GENERAL ACTOR CALL
SEEKING
Delaware Shakespeare is accepting submissions from non-AEA actors for general consideration in the 2027 Season. Actors are welcome to submit a video audition for further casting consideration for the season. Productions will include A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Mariah Ghant and King Lear directed by James Kern.
Midsummer Important Dates
- Midsummer Rehearsals: February 1st – 28th
- Midsummer Performances: March 1st – 21st
- Midsummer at Rockwood Rehearsals: June 3rd – 8th
- Midsummer Performances at Rockwood: June 9th – 13th
King Lear Important Dates
- King Lear Rehearsals: Aug. 16th – Sept. 12th
- King Lear Performances: Sept. 14th – October 3rd
Rehearsals for both shows will be a mixture of weekday and weekend rehearsals. Please note that A Midsummer Night’s Dream will have an outdoor remount at Rockwood Park in summer 2027 with pick-up rehearsals from June 3rd – 8th and performances June 9th – 13th. If cast, you will be committing to both the Spring tour and summer performances.
Performances dates and times for both tours are still being scheduled. A full schedule of dates will be provided 3-4 weeks before rehearsals begin. Tour performances happen at a variety of times during the day, so please keep that availability in mind when submitting.
In addition to the full productions, Del Shakes will also produce a variety of programs throughout the year, and actors will be considered for casting opportunities in these, as well.
Del Shakes actively casts BIPOC actors through color-conscious casting, and looks for opportunities to cast female-identifying and non-binary actors in traditionally male roles.
Del Shakes is unable to provide housing or travel stipends, and therefore works almost completely with Delaware and Philadelphia-area artists.
No roles or project offers will be made as a result of these initial auditions. Actors may be contacted at other points throughout the year for project-specific auditions.
All artists this season will be non-Equity.
Please note that these virtual submissions are primarily for actors Del Shakes has not worked with in the past or not seen in auditions recently. If you have worked with Del Shakes in the past or auditioned in the last few years, there’s no need to submit a video. Please email auditions@delshakes.org to express interest in being considered for either show, and we will follow up with next steps.
COMPENSATION
Non-Equity actors will be paid $500/week for both productions.
Readings and understudies are all compensated at different rates per project.
INSTRUCTIONS
If interested in submitting a video audition, please submit headshot, resume, and link to a Shakespeare monologue (no more than 2 minutes) via the following audition form: https://forms.gle/ZbsZ9haTBsjQrmBV9
Virtual audition materials are due by November 22nd.
Questions can be sent to auditions@delshakes.org.
PERSONNEL VIEWING AUDITIONS:
Mariah Ghant, Producing Artistic Director (she/her)
Lexi Thammavong, Artistic Squad (they/she)
OTHER
Delshakes.org
See videos about the Community Tour HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-EryRjiuHc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLo1HQz0Ib4
Learn about Del Shakes’ commitment to antiracism HERE
