Different Stages Theatre

Stage Blood

By

Charles Ludlam

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DATE: 

Saturday March 21, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Sunday March 22, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

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LOCATION:

Violet Crown City Church
1300 Morrow St

Austin, TX 78757

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PLOT DESCRIPTION:

A family acting company continuously tours Hamlet in the U.S. Carlton Stone, Sr., once a great Hamlet, is now dissolute and playing the ghost. He tries to make his reluctant son the Hamlet he once was. Here is a Hamlet within a Hamlet within a Hamlet and a murder mystery for people with stage blood in their veins.

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CASTING THE FOLLOWING:

1 Woman Age 40- 60

2 Men Ages 30-60

THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE CAST:

Carlton Stone Sr, Carlton Stone Jr, Elfie Fay

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DIRECTOR:

Norman Blumensaadt

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PRODUCTION DATES AND LOCATION:

June 26 -July 11, 2026

The Vortex

2307 Manor Rd

Austin TX 78722

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All ethnicities are encouraged to audition.

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Actors are strongly urged to read the script before the auditions.

PDFs of the script are available upon request

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Readings are from the script. 

All actors must read a speech from Hamlet.

EITHER :

There is a willow grows aslant a brook...

Hamlet 4.7

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OR

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How all occasions do inform against me

Hamlet 4.4

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QUESTIONS, EMAIL:

DIFFERENTSTAGESCOMPANY@YAHOO.COM

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