Auditions
Join the Pinole Community Players family! We are a community-focused theater company dedicated to bringing high-quality performing arts to the East Bay. Whether you are a seasoned performer or looking to take the stage for the first time, we welcome actors of all backgrounds and experience levels to audition for our upcoming productions.
Below you will find information regarding our current casting calls and general audition requirements.
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Auditions will be held on:
July 22nd, 7:30pm
Location:
Pinole Community Playhouse
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If selected, rehearsals will be:
July 28th at 7:30 PM
August 5th at 7:30 PM
August 6th at 7:30 PM
And shows will be:
8/7 at 7:30
8/8 at 7:30
8/9 at 2:00
Do you enjoy toe-tapping music and engaging live theater? Come see our Summer Variety Show! Audiences will get to enjoy music and other entertaining theatrical experiences provided by Pinole Community Players guest performers. What could be a better way to start August than with an upbeat, interactive musical revue! This upbeat summer themed show is appropriate for all ages and will delight all who attend. You will never know what to expect next with the Pinole Community Players Summer Varity Show.
Pinole Players Splash of Summer Variety Show
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Auditions will be held on:
August 9, 6:00PM – 9:00PM
August 10 7:30-10:00PM
With callbacks on:
August 15, 11:00AM - 2:00PM
For the audition, please prepare a 2-3 minute contemporary monologue, ideally one that demonstrates the ability to handle complex language. If interested in the Ensemble, please be prepared to demonstrate any special skills you care to share.
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Rehearsals begin the week of November 9, and continue through January 21, with breaks for Thanksgiving and the Christmas to New Year’s period. Rehearsals are generally M-Th, 7:00 – 10:00PM.
NOTE: If cast as Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, or the Player, you may be asked to come to 2-3 rehearsals in late-October/early November, before the full rehearsal schedule begins.
Tech week:
January 17 - 21
Performances: January 22 - February 7, 2027
Fridays at 7:30PM
Saturdays at 7:30 PM (1/23 and 2/6) and 2:00PM (1/30)
Sundays at 2:00PM
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Synopsis:
By turns hilarious and poignant, Tom Stoppard’s “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” is one of the greatest plays of the 20th century. The play follows two minor characters from “Hamlet,” as they try to make sense of their fate in a world beyond their control.
Characters (All roles are available):
Please note: In keeping with the spirit of Shakespeare’s original production—wherein women’s roles were played by men—for this production, the roles of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern will be played by women.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern:
Female, late 20’s - 30’s.
Any race or ethnicity.
Courtiers to the Danish king.
They are the epitome of “everywomen”
Somewhat interchangeable, but both highly articulate and given to philosophical musings. Guildenstern is perhaps a bit smarter than Rosencrantz; Rosencrantz is perhaps a bit nicer.
The Player:
40’s and up.
Any race or ethnicity.
A “capital-A” Actor: Big. bombastic, somewhat demonic.
British accent preferred.
Male and female actors will be considered for this role.
Hamlet:
Y’know, Hamlet.
Prince of Denmark.
Melancholy Dane.
Do we really need a character description of Hamlet?
Hamlet will be played by a male-presenting actor
The Ensemble:
5-8 people, male and female, any ages/ethnicities.
The members of the ensemble will serve as the Player’s troupe of tragedians, as well as the characters from “Hamlet” that appear throughout the play (Claudius, Polonius, Ophelia, etc.).
We are especially seeking performers with special skills: Musicians, dancers, jugglers, gymnasts, etc., etc. (The Ensemble will have a lot of fun, I promise.)