Upcoming Events.
Hamlet Auditions
Come audition for Shakespeare's most well known play -
Hamlet
This production will be directed by John Clemo. John has worked with Capitol Shakespeare as an actor and fight choreographer in the past and we are thrilled to bring him on as a director for this summer!
Auditions will consist of reading scenes from the script. When audition scenes are chosen they will be posted for you to read ahead of time.
*You may be asked to read for multiple characters
*You may also be cast in a role that you don’t read for at auditions
*Some roles may be cast in a non-traditional way allowing for more options in casting.
If you have questions regarding auditions please contact Artistic Director, Erin Weichel at erindrevlow@hotmail.com
Hamlet Auditions (Copy)
Come audition for Shakespeare's most well known play -
Hamlet
This production will be directed by John Clemo. John has worked with Capitol Shakespeare as an actor and fight choreographer in the past and we are thrilled to bring him on as a director for this summer!
Auditions will consist of reading scenes from the script. When audition scenes are chosen they will be posted for you to read ahead of time.
*You may be asked to read for multiple characters
*You may also be cast in a role that you don’t read for at auditions
*Some roles may be cast in a non-traditional way allowing for more options in casting.
If you have questions regarding auditions please contact Artistic Director, Erin Weichel at erindrevlow@hotmail.com
Importance of Being Earnest Performance (Copy)
The Importance of Being Earnest is a hilarious play written by the great playwright Oscar Wilde. It follows two gentlemen, Algernon and Jack, as they they assume the name of Ernest and woo two separate women. The women are both determined to marry a man by the name of Ernest and all sorts of hilarity ensues as true identities are found out, alliances are made, and eventually a “happy” ending is reached.
All performances will be held in the Russel Reid auditorium of the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum. Please enter through the Northern Lights Atrium off of State Street on the east side of the building.
Performances are free but a free will donation will be collected.
This show is appropriate for audience members of all ages and will be sure to have you laughing and falling in love with “Ernest”.
Importance of Being Earnest Performance (Copy)
The Importance of Being Earnest is a hilarious play written by the great playwright Oscar Wilde. It follows two gentlemen, Algernon and Jack, as they they assume the name of Ernest and woo two separate women. The women are both determined to marry a man by the name of Ernest and all sorts of hilarity ensues as true identities are found out, alliances are made, and eventually a “happy” ending is reached.
All performances will be held in the Russel Reid auditorium of the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum. Please enter through the Northern Lights Atrium off of State Street on the east side of the building.
Performances are free but a free will donation will be collected.
This show is appropriate for audience members of all ages and will be sure to have you laughing and falling in love with “Ernest”.
Importance of Being Earnest Performance
The Importance of Being Earnest is a hilarious play written by the great playwright Oscar Wilde. It follows two gentlemen, Algernon and Jack, as they they assume the name of Ernest and woo two separate women. The women are both determined to marry a man by the name of Ernest and all sorts of hilarity ensues as true identities are found out, alliances are made, and eventually a “happy” ending is reached.
All performances will be held in the Russel Reid auditorium of the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum. Please enter through the Northern Lights Atrium off of State Street on the east side of the building.
Performances are free but a free will donation will be collected.
This show is appropriate for audience members of all ages and will be sure to have you laughing and falling in love with “Ernest”.
Love's Labor's Lost Performances
Come and enjoy FREE performances of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy Love’s Labor’s Lost July 19-23rd at 7pm.
Our Young Bard theatre troupe will perform a pre-show nightly July 19-22.
Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy a beautiful night on the North Dakota State Capitol grounds Prairie Amphitheater. Light concessions will be available for purchase and free will donations are gladly accepted to help continue our mission of bringing the works of William Shakespeare to all the wonderful people of North Dakota!
Loves Labour’s Lost Auditions
Capitol Shakespeare is holding auditions for our 16th Annual summer Shakespeare production: Loves Labour's Lost.
This production will be directed by Erin J. Weichel.
Auditions are May 25 and 26 from 6-9pm at the BSC Sidney J Lee Auditorium.
All roles are available. No prior acting experience is necessary. actors must be 18+ years old to auditions. Actors will be asked to read from the script, but a prepared monologue is always welcome.
If you have any questions or would like to see the audition selections from the script prior to auditioning please email the director at erindrevlow@hotmail.com
Rehearsals will begin in the evening May 30th at Bismarck State College. Rehearsals are typically 4 days a week in the evening.
Performances will be July 19-23rd at the ND Heritage Center and State Museum outdoor Prairie Amphitheater.
Loves Labour's Lost Auditions
Capitol Shakespeare is holding auditions for our 16th Annual summer Shakespeare production: Loves Labour's Lost.
This production will be directed by Erin J. Weichel.
Auditions are May 25 and 26 from 6-9pm at the BSC Sidney J Lee Auditorium.
All roles are available. No prior acting experience is necessary. actors must be 18+ years old to auditions. Actors will be asked to read from the script, but a prepared monologue is always welcome.
If you have any questions or would like to see the audition selections from the script prior to auditioning please email the director at erindrevlow@hotmail.com
Rehearsals will begin in the evening May 30th at Bismarck State College. Rehearsals are typically 4 days a week in the evening.
