Volunteer actors and musicians are sought for Aloha Performing Arts Company’s next production, a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”
Volunteer actors and musicians are sought for Aloha Performing Arts Company’s next production, a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”
Auditions will be held Wednesday and Thursday, March 14 and 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu. If necessary, a third, invitational callback audition will be held on Friday, March 16.
Susie Burke, a professional actor, playwright and director from the Los Angeles area, is the author of the new adaptation and will be the guest director, assisted by Melissa Atwood. APAC’s artistic director, Jerry Tracy, will play Prospero, and David A. Payne will take the role of Caliban. The cast consists of five men and four women, a few acoustic musicians, and several spirits of either gender.
The new adaptation takes place on an island in the Indian Ocean in the early 16th century, during the Portuguese era of exploration and conquest.
People of the island include Prospero, Caliban and several spirits, as well as Miranda, Prospero’s daughter, an innocent wild child aged 16-18, and Ariel, a magical spirit of the air who obeys Prospero and who can be played by an actor of either gender and any age. The people of the court of Ceylon include Alonsa, the Queen of Madras, who conspired to send Prospero and Miranda to their deaths upon the sea; Ferdinand, her son, an innocent prince who falls in love with Miranda; Gonzala, a wise woman, counselor to the queen; Antonio, the Duke of Ceylon, Prospero’s brother, who overthrew the dukedom and sent Prospero into exile; Stephana, the queen’s cook, a wily survivor; and Trinculo, the queen’s jester.
“The Tempest” will play at the Aloha Theatre April 27-May 12.
Rehearsals will begin immediately and will generally be conducted Monday through Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Those auditioning need attend only one of the audition sessions and may present a monologue, but one is not required. The script is available online at www.apachawaii.org, and hard copies are available for onsite perusal by appointment. For more information, call 322-9924.