Smith Street Stage
Brooklyn, NY
US
Jessica Lane Weiss
Personnel
Directed by Jonathan Hopkins
Assistant Directed by Sonny Fotso-Chinjé
Produced by Theodosia Arcidiacono
Dates
In Person Callbacks March 8 & 9
Rehearsals in Manhattan and Brooklyn, April 30 - June 4
Performances June 5 - 29 in Brooklyn’s Carroll Park
Breakdown
All roles are available and all roles are being considered for all actors, without regard to gender or type. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
Most roles will be doubled; notable roles include:
Henry - a gifted leader with the common touch; possesses real charisma; relentlessly ambitious and shrewdly calculating.
Exeter - loyal right-hand to Henry; brave, reliable, unflagging.
Fluellen - a patriot with the zeal of the recently converted, eager for glory, exuberant.
Pistol - a loose cannon, eccentric, immoral. A poor friend and a worse soldier but must have soul.
Williams - the character upon whom the horrors of war are most apparently felt; expresses them movingly. Vulnerable, defiant.
Boy - follows his (adult) friends to the war and grows disenchanted with them. Precocious, innocent, perceptive.
Canterbury - an opportunistic and political clergyman. A strategist. Verbose (must be excellent with text).
Montjoy - a French messenger by turns haughty and humble.
Gower - a dutiful and capable captain.
About Us:
Smith Street Stage is an award-winning, actor-led Shakespeare company that for 14 years has been presenting theater in Brooklyn’s Carroll Park. The company explores the works of Shakespeare with regard to their examination of character, human conflict and personal and institutional power structures. We believe this way of working renders Shakespeare’s plays clear and accessible to all audiences without sacrificing their complexity or human dilemma. Smith Street Stage is committed, through classes, workshops, and its rehearsal process, to the ongoing artistic development of its actors and early career theater artists.
Smith Street Stage is committed to creating and maintaining a work environment in which all people are treated with dignity and respect and where creativity can flourish. Such an environment is characterized by mutual trust, physical and emotional safety, and the absence of oppression. Smith Street Stage is dedicated to fostering an anti-racist workspace, free from harassment and discrimination of all kinds, where every member of our community can thrive. We do this by honoring the beliefs, cultures, identities, interpersonal styles and values of all individuals. You are welcome here.
Submission Instructions:
Please submit a 1-2 minute Shakespeare monologue, and a second, contrasting monologue that may be by Shakespeare but doesn’t need to be (more important that it shows contrast). If you sing or play an instrument, feel free to include a short demonstration.
Do not attach full video files or send download links (ie, WeTransfer, YouSendIt, etc).
Include your headshot/resume either within the link (if using GoogleDrive or Dropbox, etc) or attached to the email (being mindful of file size).
Apr 30, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025
$2,000.00 – $2,000.00 per gig
AEA Showcase Code
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