Musical
A Midsummer Night's Dream: the 70s Musical
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Details
Union:
Not designated
Area of media:
Musical
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
CTA A House
Deadline:
May 27, 2024
Cities for response:
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal
Storyline
Shakespeare’s most famous comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, reimagined in the 1970s and packed full of infectious music from the period by artists like: David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Bee Gees, Donna Summer and Olivia Newton-John, this will be a hilarious, glam-rock reinterpretation of a classic that will have audiences singing all the way home.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Demetrius | |
Description He/Him. 25-30. Any Ethnicity. Song influences: Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5. Must be a strong singer and comfortable with Shakespearean text. Demetrius is in love with Hermia, but she does not love him. Hermia’s mother insists that Hermia accept Demetrius but she refuses and escapes into the forest. Demetrius follows her, determined to win her love. | ||