We're casting a group of 12 actors to bring our many characters to life in a full-on spectacle that will continually entertain, surprise and challenge the audience. The initial run will be on a thrust stage in the Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh, from Tuesday 4th to Saturday 8th October 2022, with two performances on the last day. The whole cast will be onstage throughout the two-act performance portraying aspects of the scene even when they are not the focus of the action. To fully understand the play and get a flavour of the script, candidates should look through this website and download script extracts here; other scenes may be used in the auditions. 5 Characters all male, but we are open to gender-blind casting Petronius: 35+, patrician Trimalchio: 35+, boor Ascyltos: early 20s, fighter, drinker Encolpius: early 20s, would-be intellectual Giton: 16, appears innocent (actor must be at least 18) 7 Actors Each Actor portrays several roles, often gender-blind. These include Agamemnon the orator, Lichas the ship's captain and his crew, Eumolpus the lecherous poet, priestesses and their worshippers, slaves, rich women, stallholders, crowd members, a soldier, constable, brothel clients, an innkeeper and more. For Characters and Actors we're looking for enthusiastic ensemble actors as follows: Age Gender Ethnicity Quirky look Energy Talent 18 - 80 M/F/T/N irrelevant could be an advantage essential what can you do as well as act? Auditions will be held in ART / St Margaret's House, London Rd, EH7 6AE Slot 1: 4 June, 2pm-3.30pm Slot 2: 4 June, 3.30pm-5pm Slot 3: 5 June, 2pm-3.30pm Slot 4: 5 June, 3.30pm-5pm

pre-Covid 2020 workshop Encolpius, Giton & Ascyltos December 2021 workshop: Encolpius is discovered by women worshippers February 2022 workshop all at sea & Encolpius ensnared March 2022 workshop Petronius & the Innkeeper: four takes on a short scene

Sexual activity is central to the plot of The Satyricon and the audience will be restricted to 16+.
There will be no nudity (some males may be bare-chested at times) but actors must be comfortable with close physical contact.

We regret that cast and crew members will be unpaid during this initial run.
For all involved The Satyricon will be a showcase for the public and the many theatre professionals who will be invited to attend.

Martin has won several awards as a playwright and director and critical acclaim for his dramas and comedies. These include his one-woman play, Sunset, J B Priestley's The Rose and Crown, his revised version of Ben Jonson's Volpone, and his version of Death in Venice, Death on the Lido (aka Tadzio Speaks), that views the classic story from the beautiful youth's eyes. He is also the author of two novels and two short story collections. martinforeman.com

Junior Cross has acted in many theatre productions in her native Argentina, including Mujeres al final de la noche and Del miedo y sus racinos, as well as taking part in music videos, short films and many Cafe-Concerts in the Buenos Aires independent scene. Since moving to Scotland in 2017, she has been involved in TV, short film and theatre projects. These include Casanova Dreaming, as several of the rake's lovers, and assistant director on an award-winning production of Mike Bartlett's Bull, both produced by Arbery Theatre.

Gordon started doing lighting and other back stage jobs when at school, and spent his latter school and early university years assisting with productions at the Byre Theatre, St Andrews, before moving to Edinburgh and working in most of the Edinburgh theatres, including the Kings Theatre, Festival Theatre and Usher Hall. This has included almost 45 years of lighting shows for EGTG, as well as other Edinburgh theatre, musical and opera groups. He has lit 4 EGTG productions which have won the SCDA Eastern Divisional Full Length play festival, and won an award from the Edinburgh Playhouse for services to amateur drama.