CASTING NOTICE

The Jewish Theatre Workshop Presents
"Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead"
by Tom Stoppard

Performances:
Thursday, August 8th at 7pm
Sunday, August 11th at 2pm
Tuesday, August 13th at 7pm
Thursday, August 15th at 7pm
Sunday, August 18th at 2pm
Possible additional Sunday evening performances

Auditions:
Sunday, June 2nd from 2-5pm
Monday, June 3rd from 7-9pm
Or by Appointment
All Auditions are held in the JEA Room at the Weinberg Park Heights JCC, 5700 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215
Callbacks Wednesday, June 5th 7pm-9pm, JEA Room, if needed

Prepare:
2 minute monologue memorized - comedic or Shakespearian or comedic Shakespearian
Prepare to read from sides

Rehearsals:
Starting Week of June 24th: Week Nights and Sunday Afternoons. No rehearsals on Fridays or Saturdays.

Inquiries:
Brad Norris, Director
brad@jewishtheatreworkshop.org
or call the JTW Hotline at 410-709-8589

Available roles:
Guildenstern - Male 20s-30s
Rosencrantz's best friend. He is the more pessimistic of the titular duo; he attempts to keep a level head, and to reason through their existential crisis.
Rosencrantz - Male 20s-30s
Guildenstern's best friend. He is optimistic, simple-minded, and easily distracted, and often takes his emotional and intellectual cues form Guildenstern.
Player - Female 20s-40s
The head of a starving group of traveling tragedians.
Tragedians - Females 20s-40s
The group of actors hired by Hamlet to perform in Elsinore, led by the Player.
Hamlet - Male 20s-30s
The prince of Denmark and an old schoolmate of Ros and Guil. His sanity has fallen into question as a result of his uncle having married his mother after killing his father, the former king.
Ophelia - Female 20s-30s
The daughter of Polonius and the sister of Laertes. Once a prospective bride of Hamlet's, she is driven to despair by his treatment of her.
Claudius - Male 40s-60s
The king of Denmark, and Hamlet's uncle and stepfather. He has killed his brother, the former king, and has married his brother's wife, claiming the throne in Hamlet's absence.
Gertrude - Female 40s-60s
The queen of Denmark and Hamlet's mother. She is distressed by Hamlet's odd behavior, but remains unaware of her husband's evil motives.
Polonius - Male 40-60s
An old and bumbling but good-intentioned advisor to the king.

Synopsis:
Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm's-eve view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play. In Tom Stoppard's best-known work, this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where reality and illusion intermix, and where fate leads our two heroes to a tragic but inevitable end.
Winner of the 1968 Tony Award for Best Play.