Opportunities
Casting Notice:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Hedgerow Theatre invites submissions for A Midsummer Night’s Dream produced in partnership with Mauckingbird Theater.
Hedgerow Theatre Company and Mauckingbird Theatre Company together present A Midsummer Night’s Dream Directed by Peter Reynolds
July 26-August 11, 2024
Hedgerow Theatre Company, Rose Valley, PA
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, reimagined as a modern tale of young love. Athens is an elite boarding school where the social scene and dating are stunningly dramatic. In the company of Academy Head Theseus and his bride-to-be Hippolyta, Egeus demands that his daughter Hermia marry an ideal son-in-law, Demetrius. Young love gets complicated as Hermia rather is obsessed with her female classmate Lysander, and a young man named Helena becomes smitten with Demetrius. All bets are off when the schoolmates take a trip to a fluid forest and meddling monarchs Oberon and Titania stir up chaos and mischief.
CASTING 20 roles:
Theseus – Head of Athens Academy, 35-50, male identifying
Hippolyta – betrothed to Theseus, 35-50, female identifying
Egeus – father of Hermia, 35-50, male identifying
Hermia – Athens Academy student, female identifying
Helena – Athens Academy student, male identifying
Lysander – Athens Academy student, female identifying
Demetrius – Athens Academy student, male identifying
Puck – a sprite with magical powers, any gender
Titania – Monarch of the Fairies, any gender
Oberon – Monarch of the Fairies, any gender
The Mechanicals – Athens Academy’s intrepid theatre troupe, any gender:
Nick Bottom
Peter Quince
Francis Flute
Tom Snout
Snug
Robin Starveling
Fairies who attend Titania – any gender:
Peaseblossom
Cobweb
Moth
Mustardseed
All roles are paid, 2-3 AEA Special Agreement contracts are available.
Please submit headshot/resume and a taped 90-120 second Shakespeare monologue for consideration by Sunday, April 7, 2024 to casting@hedgerowtheatre.org.
Invited callbacks are planned for April 22, 2024. Rehearsals begin July 1, 2024.
Callbacks, rehearsals, and performances will take place at Hedgerow Theatre located at 64 Rose Valley Rd, Media, PA 19063
Hedgerow Theatre encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and performers with disabilities to apply.
Staffing Notice:
Front of House Positions
Hedgerow Theatre invites submissions for box office representatives and parking associates to join our growing Front of House team.
Please submit a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and ambitions in the position, as well as your resume and two professional references.
Performances will take place on the Mainstage at Hedgerow Theatre, 64 Rose Valley Rd, Media, PA 19063
Hedgerow Theatre encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and performers with disabilities to apply.
WELCOMING SUBMISSIONS FROM
Stage Managers | Designers | Directors | Teaching Artists | Intimacy Coordinators on a rolling basis.
Hedgerow has project-based opportunities on an ongoing basis.
If you’d like to share your resume and work samples, please be encouraged to send those to casting@hedgerowtheatre.org. We look forward to connecting with you and learning about your work.
Hedgerow Theatre Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring, supporting, and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce.
About Hedgerow Theatre Company
Founded in 1923, Hedgerow Theatre is dedicated to providing cultural enrichment, engaging entertainment, and training in theatre arts and management. As stewards of a nineteenth-century grist mill turned theatre building, Hedgerow produces whole-hearted, resonant theatre in an intimate 100-seat venue. The company offers extensive educational programs through theatre school, in-school residencies, and touring programs, and provides performance, technical training, and theatre management opportunities through a resident fellowship program. Hedgerow has been referred to as the “the mother of all Philadelphia theatres” because renown companies – including Freedom Theatre, People’s Light, and Curio Theatre Company - can trace their roots back to this storied theatre in Rose Valley. Having celebrated our 100th anniversary in 2023, Hedgerow faces a historical moment of transformation toward the spirit of innovation and inclusion that earned it a place in the national theatre conversation.
Hedgerow Theatre is committed to building an inclusive and welcoming space for all individuals and actively seeks to intentionally break down barriers to support and celebrate diverse (especially underrepresented) perspectives in all facets of the organization and its work.
