ATTENTION: As of July 8th, 2022, this show has been cast! See under shows for info on performances.

Directed by: Rebecca Redmond
 

SYNOPSIS

Orsino, Duke of lllyria, is despairing that he is spurned by the beautiful Countess Olivia, who has forsworn men’s company for seven years while she mourns the death of her brother. Nearby, a group of sailors arrive on shore with a young girl, Viola, whom they have rescued from a storm at sea. Viola laments the loss of her twin brother, Sebastian, in the shipwreck. She resolves to fend for herself by dressing as a boy to get work as a page to Duke Orsino. Viola falls in love with Orsino who sends her to court Olivia for him, but Olivia falls for Viola instead. Sebastian arrives, causing a flood of mistaken identity, and marries Olivia. Viola then reveals she is a girl and marries Orsino.

WHEN/WHERE ARE AUDITIONS?

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE AUDITION

  • Please bring a comedic monologue of 1 minute or less.
  • Be prepared to read sides on the day of audition (familiarity with the script a plus).
  • If interested in a role that requires playing an instrument or singing, please prepare 16 bars of a song as well.

PERFORMANCES

September 9, 10, 16, 17, and 18, 2022
All performances at 7:30 at the Gazebo at the Folsom Public Library

NOTE

  • The director is looking to cast non-traditionally, so please notate any and all roles you are interested in on the audition form.
  • Rehearsals Monday thru Thursday. Some Fridays and Saturdays as opening gets closer. Schedule will be solidified once casting is complete.
  • Please (if possible) send us your resume, a head-shot, and a filled out audition form (click here to download) in advance.

CASTING FOR

  • VIOLA, A young woman of aristocratic birth. Shipwrecked on the shore of Illyria, Viola decides to make her own way by disguising herself as a young man (calling herself Cesario) and becomes a page to Duke Orsino. She ends up falling in love with Orsino—even as Olivia, the woman Orsino is courting, falls in love with Cesario. Thus, Viola finds that her clever disguise has entrapped her: she cannot tell Orsino that she loves him, and she cannot tell Olivia why she, as Cesario, cannot love her. Her poignant plight is the central conflict in the play.
    (later disguised as CESARIO)
  • OLIVIA, an Illyrian countess, smart, loves clever repartee, physically gorgeous and knows it, in mourning for her brother and refuses all suitors until she falls in love with Cesario
  • MARIA, her waiting-gentlewoman, clever and daring
  • SIR TOBY BELCH, Olivia’s kinsman, loves drinking, late night carousing, and practical jokes
  • SIR ANDREW AGUECHEEK, Sir Toby’s companion, thinks he is brave and witty but is an idiot
  • MALVOLIO, steward in Olivia’s household, straight-laced and righteous, full of his own importance, easily tricked because of his ambitious wish to rise above his station
  • FOOL, Olivia’s jester, named Feste, Earns their living by making pointed jokes, singing old songs, being generally witty, and offering good advice cloaked under a layer of foolishness. In spite of being a professional fool, Feste often seems the wisest character in the play.
  • FABIAN, a gentleman in Olivia’s household
  • ORSINO, duke (or count) of Illyria, A powerful nobleman in the country of Illyria. Orsino is lovesick for the beautiful Lady Olivia, but becomes more and more fond of his handsome new page boy, Cesario, who is actually a woman—Viola.
  • VALENTINE  &  CURIO– Gentlemen in Orsino’s Court, musical ability a plus
  • SEBASTIAN, Viola’s lost twin brother, mistaken for Cesario, marries Olivia
  • ANTONIO, close friend to Sebastian, has become very attached to Sebastian, protects and takes care of him
  • CAPTAIN
  • PRIEST
  • Two OFFICERS
  • Lords, Sailors, Musicians, and other Attendants