UpcominG casting information
Fall Play
Much Ado About Nothing
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR AMAZING AUDITIONS AND CALLBACKS. AS ALWAYS, THIS SHOW WAS SO DIFFICULT TO CAST. ALL OF YOUR TALENT WAS AMAZING, AND WE ARE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO INTEGRATE AS MANY PEOPLE IN THE SHOW IN THE COMPANY IN VERIOUS ROLES AND CAPACITIES, SO CHECK YOUR EMAILS FOR UPDATES. ALSO, IF YOU WERE CAST, PLEASE REPORT TO THE STAGE AT 3:35 ON TUESDAY WITH A PENCIL AND A BINDER FOR YOUR CAST/ CREW READ. PLEASE NOTE: THE CURRENT SCRIPT IS CHANGING TO SUIT THE GENDER, CAST SIZE, AND DYNAMICS OF THE CAST. SO MANY SCRIPT CHANGES ARE BEING MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT SINCE THE BARDS’ WORDS CAN CHANGE TO ADAPT FOR THE CAST/ WORLD. THANK YOU AND I CAN’T WAIT!!!
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING CAST LIST
DON PEDRO- Gabe Neves
BENEDICK- Ryan Trefz
CLAUDIO-Cameron Firoozi
BEATRICE- Abby Bishai
HERO- Rebecca Mehdi- Tash
LEONATA- Willow Boyd
MAGARET- Sloan Kelly
URSULA- Natalia Palma
BIANCA- Maddie Cox
CASSANDRA- Nora Allen
ANTONIA- Alyannna Durrani
DON JOHN- Tomas Villavaces
BORACHIO- Coleman Hobson
CONRAD- Ing Chean Tiang
DOGBERRY-Logan Booth
VERGES- Logan Bock
WATCH 1- Skylar Foster
WATCH 2- Ben Hacker
WATCH 3- Avery Wyson
SEXTON/STAFF- Alex Cox
BALTHASAR- Liam Tate
FRIAR FRANCIS/ STAFF- Avery Rinehart
MESSANGER- Maddie Graass
CHILD/ STAFF- Gabriella D’Agostino
BERNARDO- Helena Nakano-Trindade
REVELER ENSEMBLE/ HOUSE STAFF
Kira Tabakin
Genesis Katz
Aaron Khakimianov
Dagny Janz
Laylah Longoria
CALLBACKS
Thank you all for amazing auditions! If you are called back, please print out ALL sides and be ready for your assigned part , but be ready to read for any and all parts! If you were not cast, that does NOT MEAN YOU ARE NOT CAST, it might be that you are already cast in a role and the director does not need to see any more. YOU ALL BLEW US AWAY. Check Sunday for cast list.
Beatrice
Abby Bishai
Willow Boyd
Rebecca Mehdi- Tash
Ing Chean Tiang
Benedick
Logan Booth
Cameron Firoozi
Gabe Neves
Ryan Trefz
Don Pedro
Coleman Hobson
Gabe Neves
Cameron Firoozi
Tomas Villaveces
Hero
Maddie Cox
Rebecca Mehdi-Tash
Helena Nakano-Trindade
Natalia Palma
Ing Chean Tiang
Claudio
Logan Booth
Cameron Firoozi
Ryan Trefz
Leonata
Nora Allen
Abby Bishai
Willow Boyd
Alex Cox
Maddie Cox
Sloan Kelly
Rebecca Mehdi-Tash
Don John
Coleman Hobson
Gabe Neves
Tomas Villavaces
Ryan Trefz
Boracchio
Coleman Hobson
Gabe Neves
Tomas Villavaces
Conrad
Logan Bock
Ben Hacker
Liam Tate
Dogberry
Abby Bishai
Logan Booth
Cameron Firoozi
Ryan Trefz
Tomas Villavaces
Vereges
Logan Bock
Ben Hacker
Gabe Neves
Liam Tate
Watch
Gabriella D’Agostino
Skylar Foster
Coleman Hobson
Natalia Palma
Avery Rinehart
Kira Tabakin
Avery Wyson
Margaret
Nora Allen
Willow Boyd
Alex Cox
Sloan Kelly
Ing Chean Tiang
Ursula
Alex Cox
Maddie Graass
Genesis Katz
Helena Nakano-Trindade
Kira Tabakin
Antonio/a
Logan Bock
Alyannna Durrani
Gabe Neves
Liam Tate
Tuesday , August 26 is individual auditions. Sign up for a timeslot via “signupgenius”
Prepare (memorize and block) 1 to 1.5 minute classical monologue
Fill out this audition packet and turn in audition packet upon arrival
After the last day of auditions, check https://www.bapaco.org/upcomingcast to see if you are called back for a second audition. Please note, if you are note “called back,” it does not mean you are not considered for a role. In fact, you may have already been casted purely from your audition.
Callbacks are held on Thursday , August 28 from 3:30- 7:30
Check https://www.bapaco.org/upcomingcast for the cast list. It will be posted that weekend and a read thru of the script will be held the following week with the cast.
If a student is not cast in a production, there are many options for that student to be involved in the production itself. From sets to props, costumes to make-up, lighting, sound, and music, please understand that all facets of a production are of equal importance. Students are encouraged to explore the many facets of a theatrical production
Character breakdown
Don Pedro ( M)—a Prince and a soldier, any adult age
Leonata ( F)—Hero’s mother, older, governoresss of Messina
Antonio( M)—Beatrice’s father, even older than Leonato, a gentleman of Messina
Benedick(M)—a soldier, witty, swears he’ll never marry (until he falls in love)
Beatrice (F)—an independent woman, witty, swears she’ll never marry (guess what happens), upper class
Claudio (M)—a soldier in love with Hero
Hero (F)- innocent young woman who falls in love with Claudio
Margaret (F)an attendant to Hero, thinks herself witty and loose
Ursula (F) an attendant to Hero
Bianca ( F)an attendant to Hero
Don John (M) -a soldier ( dishonerably discharged) , younger brother to Don Pedro, the villain
Borachio (M)a follower of Don John, so also a bad guy, any age, his name means “drunkard” in Spanish
Conrade (F) a follower of Don John, so also evil, classy cleptomaniac
Dogberry ( M/ F) Constable in charge of the Watch, confuses words, thinks he’s important
Verges ( M/F)Dogberry’s sidekick, a little slow, maybe smarter than Dogberry
Sexton (Francis Seacoal) ( M/f) Groundskeeper of the cherch
Messenger ( M/f) Messanger for the house of leonata
3 Watchmen/women need to develop individual comic attributes who follow dogberry
Balthasar ( M/f) a professional singer for the house of leonata
Friar Francis (M) friar for the house of leonata
Bernardo ( M) a young soldier
Boy
Several Musicians, Servants, Mourners, a Boy, Party-goers, Dancers—4 to 7, these might all be the same people, any age