A Midsummer Night's Dream First Audition Info

Hi Guys!

I hope that you've been enjoying your summer :)  Here is your first info for our upcoming fall play, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Auditions will be held September 12-13, 2018, with callbacks on Friday September 14th.

You will need to prepare a brief Shakespearean monologue, either of your choosing or from one of the selections listed below.  You may also choose another selection from A Midsummer Night's Dream, or from any of Shakespeare's other plays.  It should be roughly 1 minute to 90 seconds in length.  Please avoid very long selections.

Please click the link below to view some possible selections from the show.

Midsummer Audition Monologues

Here are the roles in the play:

• Theseus—Duke of Athens*will be doubling as Oberon
• Hippolyta—Queen of the Amazons*will be doubling as Titania
• Egeus—father of Hermia
• Hermia—daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander
• Lysander—in love with Hermia
• Demetrius—suitor to Hermia, former lover of Helena
• Helena—in love with Demetrius
• Philostrate—Master of the Revels *will also double as a fairy

• Peter Quince—a carpenter
• Nick Bottom—a weaver
• Francis Flute—a bellows-mender
• Tom Snout—a tinker
• Snug—a joiner
• Robin Starveling—a tailor

• Oberon—King of the Fairies *doubles as Theseus
• Titania—Queen of the Fairies *doubles as Hippolyta
• Robin "Puck" Goodfellow—a sprite with magical powers
• Peasblossom, Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed and others—fairy servants to Titania and will double as the court to Hippolyta and Theseus

In addition to preparing your audition material, you should also read the entire play by clicking the link below.  Special thanks to Ms. Judy Clarke for her help in preparing our cut of the show.  Please note that there will be cuts made to the show for performance, and that this is a working draft-not the final performance product.

A Midsummer Night's Dream CHS Fall 2018 Script

As always, feel free to email with any questions that you may have, and please keep checking this page frequently for updates and audition sign ups over the next week or so.

Break a leg, and enjoy the rest of your summer!

Ms. R

2018-2019 Theatre Season

Hopewell Valley Central High School

Performing Arts Season 2018-2019

Our Fall Play this year is William Shakespeare’s

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Set during the summer of love, 1969, this version of the classic tale features the music of the late 1960s along with the original text of the play.  Join Puck as he invokes you to “Dream a Little Dream of Me” as the story unfolds both in the modern world of the 60s and the bohemian forest life of the faeries.  Featuring a large and colorful cast of characters, including hapless lovers, jealous faeries, and a group of actors rehearsing a play for a royal wedding, this tale of love and loss unfolds over the course of two days, and will truly be a show to remember.

Audition Dates: September 12-13, 2018

Callbacks: Friday September 14, 2018.  

Performance Dates: November 2-3, 2018.

The 2019 CHS Winter Musical is Chicago.  

In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap...until he finds out he's been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another "Merry Murderess," Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the "American Dream": fame, fortune, and acquittal. This sharp-edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse.

Audition Dates: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, November 26-28

Callbacks: Friday November 30, 2018..  

Performance Dates: March 1-2, 8-9, 2019.