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PRESS RELEASE |
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire to Hold Local Auditions |
| The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, in preparation for its 30th performance season of Jousting Knights and Royal Delights, is
seeking professional and semi-professional actors, independent performers and stage crewmembers. Auditions are set for January 30 & 31 and February 20 & 21 from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. on Saturday and Sunday in the Mansion at Mount Hope Estate & Winery in northern Lancaster County. |
Full Time Bacchanalian Cast |
| On January 30 & 31, actors can audition for the full-time, professional Bacchanalian acting company consisting of 35 to 40 experienced male and female actors, singers and dancers from across the country. The Bacchanalians will perform swashbuckling swordplay shows, Shakespearean dramas, interactive improvised scenarios, and rollicking music and dance numbers, all while portraying Elizabethan characters. The Bacchanalian Cast commitment is 17 weeks beginning with six weeks of intensive rehearsals and continuing with a 12-week performance run, Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day Monday August 14 through October 31, with some mid-week school day performances. |
| Strong improvisational and comic skills are preferred and stage combat experience is a plus for actors. The cast will receive training in improvisation, voice, children’s theater, movement, dialect, stage combat, stunts, Shakespeare, character development, and the techniques of interaction. |
| All auditionees should bring a headshot and resume and prepare a one minute monologue and thirty seconds of an acapella song. If you play an instrument, please bring that as well. Call backs will be held the same day. To schedule an audition call 717-665-7021 ext. 135. |
Part-time Blackfryar Company |
| On February 20 & 21, actors can audition for the apprentice acting company, “The Blackfryars,” which consists of 80 to 100 volunteer members who donate their time to help portray the characters who bring our working Tudor village to life. The Blackfryars begin their training in April, attending rehearsals and workshops every Saturday through the opening of the Faire on August 14. Performances run Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day Monday from the opening in August until October 31. |
| Blackfryar auditionees must be 15 years of age or older, and have the desire to work and learn in a professional theater environment. Theatrical experience is not required, only a sense of fun and teamwork. |
| All auditionees should bring a headshot and resume and prepare a one minute monologue and thirty seconds of an acapella song. If you play an instrument, please bring that as well. Call backs will be held the same day. To schedule an audition call 717-665-7021 ext. 135. |
Greyfryar Stage Crew |
| The Greyfryar Stage Crew is an apprentice company consisting of stage managers, rehearsal assistants, props crews, stagehands and seamstresses with a desire to participate. Greyfryars learn the basics of stage care and show management with an emphasis on historically-themed outdoor theater. To schedule an interview time call 717-665-7021 ext. 135. |
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| Additional information may be found at www.PaRenFaire.com. Mount Hope Estate and the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire are located on Route 72, ½ mile south of PA Turnpike exit 266, 15 miles north of Lancaster and 14 miles east of Hershey. |
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