Audition Information

Audition Form HERE​​

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​Who:  

Auditions are now open for experienced and emerging actors 18+.   BIPOC actors are encouraged to audition. Emerald Theatre celebrates people of every gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and ability. We strive, always, to address and maintain a space that works towards anti-racism and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and encourage submissions from all.

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What: 

Kate Hamill's Emma, based on the Jane Austen novel

 

Where: 

You will be notified by email  for an appointment

• Auditions and Callbacks - Theatre Puget Sound March 21,  12-4 pm

• Callbacks only -  Theatre Puget Sound March 23,  5-9 pm

• Auditions and Callbacks - Cedar Heights Middle School  - March 25 6-9

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Rehearsals -       

• TPS Seattle and Southeast King County locations TBA

• Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 6-8:30 until tech week which is Mon-Fri

• One or two Saturdays 10 am - 2 pm 

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Performances: 

• Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival, Volunteer Park, Seattle

• Soos Creek Botanical Garden, Auburn

• Lake Wilderness Arboretum, Maple Valley

• Covington Community Park, Covington

• Another Park in SE King County is possible

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When: 

• Rehearsals June-July 

• Performances July 25 or 26 (TBD), August 1, 2, 8, 9, 15

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How? 

• Auditioning?  Fill out the audition form.  HERE. 

• Attach your headshot and resume to the form (If you are a member of TPS, no need to attach these as I will find them on the website).

• Did you receive a callback?  Fill out the callback form HERE

• ALL Forms are due by March 20 by 5 pm

• We offer a $250 stipend (through reimbursement)

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You will be notified by email for an appointment.

 

If you cannot make the audition times - 3/21 or 3/25, please contact us at info@emeraldtheatre.org to arrange a video audition.

 

If you have already auditioned at TPS UGAs, and you are called back, you will receive a callback time and be assigned sides to read.

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Character Breakdowns

Emma Woodhouse - (late 20s -30s) Very clever, charming and a natural comedienne.   Likes to play matchmaker

Harriet Smith (20s) - a deeply likable girl from the lower classes.  A born follower

Mrs. Weston (mid 30s - late 40s) - Emma's former governess.  Very smart woman with a good sense of humor. 

Miss Bates (40s +) - headmistress of a struggling school for girls.  Good-natured, if motor-mouthed and daft woman.

Mrs. Bates (70s +) - An elderly lady, very opinionated, who communicates exclusively in grunts and hand gestures.

Jane Fairfax - A  beautiful girl who seems to do everything right.  An over-achiever.

Mrs. Elton - (20s-30s) - not bright, and has a laugh that's the auditory equivalent of nails being torn out of your fingers.

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Mr. Knightley (30s-40s) - a handsome man, super charming.  A bit of a rule follower.  Is preoccupied with Emma.

Mr. Woodhouse (60s +) an over-anxious, melancholy hypochondriac, but nice.

Mr. Weston (40s-60s) the kind of man who likes to make awkward "dad jokes."  Proud of his son, Frank Churchill.

Mr. Elton (40s +) - A clergyman who sometimes gets the wrong idea about women and what they think of him.  ADORES poetry.

Frank Churchill - (20s-30s) - Mr. Elton's son from his first marriage.  An incredibly charming, handsome, mischievous flirt of a man.  

Robert Martin - a sweet groundskeeper in love with Harriet.  Non speaking role.

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Character Doubling

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5 Women/Female presenting

Emma Woodhouse

Harriet Smith

Jane Fairfax /  Mrs. Elton / Mrs. Bates as needed

Mrs. Weston / Mrs. Bates as needed / Mrs. Elton as needed

Miss Bates / servant / Mrs. Elton as needed

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3 Men/Male presenting

George Knightley

Mr. Elton / Frank Churchill / Robert Martin

Mr. Weston / Mr. Woodhouse 

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Emma Synopsis

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Emma Woodhouse is clever, educated, and energetic... and in imminent danger of going mad with idleness. In a time when respectable ladies are expected to sit quietly at home, she desperately needs projects-and prides herself on matchmaking, much to the chagrin of her friend Mr. Knightley. But where Emma's considerable energies focus, screwball comedy follows... A fresh feminist take on a treasured classic, this Emma breaks down convention, expectation, and even the fourth wall with vibrant comic flair-leading audiences "forward, onward, and upward!"