Auditions: Queens by Kristen Doherty
Schedule
Sat May 03 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
6900 Aloma Avenue , Winter Park, FL, United States, Florida 32792 | Goldenrod, FL
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The Breakthrough Theatre Company will hold auditions for the Kristen Doherty drama, "Queens", on the following dates and times:Saturday, May 3, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Sunday, May 4, 6-8 p.m.
*no appointments, just show up between the hours listed
SYNOPSIS: King Henry VIII is trapped in purgatory, bound to his throne by a sinister Fool and the ghostly Women in White. Here in his gilded cage, he is forced to relive the sins he committed against his queens, mistresses and people of the court, over and over again, for an eternity.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. If you have never performed in a Breakthrough production, please bring a current headshot or face picture.
All roles are unpaid, BUT we collect tips at each performance that are divided amongst the cast.
SHOW DATES AND TIMES:
June 13-30, 2025
Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m.
***Please be aware this rehearses during the Fringe Festival.***
Rehearsal Dates and Times:
7-9 p.m.
May 13-15
May 20-22
May 27-29
June 3-5
TECH WEEK: June 9-12 (7 p.m.-???)
ROLES:
Fool (male or female, any age) a sinister court jester who torments King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII (in Purgatory)
King Henry VIII (in Dream)
THE QUEENS
Catherine of Aragon - Hispanic, late 30s/early 40s, stubborn
Anne Boelyn - 30s, witty, confident, and assertive, bad tempered
Jane Seymour - late 20s/early 30s, subservient and sweet tempered
Anne of Cleves - German accent, late 30s/early 40s, tall and thin
Katheryne Howard - 17, sunny personality and flirt
Katherine Parr - 30s, red hair, loved the fine things that come with royal life
Elizabeth I
THE GOSSIPS
Bessie Blount - (late teens/early 20s) Henry's mistress, talented singer and dancer, had a child with Henry out of wedlock
Joan Dingley - 20s, a mistress of the King, a laundress
Margaret Shelton - 20s, a mistress of the King, and Anne Boelyn's cousin
Mary Boelyn - 20s, a mistress of the King, and sister of Anne Boelyn
Jane Popincourt - 20s, a French noblewoman, mistress of the king, and maid-of-honour to Catherine of Aragon
Anne Hastings - 20s, and English noblewoman and mistress of the King
ENSEMBLE: The Women in White
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Where is it happening?
6900 Aloma Avenue , Winter Park, FL, United States, Florida 32792, 6900 Aloma Ave, Winter Park, FL 32792-7003, United States,Goldenrod, FloridaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: