Category : Theatre & Stage Acting Date Sent : March 3rd, 2009 Open to : Female Male Actor Model ADULT (17+) CHILDREN (16 and younger) Job City : New York City Job Country : United States Expires : March 18th, 2009 Pay Currency : USD

Act With Anne Hathaway In Play "Twelfth Night"

The Public Theater is casting Twelfth Night. Daniel Sullivan, director. Rehearsals begin April 28; runs June 9-July 12 at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park.

This summer kicks off with a powerhouse production of one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. The Public welcomes Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway as she makes her Public Theater debut playing Viola, one of the canon’s most charming heroines. This beguiling comedy follows the romantic adventures of Viola and her identical twin Sebastian, both shipwrecked in the enchanted dukedom of Illyria. At the helm of this time-honored story of cross-dressing and mistaken identity, all in the name of love, is Tony Award winning Director Daniel Sullivan.

SEEKING:

FEMALE (late 20s to late 30s) - OLIVIA. A countess, attractive, a bit of a “sleeping beauty” metaphorically, hiding behind her grief for the loss of her brother, has found herself “stuck” in the circumstances of her life, but when she awakes, she revives with all the vibrancy of her life before, it’s hard not to fall in love with her, proud and afraid to become vulnerable to a man, but underneath wants to be totally swept away, when she does “fall” she becomes almost idiotic, roles requires an actress with full emotional range, capable of playing extremes, and comedic skill;

MALE (30s to early 40s) - ORSINO. Duke of Illyria, romantic, a poetic soul, handsome, unrequitedly in love with Olivia, has found himself in a similarly direction-less state, once vital as a soldier and leader, has reached a certain kind of stoppage in the forward movement of his life, good-natured, with a melancholy aspect, but still dangerous because of his power;

MALE (40 to 50) - MALVOLIO. Olivia’s steward, intense, puritanical, enjoys being a spoil-sport, executes his job of repressing the household with the demeanor and enthusiasm of the secret police, so self-involved that he sees nothing that goes on around him, takes himself very seriously, role for a master comedian;

MALE (40s to 50s) - SIR TOBY BELCH. Big, full of life and energy, overindulges, drinks, eats, and loves a lot, can’t resist a good brawl or a good woman, definitely has some issues with authority, a vivid human being who lives and loves life in capital letters, smart, very funny, not without depth, role for an actor with enormous expanse of humor and heart, larger than life in every way;

MALE (30s to early 40s) - SIR ANDREW AQUECHEEK. Toby’s protégé, temperamentally and physically, kind of fragile, wants to love, drink and fight just like Sir Toby, but is not good at any of it and cannot understand why, tries hard, but somehow his neuron-pathways are not connected like any other human being’s, someone you might describe as eccentric, but “special” might be closer to the truth, very funny, a role for a master comedian;

FEMALE (25 to 45) - MARIA. Olivia’s lady-in-waiting, a vital woman, full of the devil, bright, earthy, sexy, crafty, figures out how Toby and she can have the life they want within the austere confines of the household, is by far the “brains” of the organization, fun and full of life, but you wouldn’t want to mess with her;

MALE (40s) - FESTE. Ideally 40+, Olivia’s jester, brilliantly witty, must sing extremely well, straddling the line between beggar, fool and jester, his condition serves as a reminder of how difficult life can be for some, a personality which is in diametric opposition to his name, very funny but with edge, in that way of people who make jokes to make money but are not exactly happy about it, role for an actor who is very very funny, weird and extremely likable; Sebastian: 20-30, Viola’s twin brother, think Anne Hathaway’s twin, handsome, bold, youthful, exuberant, mistaken for Viola when she is disguised as a boy;

MALE (25 to 35) - ANTONIO. Sea captain, friend to Sebastian, loyal, honest, deeply invested in his friendship with Sebastian, hot-tempered, powerful;

MALE (40s to 50s) - SEA CAPTAIN. Friend to Viola, strong, gentle;

MALE (40s to 50s) - VALENTINE. Gentleman attending on the Duke, minister of state-like, perhaps a bit formal, a man with a good soul, loyal, caring retainer;

MALE (late 40s) - CURIO. Gentleman attending on the Duke, ready to hunt; Fabian: 25-35, groundskeeper at Lady Olivia’s, gets everything done around the house;

FEMALE and MALE (20s to 30s) - EQUITY ENSEMBLE. All must be highly experienced in handling classical text to play non-dialogued roles with understudy responsibilities, especially seeking ensemble members who play musical instruments proficiently.


The following role has been CAST; performers will be considered as possible emergency replacements —

FEMALE (20 to 30) - VIOLA. Feminine as a girl, bold as a boy, witty, resourceful, industrious, open-hearted, trying to move her life forward, and yet somehow caught in a middle place, not swimming or drowning but treading water and all the while trying to make the best out of a difficult time in her life, wise beyond her years, capable of risk-taking, profound thinking and deep feeling, actress must have strong comedic and dramatic abilities



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