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SPRING SHAKESPEARE 
​This audition-based program for students in grades 7–12 develops skills in text analysis, storytelling, and stage combat, and culminates in performances on Greater Boston Stage Company’s stage and at local libraries. Anyone can audition, and free workshops prepare seasoned actors and newbies alike!

ONLINE SPRING SHAKESPEARE 2021 PERFORMANCE: MACBETH 
Auditions: Sign Ups begin on March 15 
Free Audition Workshops:  March 17 
Auditions:  March 18 and 19  
Callbacks:  March 21  
Rehearsals Begin:  March 24  
Performances:  May 7 to 8 
Tuition: $400  
 
Act 2 and Act 3: Macbeth  directed by Tyler Rosati  
 
Following our highly successful Virtual Winter Festival, we are back bringing you amazing theatre from our homes to yours! Spring Shakespeare, comprised of students in Act 2 and Act 3 will embrace the virtual format and utilize every tool in our theatrical toolbelt to create dynamic and fantastical staging at home.   
 
While our rehearsals and performances will be at home; costume pieces, lights and props will be provided by the theatre to enhance both the performance and viewing experience.  
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Spring Shakespeare looks to make his work accessible to both students and auditions. We ask big questions: How do we approach Shakespeare’s language? How do we physicalize and vocalize intentions and desires? What clues and codes are hidden in the text to help both audiences and actors understand the story? In the first half of our program, students will be fully immersed in text analysis both at the table and on their feet. After this analysis we work towards asking bigger questions like: what story do we want to tell? How do we communicate that story to our audience, and what questions should they leave with?  
 
 Auditions will be held on March 18 and 19. Please see  CALENDAR  for more specific times. All students will be asked to perform a 1-minute Shakespearean monologue of their choosing (around 10 to 14 lines). Options will be provided at the free audition workshop.  
 
Note: All programs will run with a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 16 students. Performances will be open to the public, presented on Zoom. ​

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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Tyler Rosati
Director of Education
781-279-7885 x104
education@greaterbostonstage.org
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AUDITION REGISTRATION: 
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Registration will be open beginning on March 15. To register, please email education@greaterbostonstage.org  including student name, grade, and a block of time that would work for your audition. 

AUDITION WORKSHOPS: 
We offer free optional audition workshops a week before Spring Shakespeare auditions are held. In these workshops, our Spring Shakespeare creative team provides audition materials, a quick introduction to performing Shakespeare’s text, and audition practices to help actors prepare to show their best selves. Priority for a spot in these workshops will be given to new students.

AUDITIONS: 
During auditions, students will be seen by the creative team, which is comprised of the Director and the Co-Director/Stage Manager. Each audition is a 10-minute private slot in which the student is asked to perform a 1-minute long Shakespearean monologue. It is strongly encouraged that the monologue be memorized. Students should come to the audition in clothes comfortable enough to move in as the creative team may give adjustments that involve movement.
 
 CALLBACKS: 
Students will be notified as to whether or not they should attend callbacks once all initial auditions are complete. Callbacks are a time for the creative team to gather information they may not have gathered at auditions.  All callback sides will be given at callbacks. If you do not receive a callback, you may still receive a role.

CASTING: 
In casting, we take several things into account:

1.      Information we’ve gathered during auditions and callbacks.
2.      The technical requirements of each role.
3.      The learning goals for each actor (how this young performer can grow).
4.      Rehearsal and performance conflicts.*
5.      Attitude towards staff, fellow actors, and the space. 

At the end of the casting process, we place students in whichever role best suits the artistic and educational needs of the program and the student.  We are looking to cast students for whom we can provide adequate and extensive challenges.

Please note: Not every student who auditions will be cast. Also, roles will not be double-cast.

*Conflicts: Please bring ALL conflicts to your audition day.  A student’s conflicts will play a role in their ability to be a part of a cast. Small conflicts may be honored, at the discretion of the creative teams, but any additional conflicts presented after casting may result in dismissal from the show.
 

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