REMOTE SUBMISSIONS

 

Hamlet

Directed by Sydney Berk

 

Seeking non-AEA actors for all roles for a non-equity Community Touring Production of Hamlet, March 23 - May 4, 2025 (with a possible 1-week extension to May 11), throughout NY state. This tour will consist of a 90 minute performance of Hamlet with a small cohort of actors, as well as facilitating workshops within local schools and community venues. 

 

We strongly encourage performers of all ethnicities, ages, sizes, genders, and abilities to submit. We care about your identity and we are holding consciousness about the stories that we tell by putting specific actors in specific roles. 

 

Please specifically note on your resume:

• Shakespeare experience

• Stage combat experience

• Experience working with young people (teaching artist, camp counselor, youth instructor, etc) 

• If you have a license and/or a reliable vehicle. 

• Experience performing in a tour.

 

Please note this is a professional contract. 6 to 7 week paid contract ($300 a week) and housing provided (if needed). Full time rehearsals are expected, and the show schedule is full time, often during the day.

 

 

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

 

A fast-paced, emotionally charged touring production of Hamlet. We are seeking dynamic actors with strong text skills, bold choices, and a collaborative, ensemble-driven approach. All roles are open. This tour includes schools and community venues throughout the Catskills as well as a public performance in New York City. 

 

SEEKING

 

Hamlet

Intuitive, mercurial, fiercely intelligent. A punk who agitates the world around him, creating bold, deliberate fuckery to expose hypocrisy, unsettle the court, and push everyone (including himself) to the edge. A blend of vulnerability, volatility, and sharp wit. 

 

 

Gertrude

Graceful, perceptive, navigating loyalty, guilt, and survival with emotional complexity. 

 

 

Claudius

Charismatic, strategic, with commanding presence; a political operator balancing charm with ruthless determination. 

 

 

Polonius / Gravedigger / Others

Versatile performer with strong comedic timing and depth; able to shift between officious court advisor, earthy humor, and various ensemble roles.

 

 

Ophelia / Rosencrantz / Others

Actor with emotional nuance and strong comedic instincts; must pivot between Ophelia’s delicate arc and Rosencrantz’s quick, often humorous presence.

 

 

Laertes / Guildenstern / Others

Physically and emotionally dynamic actor; fiery and grounded as Laertes, with sharp timing and wit as Guildenstern. Fight Experience necessary.

 

 

SUBMISSION DETAILS

 

Submissions Due: December 13

 

Please submit:

• Shakespeare monologue 1-2 minutes 

• If interested in the role of Hamlet, please prepare a Hamlet monologue

 

State your NAME in the subject line of your email followed by HAMLET SUBMISSION. Please send submissions to info@catskillmountainshakespeare.com 

 

Contract dates are March 23 - May 4 + possible 1 week extension to May 11 (includes housing). You must be available for the possible extension week.

 

Callbacks are in person in NYC scheduled for the weekend of January 23rd. You will hear if you have received a callback by the evening of January 5th. 

 

Entire cast & crew must consent to a background check per NY State law working with children.