This Hamlet’s a challenge for any actor, but when Jessica is cast as the titular character in a New York production, it sends her into an existential tailspin. It doesn’t help that her acting coach is borderline abusive, or that every Starbucks barista with an MFA tells her she’s too young for the role. Or that she’s somehow managed to make Sir Patrick Stewart her nemesis. Not to mention the fact that she’s a woman. How can Jessica figure out “to be or not to be,” when she can’t even figure out herself? Featuring an all-female cast performing multiple roles, Women Playing Hamlet is rip-roaring fun for Shakespeare fans and haters alike.text

Auditions for Women Playing Hamlet will be held Wed & Thurs, May 6 & 7 at 7pm. All women are invited to try out! (sorry guys)

Auditions for Women Playing Hamlet
May 6th & 7th @ 7pm
Porterville Barn Theatre

Please come prepared to share a humorous Shakespearean Monologue.
Memorization not required.
Scenes from show will be provided to read at the Auditions.

Roles – covered by four-five actresses
JESSICA – Late 20s – an actress, attractive, quirky, smart
GWEN – Female, an acting coach
HUMANITIES PROFESSOR – Male, overconfident
GHOST – Male, Hamlet’s father
STARBUCKS ACTRESS – Female, works at Starbucks
PRIEST – Male, Catholic, celibate
BICYCLE MESSENGER – Male, streetwise and hip
EMILY OSTERGAARD – Female, Jessica’s computer-geek niece
BARFLY – Female, alcoholic
HOME SHOPPING NETWORK MODEL – Female, bubbly
ROSY – Female, a young soap-opera starlet
LORD DERBY – Male, English Shakespeare scholar
MINNESOTA MOTHER – Female, Jessica’s mother
MALE PSYCHIATRIST – Male, a Jewish Freudian psychiatrist
BARTENDER – Male, rough, tough, and tattooed
HOME SHOPPING NETWORK HOSTESS – Female, bubbly
GILDA – Female, grande dame soap-opera star and stroke victim
GRAVEDIGGER – Male, a Cockney pun-master
STAGE MANAGER – Female

The role of Jessica is a major role and will be performing for most of the show. The rest of the roles will be covered by a small, energetic ensemble.