Audition Notice!
THE STERLING RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL 2010
15385 Farden Rd., Sterling, New York 13156
The Sterling Renaissance Festival, in Sterling, New York, (situated approx. 40 miles North of Syracuse, near Lake Ontario), will be holding auditions for it's professional interactive improvisational troupe, known as “The Bless the Mark Players.”
The Festival is seeking 33 experienced male and female actors, age 18 to 50, to portray Elizabethan characters, and perform interactive improv & scenarios; Shakespeare; and Commedia Del'Arte plays, on period outdoor amphitheaters and throughout the lanes of the festival.
The contract commitment runs eleven weeks, from June 1st to August 15th. There are 4 weeks of intensive rehearsals, including workshops in improvisation and interactive theatre, and 7 performance weekends.
Performances are Saturdays and Sundays only from 10 AM to 7 PM, with additional rehearsals midweek.
Pay is $340 per performance week (for seven weeks) with a $300 rehearsal stipend ($100 per week for three weeks), full-time commitment required; housing provided.
Bring acting resume and an 8”x10” Black & White photo.
Strong improv and comic skills a must; prepare a one-minute comic monologue (contemporary or Renaissance period acceptable).
Dress comfortably, no heels.
Call-backs will be the same day; casting within two weeks of auditions.
Applicants must be over 18 years old to be considered. (Equity/Non-Equity).
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2010 Auditions Will Be Held at these Locations:
NEW YORK: Monday March 22nd from 10am-5pm at: Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Ave., New York, NY (between 36th & 37th St.),16th Floor, Room 16 P. Open call, sign-up starts at 9:30am and ends at 4pm. Call back same day.
SYRACUSE: Saturday March 27th from 12pm to 5pm at: Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genessee St., Syracuse, NY; Room 240. Open call, sign-up starts at 12pm and ends at 3pm. Call back same day.
ROCHESTER: Sunday March 28th from 12 noon to 5pm at: SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY; Brodie Fine Arts Bldg., West doors, upstairs, Room 242A. Open call, sign-up starts at 12pm and ends at 3pm. Call back same day.
For full info go to:
SterlingFestival.com.