Empty Space Productions

We are thrilled to say that Empty Space Productions' Artistic Director Kaitlyn Rietdyk is directing a production of Twelfth Night for London Community Players for the Palace Theatre's 2016/2017 season.

Auditions are taking place this December. Audition details can be found below:

✰✰ AUDITIONS ✰✰

LCP AUDITIONS FOR 2016-2017 SEASON

Auditions will be held in East Hall at the Palace Theatre,
710 Dundas Street, London, Ontario.
Paid parking available at rear of building. Street parking is free after 6:00pm.
Enter through box office doors.

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

For the first time since its inception, London Community Players is producing a beloved Shakespearean Comedy.

Twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by a shipwreck. Orsino, the Duke of Illyria, is in love with the uninterested Lady Olivia. Olivia’s relatives and servants are a fun-loving lot of madcap jokers. With love, wit, music, cross-dressing, mistaken identities and practical jokes that go a little too far, Twelfth Night, or What You Will combines all the elements needed for a classic Shakespearean Romantic Comedy.

PRODUCER: Andrew Kaszowski
DIRECTOR: Kaitlyn Rietdyk
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Jeremy Hewitson
STAGE MANAGER: Kathleen Sykora

AUDITIONS: Sunday December 11, 2:00pm-7:00pm
Tuesday December 13, 7:00pm-10:00pm
Friday December 16, 7:00pm-10:00pm

Callbacks: Saturday December 17, 1:00pm-4:00pm


To book an audition time or ask any questions, email director Kaitlyn Rietdyk at [email protected].

Audition Requirements: Please prepare a 2-minute, Classical Monologue (think Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson, etc.). If you are interested in auditioning for the character of Feste, please also prepare a 1-minute selection from a folk song, to be sung A Capella or providing your own accompaniment (guitar, accordion, recorder – be creative!). Auditions may also involve cold readings from the script.

Note: It is highly recommended that you read the script prior to your audition. Several free versions of Twelfth Night are available to read online, or from your local library.

PRODUCTION DATES: May 10-May 21, 2017, on the Main Stage at the Palace Theatre

REHEARSALS: Rehearsals will begin February 2017, 1-4 times a week depending on role, and proximity to production dates. Rehearsals will increase in frequency as the production dates approach. Not every actor will be required for every rehearsal.

CASTING REQUIREMENTS:

Actors, Performers, Singers, Dancers, Musicians to fill a minimum of 14 roles.

Please note:

- No previous classical theatre experience or formal training in any discipline is required to audition.
- People of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientation or identity, body types, and ages are encouraged to audition for this production.
- Characters for this production may be cross-cast or cross-gendered if needed or desired.

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

Orsino, Duke of Illyria
Sebastian, brother of Viola
Antonio, a sea captain, friend to Sebastian
Sea Captain, friend to Viola
Valentine, attendant of Orsino
Curio, attendant of Orsino
Sir Toby Belch, uncle to Olivia
Sir Andrew Aguecheek, friend to Toby, suitor to Olivia
Malvolio, steward to Olivia
Fabian, servant to Olivia
Feste, a clown & servant to Olivia*
Olivia, a countess
Viola, sister to Sebastian
Maria, Olivia’s gentlewoman
Lords, a priest, Sailors, Officers, Musicians, Attendants
Chorus

Chorus: we will be constructing a Greek-style Chorus for this production of Twelfth Night, made up of the townspeople of the coastal town in Illyria where the action of the play takes place. Smaller named characters and speaking roles (Valentine, Curio, Fabian, Lords, Attendants, etc.) will be played by members of the Chorus. Being a member of the Chorus will involve some physicality and movement, as well as some group-singing and vocalisations (formal dance and/or vocal training is not a requirement of being cast as a member of the Chorus).

*The character of Feste is require to sing, and has a vocal component to their audition requirement. See Audition Requirements above.

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GENERAL:

If you are not an actor, but would like to work on this show, contact Producer Andrew Kaszowski at [email protected] and let him know. There are usually more people working backstage and in the booth than there are on stage!

