Auditions April 28 at 7 PM

AS YOU LIKE IT

A Musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It

Adapted by Laurie Woolery And Shaina Taub, Music and Lyrics by Shaina Taub

The Grand Marais Playhouse will hold auditions for AS YOU LIKE a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It adapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery, on Tuesday, April 28 at 7 PM at the Arrowhead Center For The Arts.

For Auditions:

Please prepare a one minute song that demonstrates you vocal ability. You will be asked to do a cold reading.

About the Play:

Forced from their homes, Orlando, Duke Senior, his daughter Rosalind and niece Celia are banished to the Forest of Arden. There, they discover a community of acceptance and transformational love, where all are welcomed and embraced.

This community focused production is open to ages 8 and up. All Principle roles will be filled by adults. Adults and youth will fill all other roles and the ensemble, Some roles may be cast gender reversed. There are characters specific to 2SLGBTQAI+ community. The ensemble can be small to large with roles that can be doubled or tripled. The folk-pop score provides a soundtrack of transformative joy and love.

This play is a perfect musical tonic for our times and perfect as the final musical collaboration with Playhouse director Sue Hennessy. Sue will be stepping down as Artistic Director in the spring of 2027. This production shares all the community theater elements that have made the Grand Marais Playhouse an important community gathering place for over 50 years. It welcomes the entire community and celebrates diversity! Its a place of dialogue, mutual respect, creativity learning and love.

“As You Like It was created in real time as we worked to make sense of the events of the world we were living in. When life looks impossible and it is difficult to see an end in sight, it is through the power of community that we find strength and grace to continue forward. It takes a village to make theater, and it takes a mighty community to dig down deep and share their vulnerable hearts on stage.” Laurie Woolery, Directs of Public works

Shaina Taub’s score for As You Like It is full of humor, romance, pathos, irresistible grooves and abundant joy.

PRINCIPALS
ROSALIND — mezzo-soprano
CELIA
SILVIA — mezzo-soprano
PHOEBE — mezzo-soprano
JAQUES  — mezzo-soprano
ORLANDO — bari-tenor
OLIVER
DUKE SENIOR — tenor
DUKE FREDERICK — baritone
ANDY — tenor
TOUCHSTONE — tenor

FEATURED (may be double/triple cast from within the ensemble. All actors playing these roles should ideally also be in the ensemble.)
YOUNG ROSALIND
YOUNG ORLANDO
TWEEN ROSALIND
TWEEN ORLANDO
ADAM
ANNOUNCER
REFEREE
BRONCO’S AGENT
MAMA CORIN
PAPA CORIN
WILLIAM
MARTEXT
HISPERIA
MISS AMIENS — alto
BRONCO
FRANKIE FLOW
CAVEMAN
GRANDMA ROSALIND
GRANDPA ORLANDO
LITTLE JAQUES

ENSEMBLE
The court subjects, the Ardenites, the royal minions, the ladies-in-waiting, the attendants, the puppet-deers and the De Boys dancers.

The soundtrack can be found on most streaming services and on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nGXY8tztR9CHRFFl3zeyXjjjqiwyVVIRw

Rehearsal schedule

Individual schedule varies by role but rehearsal times are below

Tuesdays and Thursdays in May

Sunday - Thursday evenings June and July

Performances

July 16,18, 24, 26, 30, Aug, 1,7, 9