2016 Shakespeare Festival

2016 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL FOR KIDS & ADULTS WITH SHORT ATTENTION SPANS

Henry V (Henry 4 parts 1 & 2 will be included in this fast paced version )
Taming of the Shrew
Festival Faire

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
The Festival runs August 20th - October 1st 2016. ( Performances are scheduled for Saturdays only. Festival Faire runs 10am - 12pm and Henry V and Taming of the Shrew alternating between 1pm and 4:30pm)

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Rehearsals will begin mid June alternating between shows on weeknights. Festival Faire rehearsals will be onSaturday mornings.

Where: Utah Children’s Theatre
3605 S State Street SLC, UT 84115

When: Saturday May 21st from 9am - 12pm

How: Audition timeframe scheduler : http://uctheatre.org/products/62016-shakespeare-festival-audition-timeframe-scheduler

Requirement: 30 second monologue of your choice OR from our suggested audition sides that you may download HERE: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0210/2832/files/Shakespeare_Monologues_2016.pdf?9060843941007133539

(Actors may audition for all shows)

Please Bring: A resume and headshot. Download UCT Audition Form HERE: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0210/2832/files/Shakespeare_Audition_Form_2016.pdf?15911569317577044575

The Festival Faire Cast of Characters
The Festival is broken into several parts. Please read below.
Shakespeare! A mashup intro to Shakespeare’s Works.
William Shakespeare
4-6 Male and Female actors with strong comedy skills.
The Fictional Adventures of Young William Shakespeare, A Marionette Show in 3 parts
3-5 Puppeteers with strong dexterity skills.
3 Heralds, two that can play the trumpet and one for a drum
Tournament Games Keepers
2-4 Master of Ceremonies to conduct the tournament, including Archery, Bowling, Ladder Toss and other physical games.
Artists
4-8 Face Paint artists and Craft persons.

HENRY V Cast of Characters (Henry IV parts 1 & 2 are included)This is only a list of the principal characters. Actors will most likely be cast in several roles, as the show condenses three plays and covers many events and locales.

Narrator
Prince Hal/Henry V
King Henry IV
Sir John Falstaff
Poins
Bardolph
Nym
Hotspur
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
Owen Glendower
King of France
Lewis the Dauphin
Lady Percy
Mistress Quickly
Catherine, princess of France
Alice, her lady

Taming of the Shrew Cast of Characters

Petruchio
Son of Antonio, a resident of Verona, and intent on finding a wife, Petruchio arrives in Padua ready to take any woman so long as enough money is involved. Katharina’s dowry is all that matters to him at the outset, but her cleverness and “shrewishness” seem to excite him genuinely.
Lucentio
The ostensible romantic lead of the play. Lucentio proves more conventional than his more outspoken and vivacious friend, Petruchio. Both men are well-off, but it is Lucentio who can claim a father “of incomparable wealth”; he hails from Pisa and has come to Padua to pursue his education. His purely academic goals fall to pieces, however, when he sees Bianca. For the rest of the play, Lucention single-mindedly pursues her.
Katharina
The “shrew.” When she first appears, Katharina lashes out at Hortensio and Gremio, shocking one spectator - Tranio - and delighting the others - us. She is consistently clever, strong-willed and vibrant, an attractive contrast to her sister Bianca. When she seems finally subjugated at the play’s end, Shakespeare subtly suggests that she may yet have the upper hand.
Bianca
The younger daughter of Baptista and the object of Lucentio’s affection. Bianca’s name means ‘white,’ and indeed she is rather colorless compared to her vivacious sister, Katharina.
Baptista
A wealthy gentleman of Padua, father of Katharina and Bianca. He outspokenly prefers his more well-behaved daughter and has no compunction about referring to Katharina as “the veriest shrew of all.”
Tranio
Lucentio’s principal attendant. He assumes Lucentio’s identity in order to help him win Bianca’s heart, and by doing so suggests that all that separates a master from his servant is language and dress.
Hortensio
One of Bianca’s suitors. Pompous and foolish. Though posited at the outset as a significant rival, he soon enough takes Tranio’s bait and runs off to marry a wealthy widow.
Gremio
An old, foolish suitor of the young and beautiful Bianca. He is the only one of the various suitors in the play who winds up with nothing at the end.
Grumio
Petruchio’s servant. He often speaks his mind, playfully twisting words around, but he is very clearly a servant. He never gets the chance to play the master as Tranio does. Instead, both Petruchio and Katharina beat and ridicule him mercilessly.
Vincentio
Lucentio’s wealthy father.
Biondello
Another servant of Lucentio’s.
A Widow
Hastily courted and wed by Hortensio, the widow is rich, and therefore does not remain unmarried for long.
A Tailor
Insulted by Petruchio.
A Haberdasher
Insulted by Petruchio.
Nathaniel, Philip, Joseph, Nicholas, Peter, Curtis
Servants, likewise insulted by Petruchio.

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