COMBINED ACTORS OF CAMBRIDGE in association with BAWDS present
TWELFTH NIGHT
BY
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
directed by Clive Young
ADC
THEATRE
December 2012 - dates to be announce
AUDITIONS
will be held at the Salisbury Club, Mill Road, Cambridge on
MONDAY 16th
and WEDNESDAY 18th JULY
from 7.30 p.m.
Those wishing to audition are asked to contact the Director before 24th June or after 8th
July on 01223 244769 or email
clive-young1@sky.com to arrange audition date and time. If you simply turn up, that’s fine, but you
may have to hang around before auditioning.
Audition material for each character may be downloaded by clicking on the character name.
Anyone
who wishes to audition but who is unable to attend on either date
please contact the Director to make alternative arrangements.
LIST
OF CHARACTERS:
VIOLA Mid-twenties. Spends most of the time cross-dressed, impersonating a young man. She falls in love
with her lord, Duke Orsino, initially without prospect of success as he believes her to be male.
OLIVIA A noble
lady in mourning for her dead brother. The Duke loves her hopelessly as she continually spurns him, but she falls in love
with Viola, also believing her to be male.
MARIA A pert young woman in the service of Olivia.
DUKE ORSINO Mid-thirties.
a noble romantic ruler who has a thing about Olivia.
MALVOLIO Puritan steward in Olivia’s household.
SIR TOBY BELCH Olivia’s
drunken and scheming uncle who lives in Olivia’s household.
FESTE A clown in the service of Olivia (must be able to sing).
FABIAN A servant to Olivia. Dislikes Malvolio.
SEBASTIAN Viola’s
twin brother, erroneously thought to have drowned.
ANTONIO A sea captain and loyal friend of Sebastian.
VALENTINE & CURIO Gentlemen attending on the Duke. Those wishing to audition for these
roles
or other minor ones will be asked to read the Sea Captain audition piece.
PRIEST, OFFICERS, ATTENDANTS etc.