Emerald Theatre is located in Black Diamond/Maple Valley, serving Maple Valley/Black Diamond/Covington and surrounding communities. We have been entertaining audiences for the past 12 years with cabarets, plays, and youth theatre performances. Join us this summer as we bring one of Shakespeare’s beloved comedies, The Comedy of Errors, to our South End Communities. We are looking for actors who love physical comedy, are willing to play multiple roles and enjoy the creative process.
Rehearsals are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday evenings, and Saturdays during the day (exact schedule given at callbacks). Rehearsals begin the last week in June and run through the last Friday in August. Tech week will be Mon-Fri. Since many parts are doubled, all actors will be called to all rehearsals. At this time, rehearsals are scheduled for Maple Valley (Lake Wilderness Park) but some rehearsals may be in Seattle at TPS.
Callbacks the week of May 6. Actors will be notified.
Performances will be the first 3 weekends in August:
Aug 3, 4 at Soos Creek Botanical Garden in Auburn
Aug 10, 11 at Lake Wilderness Park in Maple Valley
Aug 16 at Covington Community Park in Covington
*Aug 17 at Maple Valley Creative Arts Council Center in Maple Valley
*All performances except at the Creative Arts Center are outdoors.
We welcome both experienced and emerging actors 18+ and no prior Shakespeare acting is required. BIPOC actors are encouraged to audition. Emerald Theatre celebrates people of all genders, sexual orientations, race, ethnicities, and abilities. We strive, always, to address and maintain a space that works towards anti-racism and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion).
Auditions are by video submission and audition form located on the audition page of our website www.emeraldtheatre.org
Auditions are by video submission on our website www.emeraldtheatre.org on our audition page. You’ll need to submit 2 contrasting video recorded monologues, one by Shakespeare. Headshot (or recent photo) and resume can be uploaded on the audition form at our website. Make sure your video is set to “unlisted” or “public” (not private).
Ability to get to auditions and performances.
Be sure to list any conflict you may have
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SYNOPSIS
A man and his wife from Syracuse, plus their two newborn twin sons AND two newborn servants for their sons are shipwrecked and separated. Many years later, the son and servant who survived with the father set out to find the lost twins. They arrive in Ephesus where Syracusian are not welcome without paying to be in their city. Unknown to them, their father has set out to find them and has been imprisoned for not having funds to save himself. Also unknown to them, the lost twins reside in Ephesus. Since both sets of twins are identical, there are many mistaken identities and the traveling twins believing the town is haunted. The play ends with the reunion of the entire family, as the mother has also been living in Ephesus since the shipwreck. One of Shakespeare's early plays and his shortest.
This play is perfect for actors who love physical comedy, especially in the role of Dromio.
