Company Auditions
for

Fortinbras
by Lee Blessing

Saturday, February 2nd
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
(following the company meeting)
@ The Underground Theatre
Please note: Your dues must be paid (or you must contact the company treasurer to schedule an upcoming payment) in order to be eligible to audition. Contact the treasurer, Damon Standifer.

Please contact the director, Maria Cominis, for an appointment time: or phone 646-456-6843. Bring a headshot and resume to your audition. Sides are available below for downloading. To read the entire play contact Maria Cominis . Email Maria if you need any more information regarding the script.

CALLBACKS
Sunday, February 3rd
11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
(this is a change from the earlier scheduled time, due to the Super Bowl)
@ The Underground Annex

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Rehearsals begin February 18th, 2008, and will be held Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and on Saturdays (times TBA). If you are unable to rehearse during the day on weekdays, please do not be discouraged from auditioning; if necessary, nighttime rehearsals may have to be scheduled. Tech week begins March 21st. The show opens Friday, March 28th, and runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and on Sundays at 2:00p.m. The show closes May 3rd.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

The producers and director of Fortinbras are extremely open to color-blind and non-traditional casting for this production.

HAMLET, prince of Denmark. Seeks to clean up his reputation in this play.

Download Hamlet/Ophelia sides Download Hamlet/Fortinbras sides Download Hamlet/Fortinbras/Osric sides Download Hamlet/Gertrude/Claudius/Ophelia/Laertes sides

OSRIC, member of the Danish Court. Male or female. Always of service to others until the end.

Download Osric/Horatio sides #1 Download Osric/Horatio sides #2 Download Osric/Fortinbras sides

HORATIO, friend of Hamlet. The conscience of the play. Seeks to tell Hamlet’s story.

Download Horatio sides Download Horatio/Fortinbras sides Download Horatio/Osric sides #1 Download Horatio/Osric sides #2

FORTINBRAS, Prince of Norway. Greg Baglia is cast in this role.

CAPTAIN of the Norwegian Army. Physically robust and commanding.

Download Captain/Fortinbras sides #1 Download Captain/Fortinbras sides #2

MARCELLUS, a sentinel. Not the brightest bulb.

Download Marcellus sides

BARNARDO, a sentinel. Not the brightest bulb.

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FIRST MAIDEN SECOND MAIDEN

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POLONIUS, the court councilor. Ophelia’s father.

Download Polonius sides Download Polonius/Fortinbras sides

OPHELIA, Polonius’s daughter. She is a nymphomaniac with wit and timing and feels dismissed by others.

Download Ophelia/Hamlet sides Download Ophelia/Fortinbras sides

CLAUDIUS, King of Denmark. Killed King Hamlet’s father. He is Prince Hamlet’s stepdad. Deeply repentant for his actions and not the character he was in Hamlet. Still dealing with his lustful tendencies.

Download Claudius sides

GERTRUDE, Queen of Denmark. Hamlet’s mom. Deeply repentant for her actions and not the character she was in Hamlet. Still dealing with lustful tendencies.

Download Gertrude/Claudius/Fortinbras sides Download Gertrude/Claudius/Ophelia/Hamlet/Laertes sides

LAERTES, Polonius’s son. Not the brightest bulb. Hot for his sister.

Download Laertes sides