Lear Inc
Full Name (Your name, not company):
Chantele Franz
E-Mail Address:
Phone Number:
778-385-4336
Production Company or School:
1001 Steps Theatre Society
Producer(s):
Fred Ribkoff
Casting Director(s):
Chantele Franz
Audition Location:
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Shoot / Perf. Location(s):
The Cultch Historic Theatre
Compensation / Rates:
Volunteer
Synopsis:
A modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear: A fifty five year old C.E.O of a multinational real estate empire wishes to live his life to the fullest by handing over power to his daughters and sons-in-laws. And yet, this C.E.O banishes his youngest daughter and most trusted advisor, initiating a corporate, familial breakdown and the unleashing of merciless forces of instrumental reason.
Submission Instructions:
Rehearsals for the production have begun, so if you are interested, please contact Chantele Franz at 1001stepstheatre@gmail.com immediately and we will schedule your audition accordingly. If you have a headshot, please include it in the email.
Audition Date(s):
June 13 - June 19
Character 1 Name:
Edmund
Character 1 Age:
Late teens - 30s
Character 1 Description:
Gloucester’s illegitimate son. Edmund is underhanded and calculated in his plot to gain power and get revenge on his father. From framing his older brother, Edgar, for attempted murder to seducing two of Lear’s daughters, Edmund is not above playing dirty and seizes any opportunity that benefits him.
Shoot / Perf. Date(s):
September 17 & September 18
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Union Status:
Character 1 Gender:
Is this a Student Production?:
Submission Deadline:
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Is there guaranteed monetary compensation, if cast?:
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Rehearsals for this production will take place twice a week at KPU (Surrey Campus), and the production will be staged in September at The Cultch. Actors must be able to commit to attending at least one practice per week.