Auditions
Thank you to all who auditioned for our 2011 season!
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Othello Dylan Louis ………....…….......…..Roderigo Brian Pedaci..……….........................Iago Jonathan McCleery….........……Brabantio Anthony E. Nickerson-El…...Othello Cassie Neumann……….................Lodovico Ben Saylor……………...........……Gratiano Hannah J. Stofan………............Desdemona Eric Fancher……………….............Cassio William C. Goff…………..........…Montano/us- Iago Margot Chervony……….......…..Emilia Katie Atkinson………..........……..Bianca |
Love's Labour's Lost Margo Chervony……………Queen of Navarre Hillary Wheelock ……………Rosaline Katie Atkinson………………Maria Kay Rommel………………...…Katharine Allen Branstein………….......Costard Layla Schwartz………….........Boyet Eric Fancher……………….......Prince of France Ian Hinz……………………..........Biron William C. Goff…………….…Longaville Ben Saylor………………..……Dumaine
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Casting Standard:
We take great pride in the fact that The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival has a long standing history of what we currently call “Non-Traditional” casting practices. In Shakespeare's theater all roles were played by men.
There was never an issue of whether or not the actor's physiology matched that of the character they would portray. The question was always “does the actor possess the skills required to convey the part effectively?” As an arts organization based in a diverse community, we strive to take the same approach. Providing opportunities to the diverse pool of local professional actors and students within this community is one of our primary goals. We will not make casting decisions based on an artist's race or gender.
Our audiences know they are watching a performance. A work of art that will never again be the same performance as the one that they view. They are present as free agents. Collaborators, in fact, and here fore willing participants in the creation of this unique work of art. Their willful, temporary, suspension of disbelief is what constitutes “poetic faith.” We, as humble artists, have faith in and are honored by that contribution.