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| Much Ado About Nothing-Mill Valley,CA-Reno, NV - Casting ID # 1173839 | |||
| Project Type | Live Event | Submission Type | Self Response |
| Market | Reno, NV | Union | Non-union |
| Location | Mill Valley,CA 94941 | Release Date | 04-08-12 |
| Rate/Pay | n/a | Submission deadline | 04-23-12 |
| Audition Date | n/a | Casting Category | Theatre - Non-Equity |
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Much Ado About Nothing A one to two-minute monologue from Shakespeare. Bring you calendar to note conflicts. Rehearsals begin July 2. Weekend mornings in the park and some weeknights indoors two blocks from the park. Dress comfortably (high heels are murder in the park and it can be chilly under the trees!) |
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| Role # 1 Don Pedro |  |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon Military leader and member of the Spanish elite who rules Sicily. He is politically the top dog in the play and assumes command in both the serious and playful household plots. He’s very loyal to the men under his command and a good friend to Benedict and Claudio. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 2 Benedict of Padua | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Benedict of Padua Long a close friend of the Prince, and more recently of Claudio, whom he has taken under his wing. Benedict is a determined bachelor and demonstrably the cleverest man of his acquaintance, if he says so himself. He faces a steep learning curve when caught between Beatrice and his military buddies and comes through with flying colors. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 3 Claudio of Florence | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Claudio of Florence One of the three musketeers with Don Pedro and Benedict, Claudio is an eager and very capable soldier seeking to be worthy of his more senior compatriots. He proves an accomplished soldier, but is sorely out of his depth when it comes to dealing with women or expressing his feelings. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 4 Balthazar | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Balthazar, attendant to the Prince Balthazar is a perfect example of the loyal troops that follow Don Pedro and particularly known for his musical abilities. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 5 Don John | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Don John, bastard brother of Don Pedro As the illegitimate son in an aristocratic family, Don John has been sidelined in the political and social world and has plenty of reason to be frustrated and bitter. At the beginning of the play he has just lost a war with his brother and is forced to “play nice” with the happy people around him, while secretly scheming to so some damage. A born bad boy, if we were playing this in the 1950s he’d head up a motorcycle gang. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 6 Conrade | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Conrade A follower of Don John's and cut from the same cloth. Conrade is a man frustrated with his station, he chafes at the idea of others exceeding him in renown. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 7 Borachio | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Borachio Boisterous drinking buddy for Don John and Conrade, he is ambitious to join the bad boy gang and does his best to impress them with nefarious schemes. However, in the end he lacks a sufficiently evil nature. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 8 Leonato | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Leonato, Governor of Messina Longtime friend of Don Pedro and his governing representative in Messina. Respected by all in the local community, he is normally a man of a steady and generous temperment. He dotes on his daughter Hero, but his own political and social power depends on his reputation, particularly with the ruling Spanish aristocrats like Don Pedro. When suddenly put in the impossible position of defending both his daughter’s and his own reputations, he panics. In a Sicilian rage he determines first to kill Hero and then to kill Claudio. Not the collected patrician we thought we was after all. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 9 Friar Francis | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Friar Francis (Antonio) We are combining the roles of Antonio (Leonato’s brother) and the Friar in our production. The friar is a lifelong friend (a “brother”) of Leonato’s and native of Messina. He is an honorary member of the household and Leonato’s confidant and advisor. His fiery Sicilian temperament sometimes get the better of his clerical training but he most often provides a calming, thoughtful influence on Leonato’s domestic circle. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 10 Hero | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Hero, daughter to Leonato Sweet, demure and beautiful, Hero is the much beloved by all of Leonato’s household and particularly coddled by Beatrice and Ursula. Her innocence is so apparent in everything she does that her betrayal at the altar is shocking enough to put Beatrice into a homicidal temper. But she also is playful, eagerly inventing her part in the Prince’s plot to gull Beatrice into believing that Benedict loves her. Her “coming of age” in the play includes one delightful and unexpected bridezilla scene. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Female Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 11 Beatrice | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Beatrice, niece to Leonato One of Shakespeare’s great female roles. Like Benedict, she has a rapier wit and uses it to protect herself from love and the resulting lack of control. The heat between Beatrice and Benedict in love and war drives the story. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Female Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 12 Margaret | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Margaret, serving woman in Leonato’s household Maid attending Hero, but not the sort of reserved, unassuming servant thought of in great households. Margaret is something of a party girl and attracted to Borachio. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Female Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 13 Ursula | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Ursula, Hero’s gentlewoman Gentlewoman attending Hero; perhaps her governess in her youth. Deeply loyal to Hero and the family, her social standing is high within the household. She joins Hero in contriving to bring Beatrice and Benedict together. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Female Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 14 Dogberry | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Dogberry, constable of the Night Watch The original Keystone Kop. Ostentatious in his dedication to duty and self-importance. A classic example of "a little knowledge can be a terrible thing," he constantly uses sophisticated words incorrectly and makes up for it by misinterpreting what others say to him. Huge source of fun in the play and eventually saves the day despite himself. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 15 Verges | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Verges Dogberry’s second in command. Intensely loyal to him even in the face of Dogberry’s condescending abuse. Dumb and Dumber…Verges is the latter. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 16 Sexton | |
| Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role Sexton The town judge brought in to write down Dogberry’s case against Conrad and Borachio. He has his work cut out for him. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Male Age: from 18 to 35 |
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| Role # 17 The Watch | |
| Seeking 10 talent(s) for this role The Watch (Led by Hugh Oatcake and Francis Seacole.) Townsfolk conscripted into Night Watch duty. Not the brightest crayons in the box. Lots of scope for physical comedy. Searchable talent specs : Gender: Female Age: from 18 to 35 |
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