Antony and Cleopatra
Directed by Christian Navarro
Synopsis: What survives when love collides with power? Shakespeare’s epic romance captures the intoxicating passion and crushing downfall of two icons whose names echo across history.
Auditions: Please prepare ONE classical monologue
Saturday 1/24: 11 AM- 3 PM and Sunday 1/25: 6 PM - 9 PM
In person auditions are at the Long Beach Shakespeare Company, 4250 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Please note that LBSC is not an equity theater. In person auditions are preferred but self tapes will be accepted. Please sign up for an audition HERE!Tech: 2/28 - 3/5First Friday: 3/6Performances: 3/7, 3/8, 3/13, 3/14, 3/15, 3/20, 3/21, 3/22
Please mark any conflicts in the attached conflict sheets. Please note the rehearsal schedule will be based on our cast and their conflicts.
In person auditions are preferred but self tapes will be accepted and emailed to Richard J. Martinez richard@theplayfulstage.com and Holly Leveque at hollyleveque@gmail.com by 1/23.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
THE TRIUMVIRATE (UNDIVIDED)
1. MARK ANTONY
Lead
A legendary Roman general torn between duty and desire. Charismatic, impulsive, and emotionally exposed. Antony is both warrior and poet, lover and leader. Requires stamina, vocal command, and emotional range.
2. OCTAVIUS CAESAR
Principal Supporting
Cold, strategic, and relentlessly disciplined. Caesar represents the future—order, efficiency, and inevitability. Emotionally contained but politically ruthless.
3. LEPIDUS
Supporting
The forgotten third of the Triumvirate. Politically useful, personally fragile. His decline reveals how Rome discards weakness.
EGYPT
4. CLEOPATRA
Lead
Queen of Egypt. Mercurial, brilliant, sensual, and mythic. She shifts effortlessly between playfulness, command, cruelty, and transcendence. A role requiring wit, vocal dexterity, and absolute presence.
5. CHARMIAN
Supporting
Cleopatra’s sharp, ironic confidante. Intelligent, observant, and emotionally attuned. Often grounds Cleopatra’s extremes with humor and clarity.
6. IRAS
Supporting
Cleopatra’s gentle, devoted attendant. Earnest, emotional, and deeply loyal. Provides warmth and vulnerability in Egypt’s inner circle.
7. ALEXAS
Supporting
Cleopatra’s political messenger and manipulator. Smooth, opportunistic, and self-serving. A vital link between Egypt’s court and the wider political world.
8. SELEUCUS
Supporting
Cleopatra’s treasurer. A small but pivotal role—his betrayal is a sharp fracture in Cleopatra’s final act.
ROME & THE WAR MACHINE
9. ENOBARBUS
Principal Supporting
Antony’s closest confidant and the play’s most perceptive observer. Wry, eloquent, deeply loyal—until conscience and survival collide. One of Shakespeare’s great human characters.
10. AGRIPPA
Supporting
Caesar’s trusted general and political tactician. Clear-headed, disciplined, and loyal. Represents Rome’s strategic mind.
11. DOLABELLA
Supporting
A Roman capable of compassion. His quiet empathy toward Cleopatra offers a rare moral softness within Rome’s rigidity.
12. POMPEY
Supporting
A charismatic rival to the Triumvirate. Confident, charming, and fading. Represents the last resistance to Rome’s consolidation of power.
ENSEMBLE (NO DOUBLING OF PRINCIPAL ROLES)
13. SOLDIER TRACK
Ensemble
Plays Roman and Egyptian soldiers, guards, and attendants. Strong physicality and clarity. Anchors the play’s martial presence.
14. MESSENGER TRACK
Ensemble
Plays messengers and minor attendants across both worlds. Requires speed, vocal precision, and emotional specificity—often delivers crucial turning points.
Synopsis: What survives when love collides with power? Shakespeare’s epic romance captures the intoxicating passion and crushing downfall of two icons whose names echo across history.
Auditions: Please prepare ONE classical monologue
Saturday 1/24: 11 AM- 3 PM and Sunday 1/25: 6 PM - 9 PM
In person auditions are at the Long Beach Shakespeare Company, 4250 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Please note that LBSC is not an equity theater.
Please mark any conflicts in the attached conflict sheets. Please note the rehearsal schedule will be based on our cast and their conflicts.
In person auditions are preferred but self tapes will be accepted and emailed to Richard J. Martinez richard@theplayfulstage.com and Holly Leveque at hollyleveque@gmail.com by 1/23.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
THE TRIUMVIRATE (UNDIVIDED)
1. MARK ANTONY
Lead
A legendary Roman general torn between duty and desire. Charismatic, impulsive, and emotionally exposed. Antony is both warrior and poet, lover and leader. Requires stamina, vocal command, and emotional range.
2. OCTAVIUS CAESAR
Principal Supporting
Cold, strategic, and relentlessly disciplined. Caesar represents the future—order, efficiency, and inevitability. Emotionally contained but politically ruthless.
3. LEPIDUS
Supporting
The forgotten third of the Triumvirate. Politically useful, personally fragile. His decline reveals how Rome discards weakness.
EGYPT
4. CLEOPATRA
Lead
Queen of Egypt. Mercurial, brilliant, sensual, and mythic. She shifts effortlessly between playfulness, command, cruelty, and transcendence. A role requiring wit, vocal dexterity, and absolute presence.
5. CHARMIAN
Supporting
Cleopatra’s sharp, ironic confidante. Intelligent, observant, and emotionally attuned. Often grounds Cleopatra’s extremes with humor and clarity.
6. IRAS
Supporting
Cleopatra’s gentle, devoted attendant. Earnest, emotional, and deeply loyal. Provides warmth and vulnerability in Egypt’s inner circle.
7. ALEXAS
Supporting
Cleopatra’s political messenger and manipulator. Smooth, opportunistic, and self-serving. A vital link between Egypt’s court and the wider political world.
8. SELEUCUS
Supporting
Cleopatra’s treasurer. A small but pivotal role—his betrayal is a sharp fracture in Cleopatra’s final act.
ROME & THE WAR MACHINE
9. ENOBARBUS
Principal Supporting
Antony’s closest confidant and the play’s most perceptive observer. Wry, eloquent, deeply loyal—until conscience and survival collide. One of Shakespeare’s great human characters.
10. AGRIPPA
Supporting
Caesar’s trusted general and political tactician. Clear-headed, disciplined, and loyal. Represents Rome’s strategic mind.
11. DOLABELLA
Supporting
A Roman capable of compassion. His quiet empathy toward Cleopatra offers a rare moral softness within Rome’s rigidity.
12. POMPEY
Supporting
A charismatic rival to the Triumvirate. Confident, charming, and fading. Represents the last resistance to Rome’s consolidation of power.
ENSEMBLE (NO DOUBLING OF PRINCIPAL ROLES)
13. SOLDIER TRACK
Ensemble
Plays Roman and Egyptian soldiers, guards, and attendants. Strong physicality and clarity. Anchors the play’s martial presence.
14. MESSENGER TRACK
Ensemble
Plays messengers and minor attendants across both worlds. Requires speed, vocal precision, and emotional specificity—often delivers crucial turning points.