Casting 101
This is the document that requires constant updating, containing the status of all actors considered during the casting process.
What is the callsheets?
This New Yorker started his career when STC when it was still known as The Folger Theatre Group. His 33 year tenure at the theater would culminate in his retirement in 2019.
Who is Michael Kahn?
Shakespeare's devoted wife has the same name of this shining star who would later go on to show the devil who really wore prade.
Who is Anne Hathaway?
What is Cafe Bill?
This person was the Associate Director of London's National Theatre before taking on his role as Shakespeare Theatre Company's Artistic Director in 2019.
Who is Simon Godwin?
This short clip at the start of a self-tape details name, pronouns, height, representation and sometimes even consent for nudity!
What is a slate?
This 775 seat house recently saw how quickly a popstar can fill seats, during its recent run of Once Upon a One More Time.
What is Sidney Harman Hall?
With over 4000 lines, this Shakespeare play is the longest the playwright had ever written!
What is Hamlet?
This floor, the only floor you can access without an ID card, is home to the wonderful Adam Lemos, Tuesday - Thursday. Be sure to say hi whenever you're in the office!
What is the 2nd Floor?
This director, well known for her work directing Intimate Apparel at the McCarter, has been waiting for two years to helm a production of Red Velvet at STC.
Who is Jade King Carroll?
This new program, headed up by STC Resident Casting Director will allow for another access point for actors to get in contact with casting at STC.
What is STC All In?
This production, which was delayed for a few months due to the pandemic, will feature all DC based actors in the cast.
What is Our Town?
William Shakespeare was a poet, he wanted to write pieces that would really show it. In what two plays did he take his quill and give his audiences a rhyming thrill?
What are Richard II and King John?
When the light above your desk is flashing like a horror movie, email this head of operations to fix the issue!
Who is Tim Fowler?
A DMV local, this hometown hero is off to Chicago to direct a production of the King and I this week!
Who is Alan Paul?
This two letter acronym, used on callsheets when an actor has respectfully passed from a production due to the content of the work, is a polite way to say there is no way in hell I'm doing this.
What is NI?
This one-year graduate program has partnered with Shakespeare Theatre Company to train young actors in classical text and have them understudy for our productions.
What is the Academy for Classical Acting at STC in residence at George Washington University?
This pessimistic and homicidal Shakespeare character once stated that life is a tale told by an idiot.
Who is Macbeth?
If you want to learn something new every day, I recommend going to the 4th floor, where this department will be in the office every Tuesday and Thursday.
What is the Education & Enrichment department?
This famous opera director, who can often be found at the Kennedy Center, will be joining STC as director for an upcoming reading of War & Peace.
Who is Francesca Zambello?
For those that wish to snail mail their headshots and resumes for consideration, they should send their materials via post to this address.
What is 516 8th Street SE, Washington, DC, 20003?
This board president of STC will be stepping down from his position after 13 years. A celebration will take place in a location named for him due to his enormous contributions over the past decade.
Who is Michael Klein?
In a grand case of history repeating itself, what major disasters caused the closure of theatres across London in Shakespeare's lifetime?
What are the plagues?
When attempting to log in to Outlook via a browser, you must type this email username to gain access to your STC inbox (notably different to the email you should give out to folks).
This director, an artist in residence at TFANA, is said to have approached John Douglas Thompson and asked "what do you want to do on this stage" leading to their most recent collaboration coming to STC.
Who is Arin Arbus?