Audition Information
September 25-27
Uncle Vanya AND Shakespeare in Love
October 23-25
Shakespeare in Love only
Location The Rep, 179 Commerce Street, Williston
If you wish to be considered for any role in Uncle Vanya, you MUST attend the first audition block.
If you wish to be considered for a principal role in Shakespeare in Love, you are ADVISED to attend the first audition block.
You may audition for one show or both shows at the same time, using ONE set of audition material options.
(Shakespeare in Love will also utilize a small onstage choir - audition information will follow later.)
Process
Your audition will be a private session with our Artistic Director and other members of the Production Teams. You should prepare material as described below, and you will work on that material within your audition. Your audition will take approximately 10 minutes and will be at a pre-arranged time, although please allow a little extra as it is not uncommon for us to be running late.
To book an audition slot, please complete our online audition form HERE. Make sure you submit your form after completing it.
You will receive an email confirmation within 24 hours which will give you the exact time of your audition on the day you requested. Your audition is only confirmed if you receive that email, so please check your spam folder and put our email address in your contacts - admin@vermontrep.com. If you do not receive a confirmation within 24 hours of submitting your form, please contact us at that email address.
Please note that we will be asking you for your conflicts later in the process - listing them is no longer part of the initial audition process.
Material
For Uncle Vanya, please prepare ONE side.
For Shakespeare in Love, please prepare ONE side AND the Monologue.
You will be asked to perform the material first and then work on a section of it with our Artistic Director within your audition slot.
You do not need to learn the material, although feel free to do so if you wish.
A reader will be provided to read the scene with you.
UNCLE VANYA SIDES
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE SIDES
Notes
Our auditions are designed to be friendly and unintimidating - we focus on the process. We are interested in what you can achieve within the room as you work creatively one-on-one with our director, not on how well you stand and perform a cold read under intense pressure. We understand how nerve-wracking the process of auditioning is and we try hard to enable you to show us what you can do without the anxiety. We receive a lot of positive feedback on our auditions and if you are nervous, we encourage you to reach out with questions to admin@vermontrep.com, and, above-all, to try it out. Whether you are cast in the production or not, we promise it will be a constructive and worthwhile experience.
You must be at least 16 years old to audition, with the exception of the role of John Webster in Shakespeare in Love. For this role, we will be accepting applications from performers aged 13+ with parental consent.