Auditions

Auditions for the 2010 Cleveland Shakespeare Festival Season


Titus Andronicus and The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival , Cleveland's only source for FREE, outdoor Shakespearean  theater, proudly announces its 13th Season. This season, CSF will be presenting William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus , directed by Allen Byrne and The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Tyson Douglas Rand. 

The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to bringing plays of professional quality to audiences in the Greater Cleveland area as a way of encouraging community through theater.

For thirteen years, CSF has brought the wisdom and poetry of William Shakespeare to multiple publicly accessible locations throughout Northeastern Ohio . The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival has entertained and enlightened over 35,000 people in four counties - Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, and Summit - and is thrilled to continue that tradition this season.

Auditions for The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival's 13th season will take place at

The Cleveland Play House in Rehearsal Hall C on two dates:

Saturday, April 24 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm

and

Monday, April 26 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm

Callbacks will be Tuesday, April 27 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm

Check CSF 's Facebook page or cleveshakes.org for additional information.

Casting Standard;

We take great pride in the fact that The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival has a long standing history of what we currently call “Non-Traditional” casting practices. In Shakespeare's theater all roles were played by men.

There was never an issue of whether or not the actor's physiology matched that of the character they would portray. The question was always “does the actor possess the skills required to convey the part effectively?” As an arts organization based in a diverse community, we strive to take the same approach. Providing opportunities to the diverse pool of local professional actors and students within this community is one of our primary goals. We will not make casting decisions based on an artist's race or gender.

Our audiences know they are watching a performance. A work of art that will never again be the same performance as the one that they view. They are present as free agents. Collaborators, in fact, and here fore willing participants in the creation of this unique work of art. Their willful, temporary, suspension of disbelief is what constitutes “poetic faith.” We, as humble artists, have faith in and are honored by that contribution.