AUDITIONS - FEB 12th & 13th
King Lear
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Kathryn Sutton
Underwritten by
Alan Bryant
AUDITIONS
February 12 & 13, 7pm
Performances: Thursdays through Saturdays, April 13-29 at 7:30
Sunday Matinee April 23 at 2pm
Please arrive by 6:45pm
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script, though audition sides will be available in advance soon.
PRIMARY CHARACTERS
Lear: M, the aging King, easily swayed by flattery
Cordelia: F, Lear’s youngest daughter, loyal, honest, and banished
Goneril: F, Lear’s eldest daughter, married to Albany, manipulative, seeks power.
Regan: F, Lear’s middle daughter, married to Cornwall, works with Goneril to steal power.
Gloucester: M, Lear’s Foil, father of Edgar and Edmund, loyal to Lear
Edgar: M, Gloucester’s older son, remains loyal to his father.
Edmund: M, Gloucester’s younger, eviler son. Attempting to usurp power from his brother and father.
Kent: M, nobleman loyal to Lear
Albany: M, husband to Goneril
Cornwall: M, Regan’s husband
Some actors will be assigned additional roles for the more minor characters.
Masks are not required but do what makes you feel most comfortable
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Kathryn Sutton
Underwritten by
Alan Bryant
AUDITIONS
February 12 & 13, 7pm
Performances: Thursdays through Saturdays, April 13-29 at 7:30
Sunday Matinee April 23 at 2pm
Please arrive by 6:45pm
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script, though audition sides will be available in advance soon.
PRIMARY CHARACTERS
Lear: M, the aging King, easily swayed by flattery
Cordelia: F, Lear’s youngest daughter, loyal, honest, and banished
Goneril: F, Lear’s eldest daughter, married to Albany, manipulative, seeks power.
Regan: F, Lear’s middle daughter, married to Cornwall, works with Goneril to steal power.
Gloucester: M, Lear’s Foil, father of Edgar and Edmund, loyal to Lear
Edgar: M, Gloucester’s older son, remains loyal to his father.
Edmund: M, Gloucester’s younger, eviler son. Attempting to usurp power from his brother and father.
Kent: M, nobleman loyal to Lear
Albany: M, husband to Goneril
Cornwall: M, Regan’s husband
Some actors will be assigned additional roles for the more minor characters.
Masks are not required but do what makes you feel most comfortable