For more information on any of the plays and/or auditions for the 2016/2017 season, please contact [email protected]

Empty Space Productions would like to thank everyone who supported Much Ado About Nothing, this year's Western Summer Shakespeare production. To all of you who bought a ticket, sewed costumes, loaned props, shared events and status updates, offered encouragement and support, learned lines, took blocking notes, handed out programs, hung posters, struck the set, told a friend or family member they should see the show, breathed life into the words on the page and made them real, or loaned us your partner/son/daughter/mother/father/friend for the last 4 months to make this show happen, thank you. You're making art happen. You're making magic happen. You're actively making this community a better one. Big or small, your contribution made a difference, and we appreciate it.

We are thrilled to announce the cast of Much Ado About Nothing, this year's Western Summer Shakespeare production!

Benedick - Matthew J. Stewart
Beatrice - Kaitlyn Rietdyk
Hero - Emma Ratcliffe
Claudio - Timothy Richards
Don Pedro - Dave Adler
Don John - Alex Bowman
Leonata - Dinah Watts
Ursula - Nyiri Karakas
Antonia - Tara Gonder
Dogberry - Rod Keith
Verges - Jeremy Hewitson
Boraccio - Mike Donaldson
Margaret - Rachel Flear
Friar Francis - Alan Legg
Sexton - Mark Richardson
Conrade - Agnes Kes
Watchman #1 - Elly Boersema
Watchman #2 - Tre Pleasant
Messenger - Lauren O'Donnell
Messenger - Nicole Reid

Directed by Jennifer Hale
Assistant Director - Kaitlyn Rietdyk

You aren't going to want to miss this production! Save the dates on your calendar - July 13-16 and 20-23!

There is only ONE AUDITION SLOT left for Much Ado About Nothing! If you are interested in being involved in this fantastic show, email [email protected] ASAP!

There are only THREE audition spots left for Much Ado About Nothing! To book a spot, email Jen and Kaitlyn at [email protected]!

Empty Space Productions' Kaitlyn Rietdyk & Jennifer Hale are directing this year's Western Summer Shakespeare for Western Theatre Studies!

You don't have to be a Western Student (or a Student at all) to be involved with this production!

Show runs July 13-23. Auditioning March 21 & 22, callbacks March 23.

Email [email protected] for more info, or to book an audition time. Spaces are going quickly!

Kaitlyn Rietdijk and Jennifer Hale could not be more excited to announce that they are directing Summer Shakespeare this year at Western! Presented by Theatre Studies at Western University, we are very proud to mount a production of Much Ado About Nothing! And best of all, auditions are open to anyone – you do not have to be a Western student to participate! Auditions will be held March 21 & 22 with call backs on the 23rd at Western, and they would love to see you there. For more information or to book an audition time, please email [email protected]. It’s going to be a great summer!

Congratulations to all of this year's Brickenden Award nominees! Good luck, and we'll be seeing you on awards night to celebrate another great year of London Theatre.

Public Voting for the 2014 Brickenden Award Nominees is open. Click the link and vote for your favourite London Theatre moments of the year!

2014 Nominees « The Brickenden Awards

A very kind review of From Women's Eyes from Western University's Arts & Humanities Students' Council:

'FROM WOMEN'S EYES': A Theatre Review by Cristine Ngo | Arts and Humanities Students' Council From Women’s Eyes is a delightful compilation of various monologues and conversations between the ladies of Shakespeare’s plays that showcases the array and com...

Take a look at some photos from the show, as posted on The ARTS Project page, with thanks to photographer Richard Gilmore.

On tonight Fri Oct 17 at 8pm, Sat Oct 18 at 2pm, and Sat the 18th again at 8pm. Tickets $15 Matinee $12 Box office open at 12 noon Sat and again at 7pm Sat night.

From Women's Eyes in the London Free Press:

Continues tonight and tomorrow at The ARTS Project

In salute of women The Play: From Women’s Eyes, a “world premiere” adaptation of more than 20 selections from William Shakespeare’s canon, arranged and directed by Jennifer Hale and Kaitlyn Rietdyk. The cast includes Aimee Adler, April Chappell, Norah Cuzzocrea, Hale, Kerry Hishon, Deborah Mitchell, Kathryn Mitchell,…