Valley Shakespeare Festival to hold auditions

SHELTON - Valley Shakespeare Festival will hold local CT AEA and Non AEA auditions from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 11 at the Community Center, 41 Church St., in Craft Room 5, for its productions of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, and William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night.

Candidates must prepare two contrasting Shakespeare monologues; if skilled on a musical instrument, please bring it and have a 16-bar selection ready to play.  
Candidates may be asked to read from the script and should bring a resume and photo, stapled together.  
Any questions, please visit www.vsfestival.org or call 203-513-9446.

All roles are open, paid positions available, Equity points offered for Twelfth Night.

Our Town is a “one-time performance” community event which will be performed on the evening of May 2 beginning at 7 p.m. in three historic Valley sites.  
Rehearsals will run April 24 through May 1, weekdays 7-10 p.m., weekends 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Shelton Community Center.

The Comedy of Errors is a non-Equity touring production which will run from April 24-May 12 with daytime performances.  
Rehearsals will be held at the Community Center, April 17-22, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Twelfth Night is a free outdoor production in Shelton’s Veterans Memorial-Riverwalk Park, open to the general public. Four performances run July 13–16.   
Rehearsals begin June 26 and continue through July 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Community Center; tech rehearsal at venue July 11-12.

AEA SPT Tier II contract for Equity members; Equity points offered for non-AEA performers.  

Valley Shakespeare Festival's 2017 season begins with the latest edition in its Shakespeare in the Bar series, “The Merry Wives of Windsor” on Wednesday and Thursday, March 1 and 2 at Caloroso Bar and Eatery, 100 Center St.

Admission is $20 in advance for table seat, $15 for bar seats and $25 at the door.  
Tickets are on sale now at www.vsfestival.org, VSF’s Facebook page, and by calling 203-513-9446.


This is a press release from Valley Shakespeare Festival.