Open Auditions for Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It

*From the organisers (correct at the time of publishing), please see the organiser’s website for the latest details.

Auditions will be held in the theatre lounge on Wednesday March 11th at 7.00pm, on Sunday 15th at 2.30pm, on Wednesday 18th at 7.00pm and if needed Sunday 22nd at 2.30 pm. Playing dates are 7th to 11th July.

In this celebration and satire of love, Rosalind and her cousin Celia escape from the tyrannical Duke Frederick into the Forest of Arden, where they encounter exiled lords, shepherds, and the melancholic Jacques. Here they become embroiled in a complex cross-dressed romance, which ends with a quadruple wedding!

The cast, which may entail playing some multiple roles , is as follows:

Duke Frederick (50-60) – usurping Duke: Duke Senior (50-60) – the exiled Duke: Rosalind (30-40) – Senior’s daughter: Orlando (30-40) and Oliver (30-50) – sons of exiled Sir Rowland: Adam (80) and Dennis (30-50) – servants of Oliver: Touchstone (25-50) – courtier of Duke Frederick: Charles (30-50) – A wrestler: Le Beau (25-50) – courtier of Duke Frederick: Jacques (36-60) and Amiens (25-50) – exiled lords: Corin (50-70) and Silvius (20-35) shepherds: Phoebe (20-30) – a shepherdess: Audrey (20-50) – a goat keeper: William (20-30) – a country lad: Sir Oliver Martext (40-60) – a parish priest:

Various lords, servants etc., who can be doubled with other roles. The playing ages are flexible.