at Bainbridge Performing Arts .

Callbacks will be held in-person by invitation on Sunday, March 16 10:00am - 2:00pm at Bainbridge Performing Arts.

Rehearsals will be May 5 - June 25 and will be four days a week (Mon, Tues & Thurs evenings and Sat days). A more complete rehearsal schedule will be provided at callbacks. All rehearsals and performances will take place on Bainbridge Island.

Performances will be June 26 - July 13 outdoors at the beautiful Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island. (No performance on July 4)

Roles available for actors ages 10 and up. Please see the character list below for details and all gender identities will be considered for all roles. For our younger actors, please note that Macbeth contains scenes of war, violence, and death including; execution, suicide, violence against children and murder.

Bainbridge Performing Arts is located on Bainbridge Island, a short walk from the ferry terminal. The 35-minute ferry leaves from Coleman dock on the Seattle waterfront and walk-on ferry passes will be provided for our Seattle-area cast members for rehearsals and performances. Mileage reimbursements will be provided to our non-ferry riding cast members. This is a volunteer, non-paid position. BPA is committed to access, opportunity, and representation in all its projects, and we greatly look forward to performers of any and all genders, races, and body types at auditions.

REQUIREMENTS

Please see synopsis and character list below
Fill out the audition form below
For your audition, please prepare a 1-2 minute Shakespeare monologue
If you have questions, please contact Deirdre Hadlock dhadlock@bainbridgeperformingarts.org

SYNOPSIS

Three witches prophesied Macbeth shall be King. Despite his reservations, Lady Macbeth shames Macbeth into killing King Duncan, whose sons flee, becoming suspects. Macbeth becomes king and has Banquo killed. At a banquet, Banquo’s ghost appears to Macbeth, who raves madly. The three witches conjure three prophecies. Macduff flees and Macbeth eliminates his family. Lady Macbeth, racked with guilt, maddened and trying to wash off imaginary bloodstains, commits suicide. Macduff vows revenge and with Duncan's son rides to Dunsinane. Matching a prophecy, soldiers carry trees as camouflage. Dunsinane is overrun, but Macbeth, recalling a prophecy, boasts that he cannot be killed by any man born of woman. Macduff, born by caesarean, kills Macbeth. Duncan’s son is crowned at Scone.

CHARACTERS

DUNCAN, King of Scotland

MALCOLM and DONALBAIN, his sons

MACBETH, general of the King’s army afterwards King of Scotland

LADY MACBETH, Macbeth’s wife and powerful force behind the play’s events

BANQUO, general of the Kings army

FLEANCE, son of BANQUO, an adolescent

MACDUFF, LENNOX, ROSS, noblemen of Scotland.

LADY MACDUFF

SIWARD, Earl of Northumberland, general of the English forces

YOUNG SIWARD- his son, slain by Macbeth

SEYTON, officer attending Macbeth