Audition Information Marin Shakespeare Company 

2023 Auditions

The deadline for best consideration was January 15, 2023. We will continue to accept submissions. Callbacks for the Summer Season at Forest Meadows will be held in February 11 and 12, 2023 at 514 Fourth Street, San Rafael. Callbacks for our Spring Student Matinee have concluded.

Rehearsals for Hamlet begin May 16, 2023.  Rehearsals for Twelfth Night begin July 5, 2023.  Rehearsals are mainly evenings and weekends.

Actor Submissions

Submissions are through a two-step process.  First, join this casting data base by creating Your Profile with headshot/resume here   Second, fill out Marin Shakespeare Company’s Audition Form with video submission here

For your submission, please prepare a video of no more than 5 minutes that includes:
– An introduction! Tell us anything you’d like to know about yourself that you feel is pertinent.
– Up to two Shakespeare monologues. They can be show-specific or not. We are excited to se your work with the text.
– If you are a singer and/or play an instrument, we’d be happy for you to include a sample. Not mandatory.

Share your video with us from either a streaming service or a file hosting site. If it is set to Private, please include the password in the box provided in the above link. Please write only the link address in the box – do not add additional titles, slates, timestamps, or text or it will make the link unreadable.

PLEASE NOTE: We are not judging you based on the quality of the video you submit.  Videos created on your phone or by zoom recording are great — please do not stress about production values; we care about you, not your video producing skills.

Contracts & Stipends:
Marin Shakespeare Company operates under an AEA Letter of Agreement contract; we hire a minimum of 4 AEA actors per production; the salary will be approximately $558/week. We cast the remainder of the company from non-AEA actors; non-AEA actors will be paid $15.50/hour and may gain EMC (Equity Membership Candidacy) points.

Design, Production and Front-of-House Positions:
To apply for a design, production or front-of-house position, please send your resume and brief cover letter to: jon@marinshakespeare.org. We no longer accept applications by mail. We are looking for AEA Stage Managers, Props Designer, Scenic Artists, carpenters, costume designers, house managers, and various other positions.

Marin Shakespeare Company
P.O. Box 4053
San Rafael, CA 94913
management@marinshakespeare.org