Performances will be July 19-23rd at the ND Heritage Center and State Museum outdoor Prairie Amphitheater.
Merry Wives of Windsor Performance
Come and join us for Capitol Shakespeare’s 15 Summer Season!
Free Performances of the comedy Merry Wives of Windsor will be performed on the ND Heritage Center and State Museum’s Prairie Amphitheatre.
Performances start at 7pm nightly
Merry Wives of Windsor is as close to a farce as Shakespeare wrote. There is lots of laughs, intrigue, mistaken identity, and trickery in the show. It follows the story of Mistress Page and Mistress Ford who want to play a trick on Mistress Page’s husband to teach him a lesson about his jealousy. They convince Sir John Falstaff to come to a secret rendezvous with Mistress Ford and then everything begins to unravel for him and he ends up hidden in a laundry basket, a closet, dressed as a woman, and lured to a forest where he is pinched by “fairies”. It is a hilarious show that will certainly make you laugh and giggle.
The show will be set in the 1950’s to give a modern take on the classic story.
Merry Wives of Windsor Performance
Come and join us for Capitol Shakespeare’s 15 Summer Season!
Free Performances of the comedy Merry Wives of Windsor will be performed on the ND Heritage Center and State Museum’s Prairie Amphitheatre.
Performances start at 7pm nightly with a very short cutting of 12th Night performed by our Young Bards. Merry Wives of Windsor will begin directly after.
Merry Wives of Windsor is as close to a farce as Shakespeare wrote. There is lots of laughs, intrigue, mistaken identity, and trickery in the show. It follows the story of Mistress Page and Mistress Ford who want to play a trick on Mistress Page’s husband to teach him a lesson about his jealousy. They convince Sir John Falstaff to come to a secret rendezvous with Mistress Ford and then everything begins to unravel for him and he ends up hidden in a laundry basket, a closet, dressed as a woman, and lured to a forest where he is pinched by “fairies”. It is a hilarious show that will certainly make you laugh and giggle.
The show will be set in the 1950’s to give a modern take on the classic story.
Merry Wives of Windsor Performance
Come and join us for Capitol Shakespeare’s 15 Summer Season!
Free Performances of the comedy Merry Wives of Windsor will be performed on the ND Heritage Center and State Museum’s Prairie Amphitheatre.
Performances start at 7pm nightly with a very short cutting of 12th Night performed by our Young Bards. Merry Wives of Windsor will begin directly after.
Merry Wives of Windsor is as close to a farce as Shakespeare wrote. There is lots of laughs, intrigue, mistaken identity, and trickery in the show. It follows the story of Mistress Page and Mistress Ford who want to play a trick on Mistress Page’s husband to teach him a lesson about his jealousy. They convince Sir John Falstaff to come to a secret rendezvous with Mistress Ford and then everything begins to unravel for him and he ends up hidden in a laundry basket, a closet, dressed as a woman, and lured to a forest where he is pinched by “fairies”. It is a hilarious show that will certainly make you laugh and giggle.
The show will be set in the 1950’s to give a modern take on the classic story.
Merry Wives of Windsor Performance
Come and join us for Capitol Shakespeare’s 15 Summer Season!
Free Performances of the comedy Merry Wives of Windsor will be performed on the ND Heritage Center and State Museum’s Prairie Amphitheatre.
Performances start at 7pm nightly with a very short cutting of 12th Night performed by our Young Bards. Merry Wives of Windsor will begin directly after.
Merry Wives of Windsor is as close to a farce as Shakespeare wrote. There is lots of laughs, intrigue, mistaken identity, and trickery in the show. It follows the story of Mistress Page and Mistress Ford who want to play a trick on Mistress Page’s husband to teach him a lesson about his jealousy. They convince Sir John Falstaff to come to a secret rendezvous with Mistress Ford and then everything begins to unravel for him and he ends up hidden in a laundry basket, a closet, dressed as a woman, and lured to a forest where he is pinched by “fairies”. It is a hilarious show that will certainly make you laugh and giggle.
The show will be set in the 1950’s to give a modern take on the classic story.
Merry Wives of Windsor Performance
Come and join us for Capitol Shakespeare’s 15 Summer Season!
Free Performances of the comedy Merry Wives of Windsor will be performed on the ND Heritage Center and State Museum’s Prairie Amphitheatre.
Performances start at 7pm nightly with a very short cutting of 12th Night performed by our Young Bards. Merry Wives of Windsor will begin directly after.
Merry Wives of Windsor is as close to a farce as Shakespeare wrote. There is lots of laughs, intrigue, mistaken identity, and trickery in the show. It follows the story of Mistress Page and Mistress Ford who want to play a trick on Mistress Page’s husband to teach him a lesson about his jealousy. They convince Sir John Falstaff to come to a secret rendezvous with Mistress Ford and then everything begins to unravel for him and he ends up hidden in a laundry basket, a closet, dressed as a woman, and lured to a forest where he is pinched by “fairies”. It is a hilarious show that will certainly make you laugh and giggle.
