Website Idle Muse Theatre Company
Idle Muse Theatre Company is seeking submissions for THE THREE MUSKETEERS by Robert Kauzlaric, adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, and directed by Evan Jackson, which will be performed this Spring at The Edge Off Broadway Theater in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago.
Based on the celebrated 1844 novel, Jeff Award-winning playwright Robert Kauzlaric adapts the classic tale of swashbuckling intrigue, witty romance, and indomitable fellowship as newly-minted musketeer D’Artagnan and the famous “three inseparables,” Athos, Porthos and Aramis, take on the machinations of a scheming cardinal and his agents.
Please submit headshot and resume to submissions@idlemuse.org as PDF or Word Doc.
- Audition Dates: November 15 & 16
- Callbacks: November 22 & 23
Special Notes:
The production team will include both an Intimacy Director and Violence Director and the presentation of the play will include moments of staged intimacy and violence.
Moments of intimacy currently planned include period-appropriate displays of public affection and seduction scenes, some of which include staged kisses between characters. Additionally, the text includes multiple scenes of brawling, warfare, and dueling, which result in the wounding and death of characters by dagger, sword, or gunfire.
Actors of Color strongly encouraged to submit for all roles.
Compensation:
There is a base stipend of $100 for all roles. In addition to the base stipend, Idle Muse operates under shareholder model, in which a full 50% of box office revenue is reserved and divided evenly among the cast and production team.
Idle Muse is an all-volunteer theater collective with company funds dedicated only to production costs. No funds are reserved for leadership or staff salaries, which are also volunteer positions.
Material to Prepare:
Please prepare one contemporary or classical monologue, preferably one that is period appropriate or thematically aligned to the play: historical fiction featuring swashbuckling romance, intrigue, duels of wit, and political machinations.
Time Commitment:
- Rehearsal: February 1 - March 20
- Q2Q: March 21 & 22
- Tech Rehearsal: March 23-25
- Previews: March 26 & 27
- Opening Night: March 28
- Performance Run: March 28-April 25
Character Type/Restrictions:
Available roles include the following (please see additional notes at bottom of the list):
ATHOS (male-identified, 30's+) - the eldest of the eponymous musketeers and de facto leader. Pragmatic, melancholy and cynical, he carries a dark past connected to MILADY, and drowns his sorrows in wine.
PORTHOS (male-identified, 20's+) - a gregarious musketeer with a reputation for flamboyance and tall tales. Favorite pastimes include wine, romance, and dispatching foes in duels with panache.
ARAMIS (male-identified, 20's+) - a thoughtful musketeer with the heart of a priest and poet. Once in training for Holy Orders , he has one foot in both worlds and is forever caught between his duty and religious calling.
MILADY De Winter (female-identified, 20's+) - a cunning spy in the service of Cardinal RICHELIEU with a dark past connected to ATHOS. Ruthless, vengeful and effective in the fulfillment of her mission.
ROCHEFORT (male-identified, 30's+) - a shadowy rogue and duelist. The Cardinal's favored agent for tasks requiring a swordsman of flexible moral character.
Cardinal RICHELIEU (male-identified, 40's+) - the scheming, power-hungry First Minister of France. Machiavellian and ruthless in the pursuit of his ambitions.
CONSTANCE Bonacieux (female-identified, 20's+) - a kind-hearted, practical, and capable agent in service of Queen ANNE, in which she is a protector of the queen's secret intrigues. Not so practical as to be unmoved when the musketeer D'ARTAGNAN, pledges himself to her service.
LOUIS XIII / BUCKINGHAM (male-identified, 20's+) - the impulsive, self-important king of France who's reign will lay the foundation for decades of absolutism and monarchal excess. Doubles with BUCKINGHAM, a charming and reckless English duke, desperately in love with Queen ANNE of France.
M. de TREVILLE / Lord DE WINTER (male-identified, 30's+) - the captain and commander of the King's Musketeers. A hardened, but fair veteran who leads the company of misfits and holds their respect as a kind of father figure. Doubles with DE WINTER, a man of honor caught-up in the intrigues of MILADY and the musketeers.
Queen ANNE (female-identified, 20's+) - Queen of France by marriage to King LOUIS XIII. Bound by her role but not defined by it, she is an opponent of the Cardinal and will later become the power behind the throne of France as queen regent. Doubles with KITTY, a servant of MILADY who is enamored with D'ARTAGNAN.
JANE FELTON / COMBAT ENSEMBLE (female-identified, 20's+) - a secret, impressionable Puritan in service to Lord DE WINTER. Doubles into multiple ensemble tracks and stage combat scenes.
COMBAT ENSEMBLE (Any) - a broad ensemble track including multiple stage combat scenes.
LAPORTE (female-identified, any age range) - the queen's cloak-bearer and devoted servant. Doubles into multiple ensemble tracks and stage combat scenes.
Notes:
At this time, all roles except ATHOS, PORTHOS, ARAMIS, MILADY, and ROCHEFORT include doubling into multiple tracks. Most, if not all, roles will include multiple scenes of stage combat. The role of D'ARTAGNAN has been cast and is not available.
To apply for this job email your details to submissions@idlemuse.org