Bard Fest 2022 Auditions Info!
"It is not the stars that hold our destiny but in ourselves..." - Shakespeare
Important Information
Attention Actors of Color! Bard Fest wants you! Bard Fest practices gender and color blind casting. Please join us!
Dates of auditions : Sunday July 24th 10am to 6pm
& Monday July 25th 7 to 10pm.
They will be held at the Theater at the Fort 8920 Otis Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46216
All auditions are by appointment. Arrange for a date & time by sending a request to firstfolioplayers@gmail.com
All actors are asked to prepare a monologue no longer
than 1 - 2 minutes.
Bard Fest runs from October 7th through November 15th 2022. Each show will run two weekends. Look below to see the location and dates of the individual productions. Rehearsals are typically 6 weeks prior to opening night.
All actors and crew members will be paid a stipend based on a profit sharing agreement.
All participants in the festival must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. No Exceptions.
The directors have precast some roles. Available roles are listed below along with a play synopsis and character list
Lysistrata
Directed by Ms Holly Hathaway-Thompson
This show will be at The Cat Theatre in Carmel as part of the Prestige Project.
October 7-15 2022
254 Veterans Way, Carmel, IN 46032
Available roles -
Leader of the Women
Myrrhina
Lampito
Spartan Herald:
Corinthian:
Theban
Peace
Servant
Grandchildren
King John
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Mr Doug Powers
This show will be at Shelton Auditorium at Butler University
October 7-15 2022
1000 W 42nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Available roles - EARL OF SALISBURY, EXECUTIONER, QUEEN ELEANOR, ENSEMBLE
Shakespeare's
Richard II
An all female adaptation
Richard II
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Mr Glenn Dobbs
This show will be at The Indy 11 Theatre in the
Indy Fringe Building
October 21-30 2022
719 E St Clair St, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Available roles - Lord Bushy, Lord Green, Lord Ross, Surrey/Fitzwater, Lord Willoughby
The Merry Wives of Windsor
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Mr Jeff Bick
This show will be at The BasileTheatre in the
Indy Fringe Building
October 21-30 2022
719 E St Clair St, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Available roles -Master Page, Anne Page, Mistress Quickly, Fenton, Slender, Caius, Pistol
Into the Breeches!
By George Brant
Directed by Mr Max McCreary
This show will be at
The Theater at the Fort
November 4-13 2022
8920 Otis Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46216
CHARACTERS/AVAILABLE ROLES:
Maggie Dalton - TBD - 30s - 50s, a talented if untested director and advocate for the women of
The Post Theatre. Also plus the chorus
Ellsworth Snow - TBD - late 40s - mid 60s, The severe board president of The Post Theatre, with
a tender spot for his wife, Winnifred. Must be open to some light drag
Stewart Lasker - TBD - 20s - 40s, The tightly-wound stage manager of The Post Theatre.
Also plays Mistress Quickly. (This role is a Cisgendered gay man. A Queer, trans, or
non-binary actor is preferred for this role).
Ida Green - TBD - 20s - 40s, The imaginative and resourceful costume designer for The Post Theatre.
Also plays Hotspur. Some stage combat required (no previous experience necessary).
Only women of color will be considered for this role.
June Bennett - TBD - late teens-early 20s, hard-working but shielded. The ingenue. Also plays the Kates.