The show will be set in the 1950’s to give a modern take on the classic story.
Merry Wives of Windsor Auditions
Merry Wives of Windsor Auditions will be held at Bismarck State College Sidney J Lee Auditorium.
Auditions will consist of readings from the script. If interested performers would like to perform a monologue from a Shakespearean play they are always welcome to do so, but it is not required. When selections from the script are chosen for auditions, they will be made available online.
Merry Wives of Windsor Auditions
Auditions for Merry Wives of Windsor will be held at Bismarck State College Sidney J Lee Auditorium.
Auditions will consist of readings from the script. If interested performers would like to perform a monologue they have prepared from a Shakespearean play they are always welcome to do so, but it is not required. When selections from the scripts are chosen for auditions, they will be made available online.
Death of a Salesman
Performances of Death of a Salesman are FREE to the public. Free-will donations will be accepted for those wishing to donate.
Please enter through the Northern Lights Atrium entrance of the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum when coming for performances. For more information on the show and cast please visit our Performance/ Auditions page and click on Mid-Winter Season.
Death of a Salesman
Performances of Death of a Salesman are FREE to the public. Free-will donations will be accepted for those wishing to donate.
Please enter through the Northern Lights Atrium entrance of the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum when coming for performances. For more information on the show and cast please visit our Performance/ Auditions page and click on Mid-Winter Season.
Death of a Salesman
Performances of Death of a Salesman are FREE to the public. Free-will donations will be accepted for those wishing to donate.
Please enter through the Northern Lights Atrium entrance of the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum when coming for performances. For more information on the show and cast please visit our Performance/ Auditions page and click on Mid-Winter Season.
Death of a Salesman AUDITIONS
Death of a Salesman auditions will be held at BSC in the downstairs theatre classroom.
Auditions are open to all people 18 years of age or older.
Actors may prepare a monologue from a play by Arthur Miller or they may use a provided monologue at auditions. Actors will also be asked to read scenes from the script. The audition scenes are linked in the tab for Mid-Winter Production.
If you have specific questions regarding auditions please contact Artistic Director Erin Weichel at capshakes@hotmail.com
Death of a Salesman AUDITIONS
Death of a Salesman auditions will be held at BSC in the downstairs theatre classroom.
Auditions are open to all people 18 years of age or older.
Actors may prepare a monologue from a play by Arthur Miller or they may use a provided monologue at auditions. Actors will also be asked to read scenes from the script. The audition scenes are linked in the tab for Mid-Winter Production.
If you have specific questions regarding auditions please contact Artistic Director Erin Weichel at capshakes@hotmail.com
Julius Caesar - Postponed to summer 2021
Julius Caesar follows the rise and fall of the title character in ancient Rome. He is betrayed by friends and foe alike, warned to “Beware the Ides of March”, and in the end dies a tragic death well before his time.
A Doll's House Performances
A Doll’s House Performances
Nora, the devoted wife of Torvald gets into trouble over a loan that she took out to take her husband to Italy for his health. A man named Krogstad is threatening to expose her forgery of her father’s signature if she doesn’t help him save his job at the bank her husband works at. Nora tries to find a way out of the situation, even asking for help from her visiting friend Mrs. Linde. Mrs. Linde has a past relationship with Krogstad and now that she is widowed rekindles their love. Although Mrs. Linde can get Krogstad to take his letter back threatening Nora, she tells him not to. Torvald sees the letter explaining Nora’s forgery and is livid. He tells Nora she is no longer fit to raise their children and that she is morally corrupt. Even after a second letter from Krogstad giving back the original note for the loan and saying he is no longer a threat to Nora or Torvald, all is not well. Nora has realized she no longer wants to live as Torvald’s “doll” of a wife and decides she must leave with “the doorslam heard round the world.”
This play is considered the birth of Modern theater and started a whole revolution of the theater experience.
A Doll’s House Auditions
Please join us for auditions for our upcoming production of A Doll’s House.
Auditions will be held January 10-11 from 6:00pm-8:00pm each night at Sydney J. Lee Auditorium on the Bismarck State College Campus in Bismarck, ND.
Interested actors should wear masks to auditions and practice social distancing. Actors who audition on Monday may be asked to come back and read again on Tuesday. Actors will be asked to read from the script. If you would like a copy of the sides prior to auditions please contact Capitol Shakespeare at capshakes@hotmail.com.
To sign up for an audition time click here.
Roles being cast are:
Nora Helmer : young mother who is questioning her place in life.
Torvald Helmer: Nora’s husband who has just recovered from a serious illness and is now a bank manager. He says he loves his “little squirrel” Nora, but doesn’t understand her unhappiness.
Kristine Lind : Nora’s widowed school friend who is looking for work.
Nils Krogstad: a desperate man who works for Torvald and secretly loaned Nora money.
Dr. Rank: A friend of the Helmer family who is very ill. He loves Nora and Torvald and tries to help them in any way that he can.
Anne Marie/ Nanny/ Messenger: These roles will be played by one actress. These characters help to keep the family running and shelter the children from the worst of the drama that ensues.