AUDITIONS

‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Hollingsworth Hall Cultural Center
4228 Boston Ave

Audition Dates:
Monday, June 16th
7:00 – 9:00pm

Performance Dates:
Thursday, September 11th | 7:30pm
Friday, September 12th | 7:30pm
Saturday, September 13th | 7:30pm
Sunday, September 14th | 2:30pm

AUDITION FORM

Auditions for the upcoming production of “Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.”

Please read the additional information provided with the form, and if you can commit to the rehearsal process, please complete the form. If you have additional questions, please complete the form and the director will be in contact with you.

This show is being produced and directed by me, Miranda Stroble, under the patronage of Hollingsworth Hall Cultural Center (which will continue to be referred to as h2c2).

AUDITION LOCATION AND TIME
Auditions will be held at h2c2 at 4228 Boston Ave, Lubbock, TX 79413 on Monday, June 16, 2025 from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Callbacks will be held at the same location on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Only those invited will need to attend the callbacks. If you are called back you will receive a text from me by 10:00pm on Monday, June 16, 2025. Please arrive promptly and plan to stay for the full 2 hours.

If you cannot attend auditions, please indicate, and I will send information to you via email how to you send in a video audition. Video auditions are due by 11:59pm on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

AUDITION MATERIALS AND EXPECTATIONS
Available roles: All of the roles in this production are available for casting. No one has been precast.

General Information for the audition day: We are scheduled to meet in the theater space at h2c2. All auditioners will be presenting their auditions in front of each other. Please be courteous and kind to the others auditioning. Auditions will start with a group warm up, then each auditioner will perform their prepared piece, and then I will assign readings for group scenes. Group scenes will be emailed before the audition so you have a chance to get familiar with them but character assignments will not be made until the time of auditions.

Dress: Please wear whatever makes you the most comfortable that also allows you to use your full range of motion. Please wear shoes that you can move in that will stay securely on your feet. I do not recommend being bare foot in the audition space.

Preparation: I would like all auditioners to prepare 30-45 seconds of a Shakespearean monologue to perform at the audition. It can be from any Shakespearean play, including Much Ado About Nothing. If you would like to memorize the piece you are welcome to, but performances with script in hand are also welcome. I am more concerned with how well you can prepare and perform the material than how well you can memorize it at this time.

A note about gender: I am not determined to cast the roles in this show according to their traditional gender norms. Please choose your prepared piece as it suits you, regardless of the traditional gender presentation of the character. I might ask auditioners to perform in a role that is traditionally assigned to a gender opposite of that which they identify. Please share if what is being asked of you is not comfortable for you, and I will accommodate to the best of my ability.

A note about age: Casting will be considered for any person who is going to be a high school student (9th grade) and above in the coming fall semester. For any person cast under the age of 18 there may be special requirements.

SHOW INFORMATION
All rehearsals and performances will take place at Hollingsworth Hall Cultural Center at 4228 Boston Ave, Lubbock, TX 79413.

Performance dates: All those cast in the show must be available for the following performance dates: Thursday, September 11-Saturday, September 13 at 7:30pm and Sunday, September 14 at 2:30pm. Please do not audition if you are not available for these dates and times.

Required technical rehearsals: All those cast in the show must be available for the following required techincal rehearsals: Tuesday, September 3-Wednesday, September 4 and Sunday, September 7-Wednesday, September 10 from 6:00pm-finish. Please do not audition if you are not available for these dates and times.

Rehearsals: The read through will be Thursday, June 19 from 6-9pm. Rehearsals will then start and be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00pm-9:00pm and Saturdays from 2:00pm-4:00pm (Saturday time is subject to change with cast preference) starting Tuesday, June 24, 2025 and up to the technical rehearsals. Those who would miss 4 or more of these scheduled rehearsals will be given limited consideration in casting.

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