Romeo & Juliet
First Round Auditions
Tuesday, December 5
Wednesday, December 6
2:30–5:00 p.m.
Callback Auditions
Thursday, December 7
2:30–5:00 p.m.
Please fill out this digital audition form and get all of the important dates on your calendar!
If you are unable to make auditions please reach out to Leah at leahjensen17@aol.com.
Please prepare a Sonnet, you can find one here: https://shakespeares-sonnets.com/
You do not need to be memorized but you may find it helpful for yourself if you are.
Character Descriptions
Capulets
LORD CAPULET - Head of the Capulet family, he hates the Montagues. Rich and powerful. Wants his daughter to marry into the Prince’s family
LADY CAPULET - Wife to the great, rich Capulet. Does what her husband says
JULIET - 14 Years old. Only child of the Capulets. Brought up by her nurse
THE NURSE - Has looked after Juliet since she was a baby. Loves Juliet and is like a mother to her
TYBALT - Bad tempered nephew of Lady Capulet. Lord Capulet’s right hand man, hates the Montagues
OTHER CAPULETS - Petruchio, Sampson, Gregory, Peter
Montagues
LORD MONATGUE - Head of the Montague family, hates the Capulets. Rich, powerful and refined
LADY MONTAGUE - Wife to Montague, loves her son Romeo
ROMEO - The only son of the Montagues. Starts out in love with Rosaline, but falls in love with Juliet after meeting her.
BENVOLIO - Nephew of Montague and Romeo’s best friend
OTHER MONTAGUES - Balthazar, Abraham
People of Verona
PRINCE ESCALUS - Ruler of Verona and keeper of the peace. Makes the laws of Verona
MERCUTIO - Funny, clever and a rebel. The prince’s nephew, but close friends with Romeo Montague
FRIAR LAURENCE - A local priest and long term friend of Romeo. Generally trusted and respected by both houses
PARIS - Prince Escalus’ cousin, rich and powerful. He wants to marry Juliet Capulet
OTHER CHARACTERS - The Chorus, The Apothecary, Friar John, Rosaline, Three Musicians
Content Note:
This show contains intimate scenes between two characters which will require stage kissing. This show contains multiple fight scenes that will use stage weapons.
Casting Note:
All characters are open to any student, no matter how you identify. Some actors will play multiple roles - the cast will be between 15-20 students.
Note About Text:
Shakespeare can be intimidating. We will be using a pdf of the original script for rehearsal/performance. Cast will receive a No Fear Shakespeare version of the play that has the original text side-by-side a line-by-line modern translation to use as a resource to better understand the material.