SIST Auditions: The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company Audition Announcement: The Penelopiad By Margaret Atwood Director: J. Giachetti (They/Them)Assistant Director: Marisa Albano (She/They)Stage Manager: Brenna Corneau (She/Her)Composer: Laura Casertano (She/Her)Choreographer: Kristi Sorkin (She/Her) A fierce, poetic, and raw retelling of The Odyssey by “The Handmaid’s Tale” author Margaret Atwood, but this time told from the perspective of Penelope, […]
SIST Auditions: Othello
Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company Audition Announcement: Othello by William Shakespeare Directed by Ken Tirado Othello is a Moorish military commander who was serving as a general of the Venetian army in defence of Cyprus. He has recently married Desdemona, a beautiful and wealthy Venetian lady much younger than himself, against the wishes of her […]
SIST Auditions: The Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen
Click Here to register on Facebook Director: Frank WilliamsAssistant Director: Cara S. Liander When a sailor returns to fulfill their promise, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter must choose between her landlocked marriage and the mesmerizing allure of the sea. Hailed as a watershed moment in Ibsen’s writing, The Lady from the Sea dissects issues of duty, […]
SIST Auditions: PUFFS, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company Audition Announcement: Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic By Matt Cox Director: Katlyn CohenAssistant Director: Memet Canka For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the […]
SIST Auditions: TROILUS AND CRESSIDA by William Shakespeare
Click Here to register on Facebook Director: Jack DabdoubAssistant Director: Rina Sklar Troilus & Cressida begins in the late stages of the stagnant Trojan War, in which the nation-city of Troy is besieged by Greek armed forces intent on sacking the city and returning Helen to her husband Menelaus, brother to the Greek commander Agamemnon. […]
SIST Audition: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE By William Shakespeare
Click Here to Register on Facebook Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company Audition Announcement:THE MERCHANT OF VENICE By William Shakespeare Directed by Mitchell Maglio There is no denying that a current of humanity’s history of racism, antisemitism, and the persecution of “others” continues to flow today into dark, oppressive reservoirs of hatred. SIST’s production of The […]
SIST Audition: She Kills Monsters By Qui Nguyen
Directed by Justin Giachetti Stage Managed by: Alex Goia This hilariously tender and action packed play is about Agnes, a young teacher in 1995, who tries to connect with her recently deceased teen sister, Tilly, through the only glimpse she had into her life: a Dungeon and Dragons campaign module. Agnes hesitantly dives into the […]
SIST Audition: UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov
Click Here to Register on Facebook Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company Audition Announcement: UNCLE VANYA By Anton Chekhov (Translation rights pending) Directed by Frank Williams Assistant Director: Cara S. Liander Every family has its problems: sibling rivalry, political differences, long-time resentments and hurts. However, very few could match the tangled, oppressive, and manipulative family problems […]
