Autumn Production DSS

2nd round of Auditions

A second round of auditions for the Dublin Shakespeare Society Autumn production of Antony and Cleopatra to be directed by James M. O’Connor will be held from 7pm – 10pm on Monday 24th of July  and 7pm – 10pm on Thursday 27th July in the Teachers’ Club, Parnell Square, Dublin 1 The show will run from 13th November for […]

Comedy Mash Up News

Exciting News – Comedy Mash Up

AS PART OF THE SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY REHEARSED READING PROGRAMME YOU ARE NOW INVITED FOR SUBMISSIONS/SELECTIONS for A Comedy Mash Up A Collection of comedy pieces Directed by Valerie Greene Performance date:  Saturday, September 23rd 2017 Submissions: Comedy pieces can include found text, text from your own pen, brash storytelling, lively physicality, weird as hell acoustic […]

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Final Audition Call

Just back from your holidays???? Thought you had missed the auditions??? There will be a final night of auditions for Antony and Cleopatra on Monday 4th Sept from 7pm. If you’d like to audition, please prepare a short (no longer than two minutes) monologue of your choice. A Shakespeare piece is desirable but not required. […]

Capulets and Montagues

Dublin Shakespeare Auditions For Spring Production 2018 Image credit: https://www.deviantart.com/seko-dragon/gallery Paul Maher will be directing his own translation of ‘The Capulet’s and Montague’s or Romeo and Juliet: The Comedy’ (Working Title) in Spring 2018. Auditions to be held in January 2018, actual dates will be confirmed shortly. Up to 22 roles and actors of all […]

The Year Ahead

 AUDITIONS for Spring Production. Paul Maher will be directing his own translation of ‘The Capulets and Montagues or Romeo and Juliet: The Comedy’ (Working Title) in Spring 2018. Auditions to be held in January 2018, actual dates will be confirmed shortly. Up to 22 roles and actors of all ages are required.  The production will […]

Auditions for She Stoops to Conquer

She Stoops to Conquer – Auditions

Auditions for the Rehearsed Reading of ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ by Oliver Goldsmith, directed by Emma Hurley, will take place on Wednesday 13th December at 7pm in The Teachers’ Club, Parnell Square. Performance of the reading will be on Saturday 27th January at 7:30pm in The Teachers’ Club. If you are interested in auditioning, please […]

Instrumentalists Required

Instrumentalists Required

Competent, experienced instrumentalists (bass, keyboards, percussion) required for “house band” for  The Capulets and The Montagues, our upcoming Spring Production. (See details HERE) Ideally, you should be able to read music or play by ear to a high standard. If interested, please  submit brief musical CV to Eileen Sheridan  elizsheridan@gmail. com and you will be contacted re […]

Dublin Shakespeare Society Table Quiz

Table Quiz

The story goes that a Dublin theatre proprietor by the name of Richard Daly made a bet that he could, within forty-eight hours, make a nonsense word known throughout the city, and that the public would supply a meaning for it. After a performance one evening, he gave his staff cards with the word ‘quiz’ written on them, and […]

The Weaver’s Grave

Auditions for a rehearsed reading of “The Weaver’s Grave” adapted by Micheál Ó hAodha from the short story by Seumas O’Kelly, and directed by Breege Fahy, will be held next Wednesday 25th April @ 7.30pm in The Teachers’ Club. The performance of the reading will take place on Saturday 26th May. If you are interested […]