Auditions

Magnolia Theatre Company, Dayton’s feminist theatre company, announces auditions for their Spring Production in the 2024-2025 Season: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, adapted by Caitlin McWethy.

Auditions will be held at the PNC Arts Annex, 46 W 2nd St, Dayton, OH 45402 on Saturday, February 1, 2025 from 1-4 pm and Monday, February 3, 2025 from 6-9 pm.

Each audition will include reading from the adaptation of the text.  Please sign up for auditions via this Google form. The sides will be added to the form no later than Jan. 3, 2025.  If you sign up to audition before this time, you will receive an email link to the sides when they are posted. Video submissions will be accepted, and must be received by Feb 2, 2025 at midnight. Callbacks will be held as needed. 

2 AEA contracts (Special Appearance- Tier 2) will be available.  All other roles will be cast non-union, paid.  Stipend amounts available in the breakdown.

Personnel: Caitlin McWethy (playwright and director of Julius Caesar) and Gina Handy Minyard (Founding Artistic Director.)

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, adapted by Caitlin McWethy

Rehearsal Start Date: March 9, 2025

Rehearsal Frequency: 4-5 days a week, staggered call- 2 consecutive days off a week (weekdays will be held in the evenings, while weekend rehearsals will be late mornings, to mid-afternoon.) 

Tech/Dress: April 6-9, 2025

Performance Dates: April 10- 13, 2025 

Location:  Rehearsals will be held in the Metropolitan Arts Center studios or the PNC Arts Annex, performance location is TBA.

Content Disclosure: In preparation for the content of the play, the performers will work with a fight choreographer and intimacy coordinator. (depictions of suicide, violence, war, loud sound effects, blood)

Breakdown: 

Description: This all-female Julius Caesar dives headfirst into power, ambition, and identity in a patriarchal world where a small group of women are calling the shots. It unpacks the fear of powerful women and the strategies they use to lead in a system stacked against them. The cracks in solidarity, the clash of personal and political agendas, the relentless demand to appear flawless while hiding every vulnerability—it’s all laid bare. This isn’t just Shakespeare; it’s a raw, unfiltered look at what it means to lead when the pressure is coming at you from all sides—society, your peers, and even yourself.

Roles:

This adapted version of Julius Caesar has 8 available roles for female and non-binary performers.  Julius Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, and Antony will be considered for AEA contracts.  Special Appearance, Tier 2  or non union ($1000 stipend) Ensemble:  4 contracts available ($750 stipend) to play various featured roles.

Brutus - She approaches problems with a logical mindset, ​​guided by a naively optimistic belief in justice and the honesty of others' intentions.

Cassius - Bold and radical, she is highly manipulative and fiercely ambitious - often overlooking the full range of consequences for her actions.

Antony - She’s a sleeper agent in the political arena, unnoticed by her peers—a natural leader who rises when opportunity strikes.

Julius Caesar - Magnetic and intelligent, she exudes confidence and charm in public, but behind the scenes she’s fighting to hold it together.

Ensemble  (4 actors)