Spring/Summer 2025 Auditions

Sunday, February 9 from 10 am - 3:30 pm

Wednesday, February 12 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]

Noises Off

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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The Contemporary Theater Company is holding open auditions for our Spring and Summer productions of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)[revised] [again] (May 2 - 24), Noises Off (June 20 - July 26), and Shakespeare on the Saugatucket: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (July 6 - August 3).

 

If you are auditioning for A Midsummer Night’s Dream please prepare a 1-minute monologue from any Shakespeare play. If you are auditioning for Noises Off please prepare a 1-minute comedic contemporary monologue. If you are auditioning for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare please prepare a 1-minute comedic contemporary monologue and a few lines of Shakespeare verse. If you are auditioning for two or more shows, prepare either Shakespeare or both!

 

Please email info@thecontemporarytheater.com to sign up and indicate your preferred date and time frame. All adult actors in these productions will receive a stipend. No youth roles available at this time.

 

At the CTC we proudly employ and embrace non-traditional as well as color-conscious casting. Actors of Color are particularly encouraged to audition! Sign Up For Auditions

 

Show Descriptions:

 

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare(Abridged) [revised] [again]

By Adam Long, Daniel Stinger and Jess Winfield

Performed inside on the Main Stage

Director: Autumn Jefferson

Want to experience all of the beauty of the Bard's greatest works, but only have an hour and a half to spare? Fear not! Our 3 actors will perform, in their full (abridged) glory, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare and have you home in time for bed! With silliness and Shakespeare Easter eggs abound, this show is perfect for anyone who loves the Bard or anyone who wishes he would just hurry it up!Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm, May 2 - May 24, Thursday, May 22 at 7 pm

 

Noises Off

By Michael Frayn

Performed inside on the Main Stage

Director: Maggie Cady

The ultimate farce, Noises Off follows the hilarious process of a play (and its actors) fall apart from a confused late-night rehearsal to the backstage backstabbing during previews to a disastrous performance where everything that can go wrong does. It's hard to say whether the drama is greater on-stage or backstage, but we guarantee the laughs will be in the audience! Fridays and Saturdays, June 20 - July 26, 7 pm

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Shakespeare on the Saugatucket: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By William Shakespeare

Performed outside on the Patio

Director: Michael Alper

In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, residents of Athens mix with fairies from a local forest,with comic results.Sundays and Wednesdays at 7 pm, Jul 6- August 3, Friday, Aug 1 and Saturday, Aug 2 at 7 pm