Auditions for "Arcadia"

ACTORS ENSEMBLE OF BERKELEY: Arcadia (Tom Stoppard; dir: Robert Estes). 2M (40-50s), 3M (30-40), 2M (20-30) 1M (15): 2F (30-50), 2F (13-19). Cold read.

Non-AEA. No pay. Auds 10/23 & 10/24 6-9PM. Live Oak Theatre, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. Appt/Info: Robert (510) 368-0090

Arcadia is by Tom Stoppard, the playwright of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and the screenwriter of Shakespeare in Love. From its first line, "what is carnal embrace?," Arcadia brilliantly intermixes sex, mathematics, romance and landscape architecture in a contemporary comic drama that deftly travels from today's England back to the time of the wild poet Lord Byron.

All in pursuit of desire--desire for love, desire for fame, and the desire for simply knowing how it all turns out. Part mystery, part history - all engrossing intrigue. Filled with Stoppard's shining wit and darting intelligence, Arcadia is considered one of the greatest plays written in the last twenty years. Come see it in January 2012 at Actor's Ensemble of Berkeley.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors. There is a special rate of $10 for groups of 15 or more. Tickets are available through the Actors Ensemble of Berkeley website.  Reservations for purchase at the door may be made by calling the box office at 510-649-5999 (cash or check only at the door).

Notes: Box office/will call opens 1/2 hour before start of show.  Cash or check only at the door.

Wheelchair Accessible.