Shakespeare’s R&J Auditions
The Shakespeare Company and Sage Theatre
Audition location: The Abattoir room in cSPACE (1721 29 Ave. SW)
Audition dates: June 23 and 24, 2025
Shakespeare’s R&J, an adaptation by Joe Calarco, Directed and Choreographed by Javier Vilalta.
Four young students, in a repressive college environment, decide to vary their very governed lives. After school, one breaks out a copy of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and they all take turns reading the play aloud. The Bard’s words and the story itself are thrilling to the boys, and they become swept away, enmeshed in the emotion so much so that they break school rules in order to continue their readings. The rigidity of their lives begins to parallel the lives of the characters in the play: roles in the family, roles in society, and the roles played by men and women soon seem to make sense.
We are looking for four male presenting performers (18+) who can pass for young college students (18 -21). Must be skilled at playing physical/multiple characters and be strong movers.
Calgary-based Equity and non-affiliated performers are welcome to apply.
All performers will be engaged under a professional contract.
We encourage applications from IBPOC performers and from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Rehearsals: February 2 – 18, 2026
Performances: February 19 – 28, 2026 at West Village Theatre
Please prepare a short Shakespeare monologue which shows your range in acting and physicality. You will be asked to show your movement skills during the audition. Headshot and resume are required.
Auditions will take place June 23 and 24, 2025 at The Abattoir room in cSPACE (1721 29 Ave SW, Calgary, AB).
To sign up for an audition please visit signup.com.
Please note, this production may involve partial nudity, intimacy and violence. The production will be supervised by an intimacy and fight director.
For questions, please email javier@sagetheatre.com.
