Romeo and Juliet Audition Pack

Cast Needed:

These are the qualities we are looking for in each of the roles. All roles are up for grabs. Please come to
the audition offering the character on the basis of these qualities.

Neutral Houses:

Prince Escalus
Playing age can vary, Gender may vary. Authoritative and powerful presence, represents the Law.

Paris
Playing age: 16-30. Male. Attractive, influential youth who has his eyes set on Juliet.

Mercutio
Playing Age: 16-25. Male. Witty, very insightful and passionate friend of Romeos.

Friar Lawrence
Playing age: 20-60. Male. Strict, disciplined, compassionate, advisor to Romeo and also father figure.

Montagues:

Romeo
Playing Age: 16-25. Male. Emotionally unstable, youthful, attractive, passionate, hormone-driven lead
who falls in love with Juliet.

Benvolio
Playing Age: 18-30. Male. Loyal, Honorable friend and companion to Romeo.

Balthasar
Playing age: 14-20. Male. Sensitive, loyal squire to Romeo

Abraham
Playing age may vary. Gender may vary. Level-headed but quick to anger.

Lady Montague
Playing age: 26-50. Female. Strict, worried but level headed mother of Romeo.

Capulets:

Juliet
Playing age: 14-20. Female. Sensible, Sensitive, strong, gentle, graceful, feminine young girl who falls in
love with Romeo
Lord Capulet
Playing age: 30-60. Male. Quick thinking, Intellectual, Passionate, Managerial and Strong with the ability
to be extremely cruel and powerful. Head of the Capulets.

Lady Capulet
Playing age: 28-35. Female. Trophy wife on the outside but cunning, motherly, sexual, desirable and
womanly. Mother to Juliet and wife to Lord Capulet.

Nurse
Playing age: 26-60. Female. Earthy, Compassionate, Extroverted, Boisterous, very Mediterranean
woman, nurse and mother figure to Juliet.

Tybalt
Playing age: 16-25. Male. Hot-headed, passionate, capable of great hatred. Cousin to Juliet.

Gregory
Playing age: 18-30. Male. Hedonistic youth but slightly smarter than his companion Samson. Still
misogynistic and flaunting his masculine persona.

Sampson
Playing age: 18-30. Male. Hedonistic youth capable of great hate, misogyny and very much in touch with
his masculinity.

Peter
Playing age: 14-20. Youthful, passionate, happy-go-lucky, clumsy servant of the Capulet household.

And Ensemble.
Ensemble will be auditioned closer to the production date, capable dancers and movers will be needed.

The characters of Peter, Sampson, Gregory, Abraham, Balthasar and Friar John will be chosen from
among the ensemble and cast at a later date at the discretion of the creative team.

Audition Information

The Audition will take place at MADC clubrooms in St. Venera on August 2
nd
from 4.30pm sharp
onwards. Please be there at 4pm since auditions for EVERYONE will start at 4.30pm. The first round of
auditions will be a workshop style audition where you will be expected to be able to be flexible and
improvise with fellow auditionees to various exercises at the discretion of the director. Please bring
water and clothes which will be easy to move in. This session will take up approximately 2-4 hours,
depending on turnout. Auditionees should decide which character they would like to be seen for (which
may be one or many although you may be asked to be seen for a character you didnt expect, please
keep an open mind) and they will be asked to come in front of the panel in groups according to
character. So for example, all those wanting to audition for Romeo and Juliet will be asked to work with
the panel and then after that Lord and Lady Capulet etc.
There will be no need to prepare any speeches for this first round of auditions. But please have a look at
the qualities we are looking for in each character and please be ready to offer something along those
lines in the improvisations.

Recalls will happen soon after on a later date in which people will be asked to read specific parts of the
actual text alone or in groups at the discretion of the director.

Rehearsal Information

Since the director is flying between UK and Malta, it will be necessary to get a head start on text work
and some groundwork in the holiday periods throughout the year (hence why auditions are happening
so early). These will not be many rehearsals but will be crucial in order to make the work efficient and
slick and solid for the next year, since its a demanding piece.

Most of the rehearsals will be collaborative and devised so please approach the rehearsal process with
an open mind.