Performances
Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College
- 2027 Jan 29 Friday 7:30 PM
- 2026 Jan 30 Friday 2:00 PM
- 2026 Jan 30 Friday 7:30 PM
- 2026 Jan 31 Saturday 2:00 PM
Auditions
- 2026 Oct 18 Sunday
- 2026 Oct 22 Thursday
What To Know About This Production
Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
| Music by Paddy Cunneen
Based on the beloved Academy Award-winning film, Shakespeare in Love is an enchanting, hilarious, and irresistibly romantic stage play that transports audiences to the bustling, bawdy world of Elizabethan London — where the greatest love story ever written was itself born from the greatest love story never told. Young Will Shakespeare is in crisis. The deadline for his new play is fast approaching, the theater company is counting on him, and his quill has run dry. Paralyzed by writer's block and desperately in need of inspiration, Will finds himself adrift — until a chance encounter changes everything. Viola, a feisty, brilliant, and beautiful young woman with a passion for the theater that rivals Will's own, will stop at nothing — including disguising herself as a man to defy the laws of the day — to appear on stage in his next production.
As their love blossoms against a backdrop of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming, and gloriously chaotic backstage theatrics, Will discovers the muse he never knew he was looking for. From their passionate and forbidden romance emerges the words, the characters, and the heart of his greatest masterpiece — Romeo and Juliet.
Witty, warm, and wonderfully theatrical, Shakespeare in Love is a celebration of the power of love, the magic of storytelling, and the timeless belief that the show must always go on.
Shakespeare In Love is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Corp. www.concordtheatricals.com
Auditions For Shakespeare in Love
What To Expect At Auditions
The Milburn Stone Theatre is looking for performers for its upcoming production of Shakespeare In Love.
Auditions on October 18 will be at the Milburn Stone Theatre (Building B, and auditions on October 22 will take place at the Physical Education Building (Building E), Room 220. Both buildings are on Cecil College's North East Campus, located at 1 Seahawk Dr. North East, MD 21901.
Please prepare a 2-5 minute monologue (Shakespearean or Classical text preferred) If you do not have a monologue, one of three classical texts will be provided at auditions.
Those submitting a video audition have until Thursday, October 22nd, at 5 pm. In-person auditions are highly encouraged.
Callbacks will be held on Saturday, October 24. Callback notifications will be sent out on Friday, October 25th.
Rehearsals will begin in Late October/Early November. Rehearsals will be based on both performer and production staff availability, so please submit all known conflicts at the time of auditions. The Milburn Stone Theatre traditionally rehearses Two to Four times a week.
Cecil College will be closed November 25th through 29th in observance of Thanksgiving, December 25th through January 3rd in observance of the Holiday Season, and January 17th & 18th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Tech week will be held Sunday, January 24th through Thursday, January 28th. No conflicts will be accepted during this period, as it is considered mandatory.
The Milburn Stone Theatre is a community theatre on a college campus. Our productions are open to the entire community, not just Cecil College students, faculty, and staff. This production is non-paid/non-union.
All roles are available. Shakespeare in Love calls for a large cast and we will be doubling several roles throughout the production. Women who would be open to portraying male identifying roles are encouraged to indicate this on their audition form.
Please see casting notes about double casting, and more on our audition page at https://www.milburnstone.com/auditions
Audition Times
- Oct 18 Sunday 3:00 PM
- Oct 18 Sunday 4:00 PM
- Oct 18 Sunday 5:00 PM
- Oct 22 Thursday 6:00 PM
- Oct 22 Thursday 7:00 PM
- Oct 22 Thursday 8:00 PM
- Oct 22 Thursday 9:00 PM
Audition Process
Create your free user account on Cast98 then return here to sign up for an audition when the director has opened registration.
There are four steps to the audition form:
- Privacy disclaimers
- Profile information
- Conflict calendar
- Show-specific questions
You'll be able to review, make changes, or cancel your submitted form anytime between now and your audition.
Cast List For Shakespeare in Love
Available Roles
- Will Shakespeare Poet and playwright
- Viola de Lesseps A daughter who disguises herself as Thomas Kent to audition to be an actor
- Kit Marlowe Will’s colleague, friend, and inspiration
- Hugh Fennyman The Producer
- Lord Wessex A nobleman betrothed to Viola
- Richard Burbage The lead actor and owner of the Curtain Theatre
- Henslowe Owner and manager of the Rose Theatre
- Edmund Tilney The Lord Chamberlain
- Sir Robert de Lesseps Viola’s father
- Queen Elizabeth I The Queen of England
- Wabash A stammering actor and Henslowe’s tailor
- Sam An actor who plays Juliet
- John Webster A street urchin who aspires to be an actor
- Nurse Servant to Viola
- Ralph An actor who plays Nurse and Petruchio
- Ned Alleyn The lead actor of the Admiral’s Men, plays Mercutio
- Male Alto Throughout the show, there are sung moments and songs led by a male alto voice. This role has the possibility of being doubled or could be standalone, depending on performer's/time commitments
- Ensemble Lambert and Frees (Fennyman’s accomplices and henchmen), Nol (An actor who plays Benvolio and Samson), Robin (An actor who plays Lady Capulet), Adam (An actor who plays Gregory, Benvolio, and Servingman), Peter (An actor who plays Tybalt), Mistress Quickly (Wardrobe mistress at Whitehall Palace), Catling (A guard at De Lesseps Hall), The Boatman, Barman, Molly & Kate, Waiter, Additional Actors at the Rose and Curtain Theatre, Guards.
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Crew
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