The Metaverse Shakespeare Company is seeking silent actors (actors with non-speaking roles) to perform in its upcoming open-ended production of Twelfth Night: Act 2. The show opens on March 2, and runs every Sundays at 1 PM SLT, and Tuesdays at 6 PM SLT at the SL Globe Theatre.

Silent actor benefits include:

• experience and credit in a professional theatrical production,
• avatar skin, eyes, clothing, and props, and
• a small stipend.

Interested actors should be able to commit to at least one (if not both) show dates each week, indefinitely until May. There is a mandatory rehearsal at 11 am SLT on Saturday, Feb 27th at the LM above.

Please post your SL name to the blog comment area below, if you’d like to participate. Be sure to be online at the mandatory rehearsal time above!

We open March 2 @ 6PM SL Time!

Contact Ina Centaur for further information.

The year’s first open auditions will be held on Sunday, Jan 24 @ 1 PM SL Time . We are hoping to launch an open-ended run of Twelfth Night: Act 2 (Production Serial: OEP2) in March, with rehearsals starting Feb 1, exact timing TBD. Auditions would be for roles in this upcoming production, and also several possible productions, including a Challenge Production (a non-Shakespearean production) and Twelfth Night: Act 3. Please be sure you have SL voice configured prior to auditioning.

1. Please have prepared a passage (your choice – but preferably, from Twelfth Night, Act 2) of no more than 2 minutes. Polish it well; this should demonstrate what you are capable of at your best.
2. Be ready to perform another segment from the perspective of the character you wish to play (though you might not get casted as that character).
3. Be prepared to demonstrate (voice) range.

If you can’t make it to the audition times, please email item #1 as an mp3 file (no larger than 10 mb) to production at SLshakespeare dot com, along with a detailed schedule of your availability from May to August, inclusive.

Please contact SLSC Technicians Yuu Nakamichi or SignpostMarv Martin if you need assistance testing or setting up your SL voice/microphone.

Auditions will be held at the SL Globe Theatre.

For those who’ve seen a vanilla performance of our current Open-Ended Run (if not, do drop by on Sundays @ 1 PM PT), one of the things you might note is the meticulous analysis that was put into creating the dramatic interpretation behind the acting. Methods in directing on the virtual theatrical stage vary–but, I prefer it such that the character’s personality can be cogently presented through voice only, and the rest, the visual adornments, merely help embellish the role.

In general, I ask actors who make the cast to spend some time analyzing the playscript, especially with regards to scansion and their own close reading. We use several versions of the playscript through the production, starting with a version with emphasis on language and interpretation (one for the actors to mark up themselves, and one with my own interpretation), before finally moving onto the final script, paginated at a page per minute with stage directions. A well-rehearsed role is not merely a reading, but an enactment, where you’re living through the life of your character via your unique portrayal of the script.

I also post some supplementary notes on the blog. Here they are for each Scene of Twelfth Night, Act 1:

1. Orsino, Valentine, Curio.
2. Captain and Viola
3. Toby & Maria | Toby, Maria & Andrew | Maria & Andrew
4. Orsino & Cesario
5. Feste & Maria | Feste & Olivia | Malvolio, Feste, and Olivia | Malvolio and Olivia on Announcement of Cesario | Cesario & Olivia | Malvolio & Olivia Reprise

The point is to have you gain an understanding of the character that is coherent with as much of the play as possible.

The year’s second open auditions will be held on Saturday, April 18 @ 11 AM – 11:59 AM SL Time and Saturday, April 25 @ 1 PM SL Time. We are hoping to launch an open-ended run of Twelfth Night: Act 2 (Production Serial: OEP2) in June, with rehearsals starting in May, exact timing TBD. Auditions would be for roles in this upcoming production, and also several possible productions, including a Challenge Production (a non-Shakespearean production) and Twelfth Night: Act 3. Please be sure you have SL voice configured prior to auditioning.

1. Please have prepared a passage (from Twelfth Night, Act 2) of no more than 5 minutes. Polish it well; this should demonstrate what you are capable of at your best.
2. Be ready to perform another segment from the perspective of the character you wish to play (though you might not get casted as that character).
3. Be prepared to demonstrate (voice) range.

If you can’t make it to the audition times, please email item #1 as an mp3 file (no larger than 10 mb) to production at SLshakespeare dot com, along with a detailed schedule of your availability from May to August, inclusive.

Auditions will be held at the SL Globe Theatre.

There will be a silent actor rehearsal this Friday at 5 PM SLT. All prospective silent actors, please try to make this rehearsal.

We are still seeking Silent actors. Details here.

The SL Shakespeare Company is seeking silent actors (actors with non-speaking roles) to perform in its upcoming open-ended production of Twelfth Night: Act 1. The show opens on March 1, and runs every Sundays at 1 PM SLT, and Tuesdays at 6 PM SLT.

Silent actor benefits include:

• experience and credit in a professional theatrical production,
• avatar skin, eyes, clothing, and props, and
• a small stipend.

Interested actors should be able to commit to at least one (if not both) show dates each week, indefinitely until May. There is a rehearsal at 5 pm SLT on Friday, Feb 20th at the LM above.

Please email production at SLShakespeare dot com with your availability and/or contact Ina Centaur for further information.

***********This Week’s Events***************************************************

^ Unless otherwise mentioned, all events are SLT/PST at The SL Globe Theatre, aka “The Globe” @ sLiterary (23,13,23)

^ All times are “SL Time” aka PST -
or the time listed on the top right hand corner of your SL software

>>> Thursday Jan 22: ^
12 to 1 PM: Michi Renoir plays in “Live Music @ the Globe”, presented by MUSIC NOT POLITICS
1 to 2 PM: Anu Papp plays in “Live Music @ the Globe”, presented by MUSIC NOT POLITICS

>>> Saturday Jan 24: ^
12 to 1 PM: English Music Around the 17th Century – Thom Dowd
1 PM: SLSC Open Auditions

Musicians – if you are interested in playing @ the Globe Theatre, please contact Throughthesewalls Moody

Audition Announcements here.

The year’s first open auditions will be held on Saturday, January 24 @ 1 PM SL Time. We are hoping to launch an open-ended run of Twelfth Night: Act 1 (Production Serial: AP1) in February, exact timing TBD. Auditions would be for roles in this open-ended production, and also several possible productions, including a Challenge Production (a non-Shakespearean production) and Twelfth Night: Act 2.

Please be sure you have SL voice configured prior to auditioning.

1. Please have prepared a passage (from Twelfth Night, Act 1) of no more than 5 minutes. Polish it well; this should demonstrate what you are capable of at your best.
2. Be ready to perform another segment from the perspective of the character you wish to play (though you might not get casted as that character).
3. Be prepared to demonstrate (voice) range.

If you can’t make it, please email item #1 as an mp3 file (no larger than 8 mb) to production at SLshakespeare dot com

See PR here: Auditions for SL Shakespeare Company

Several have asked for audition info, but we are not currently accepting auditions for voice roles for Twelfth Night. Auditions for Shakespearean plays are generally in the spring and early summer. However, auditions for Challenge Production occur through the year, as each CP arises.

We are, however, in need of non-speaking actors for Twelfth Night.

Actors with speaking roles in the Twelfth Night cast have spent the entire summer rehearsing, participating in our summer tag-team staged reading series.