“I think that American is actually closer to Elizabethan English than our current English speech. That’s ironic, because American actors are often worried about not speaking what they call Standard English, yet they’re actually doing it closer to Shakespeare’s way than we are.”
John Barton, Playing Shakespeare
Auditions are being held for Distance, an original movement piece I am directing in the Columbia MFA Theatre Directing program. Distance performs April 23-25 at Schapiro Theatre, 605 W 115th Street. Rehearsals begin on or about March 19 in the Columba University vicinity.
Primarily seeking dancers, but actors with movement are also encouraged to audition. All ages. Non-Union or Union. Unpaid. An opportunity to work with an exciting ensemble, as well as be seen by Anne Bogart and several emerging theatre directors.
Auditions will be at Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Ave. (between W 120th/122nd) at the following times: 6-10pm Monday 3/1. 6-10pm Tuesday 3/2. 12-4pm Saturday 3/6. 6-10pm Monday 3/8.
Auditions are by appointment. Please submit a headshot/resume to jonathan@jonathan-vandenberg.net.
More information: http://www.jonathan-vandenberg.net/current.html
Please forward to any potentially interested parties. Hope to see you there. Thank you.
“With Hamlet, Shakespeare found that if he refused to provide himself or his audience with a familiar, comforting rationale that seems to make it all make sense, he could get to something immeasurably deeper … Shakespeare came increasingly to rely on the inward logic, the poetic coherence that his genius and his immensely hard work had long enabled him to confer on his plays. ”
Stephen Greenblatt, Will in the World
Jan 31st, 2010 by Jonathan
Jan 31st, 2010 by Jonathan
“I will do what I have dreamed or I will do nothing.”
Antonin Artaud, The Theater and Its Double
Jan 29th, 2010 by Jonathan
“In Hamlet the shock that is brought to a young man is because he actually sees his father’s ghost. One of the questions that runs through the play is, ‘Is this an illusion?’ Somebody who is tormented by that question is forced to enquire into every aspect of life.”
Peter Brook, Evoking Shakespeare
Jan 21st, 2010 by Jonathan
The 2nd Year Columbia MFA Directors are holding auditions for in-class Shakespeare projects. Prepare 2 minutes of any Shakespeare text and bring 6 copies of your headshot/resume. Auditions dates are:
6-10pm Monday 2/1
6-10pm Tuesday 2/2
Venue: Riverside Church, 12th Floor, 91 Claremont Street
Click here for directions.
No appointments necessary. We are seeking union and non-union actors of all experience levels to perform scenes from Shakespeare. Unpaid. Work with emerging directors and be seen by Brian Kulick, Artistic Director of Classic Stage Company. Rehearsal schedules vary, but performance times are generally Thursdays between 10am-2pm near the Columbia University campus.
Hope to see you there. Please share this information with any interested parties.
