AUDITIONS for Macbeth Spring 2025

SPRING 2025 MAINSTAGE AUDITIONS!

By the pricking of my thumb… something wicked this way comes…

MACBETH by William Shakespeare

Directed by Professor Rebecca Lingafelter

Fir Acres Mainstage

Performance Dates

Friday, March 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, 15th at 7:30pm

March 9th, 2:00pm

Rehearsals Dates (4-6 days a week)

January 27th-March 6th

Weekday Evenings 6:15-10pm

Weekends 12-5pm

Audition Dates

January 22nd and 23rd 7-10pm - Fir Acres Main Stage

Callbacks January 24th - 6-10pm

All participants in the production can register for TH351 Rehearsal and Performance, for variable credit (1-4 credits depending on the size of the role).

Sign ups and audition material are available on the Call Board in the Fir Acres Theatre Lobby.

You will sign up for a slot in a one hour time frame. Everyone in that slot (ie 7-8pm, 8-9pm and 9-10pm) will arrive at the top of the hour for a short warm up and introduction. You will then audition in the order you signed up and you may leave once you have finished your audition.

Before auditioning read the play - available HERE.

**Content Warning: the play contains scenes of violence including murder and references to suicide.

WHAT TO PREPARE

• Choose ONE monologue from the three sides to prepare for the audition.
• In your preparation of the text, think about why the character is saying this text, what do they want?
• Be sure you know what you are saying - look up anything you don’t know.
• Be brave! Make bold choices! Strong and wrong is better than safe and right.
• Copies of the audition material are available on the Theatre Callboard in Fir Acres.
• Prepare a short (less than 1 minute) acapella song that is meaningful to you. It is less important that you are able to hit all the notes and more important that you convey your connection to the piece.

Available Roles

Banquo

Malcolm

Duncan/Porter/Old Man/Siward/Seyton

Fleance/Robin/Young Siward

Donalbain/Messenger/Attendant

First WitchLennox/First Murderer

Second Witch/Ross/Second Murderer

Third Witch/Angus/Third Murderer

Cast Roles

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

Macduff

Lady Macduff/Hecate

Reach out to Rebecca Lingafelter (rlingafelter@lclark.edu) with any questions!

Fir Acres Casting Policy

The Lewis & Clark Theatre Department production program is dedicated to nurturing a diverse and inclusive artistic and scholarly community. The selection of plays for our season our productions include new works, as well as notable contemporary, modern, and classical plays. The Department is committed to choosing material that represents the diversity of our community. Students are encouraged to participate in the program, regardless of ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, socio-economic status, or ability. All plays we produce are open to all members of the Lewis & Clark community and we practice a nontraditional, identity-concious casting policy, which takes into consideration the role of race, ethnicity, gender and class in the stories that we tell.