SHORT SHAKESPEARE! HAMLET

  • Equity
  • Non-Equity
  • Anywhere

Website chicagoshakes Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Pay Rate: THEATER FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES. $660/WK MINIMUM. INCLUDES 15-MINUTE Q & A FOLLOWING EACH PERFORMANCE.
Audition Date and Time: Please submit headshot/resume to castingoffice@chicagoshakes.com by End of Day 7/14/2025.
Audition Location: Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Contact Person Name: Bob Mason and Alexis Taylor

SEEKING: ACTORS WITH ADVANCED FENCING SKILLS IN FOIL OR EPEE. ANY GENDER. ALL RACES AND ETHNICITIES ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT. NOTE: THIS IS NOT FOR STAGE SWORD-FIGHTING OR RAPIER-DAGGER. ACTORS WILL APPEAR IN FENCING GEAR AS AVATARS ON A SCREEN, WHILE ALSO PLAYING PARTS IN THE EIGHT-MEMBER ENSEMBLE.

DIRECTOR: EDWARD HALL

REHEARSALS START: 1/5/2026

FIRST PREVIEW: 1/27.2026

OPENS: 1/31/2026

CLOSES: 2/28/2026

 

 

 

Time Commitment:

Performances are day-time for school audiences in Chicago Shakespeare's Courtyard Theater. Monday through Friday, with a public performance on Saturday at 11 am. Nine performances a week. The production does not travel.

Character Type/Restrictions:

SEEKING ACTORS WITH LOCAL CHICAGO HOUSING ONLY.

To apply for this job please visit www.paycomonline.net.