Website Redtwist Theatre
Storefront Theatre in Edgewater’s Bryn Mawr Historic District
Redtwist Theatre is seeking actors to submit for Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare, Directed by Co-Artistic Director, Dusty Brown (they/them).
Summary: The Roman general Titus Andronicus returns from war with four prisoners who vow to take revenge against him. They rape and mutilate Titus’ daughter and have his sons killed and banished. Titus kills two of them and cooks them into a pie, which he serves to their mother before killing her too. The Roman emperor kills Titus, and Titus’ last remaining son kills the emperor and takes his place.
In this version, Aaron tells his story. In wake of the 2024 election, what will revisiting this gruesome story bring to light about our current political climate?
Submit Video Audition Here!
Material to Prepare:
Please prepare a video audition of 60 seconds of a Shakespeare Monologue of your choosing and submit via an unlisted youtube or vimeo link. Please submit via this audition form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0v6WbgB7FSk_W5dh76Ri1FZyuuXxPELKvQl3X1fZHiXppRw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Time Commitment:
First Rehearsal: Week of January 6, 2025
Load-In: February 10
Tech: February 15 & 16
Opening: February 23
Closing: March 30
Rehearsals will take place at our rehearsal studio in Edgewater Presbyterian Church (next to Redtwist Theatre on Bryn Mawr) and will be four weekday evenings and one weekend day during the day for the rehearsal process, to be determined based on availability.
Performances will take place Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 3:30 PM.
Character Type/Restrictions:
Titus Andronicus
55+, White, Gender flexible - A great general, stern and deferential to the rules, often to a fault.
Lucius
Mid-30s, White, Gender Flexible - Titus' son; a skilled warrior, fiercely loyal to his family; musical talent a plus
Lavinia- Seeking understudy
20s, White, Female CW: Sexual Assault, Sexual Violence
Marcus
50+, race/gender flexible: Titus' kin; a skilled politician, though overshadowed by his brother's prowess. Ideally BIPOC and Gender Flexible.
Tamora-Seeking understudy
50+, race flexible, Female
Demetrius
18 - 25, race flexible, Male: Tamora's Son; the worst kind of privileged and toxic young man.
Chiron
18 - 25, race flexible, Male: Tamora's Son; the worst kind of privileged and toxic young man.
Aaron
30 - 50, Black, Male: Tamora's closest advisor and lover; cunning and ambitious; he'll rule the world if he doesn't burn it down first.
Saturninus
30 - 50, race flexible, Male: The new emperor, spoiled and fickle, would gleefully play the fiddle while Rome burned.
Ensemble
30 - 50, race flexible, gender flexible: Multiple rolls throughout, including Titus' sons, Saturninus' sibling, etc.
To apply for this job email your details to eileen@redtwist.org