Marc Beaudin

Open auditions for The Burial at Thebes, Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney’s adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone, will be held on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 3 and 4, at 7 pm, at The Blue Slipper Theatre, 113 E. Callender, Livingston. Roles are available for men and women of any age.

The Burial at Thebes, first commissioned by Dublin’s Abbey Theatre as part of its centenary celebrations in 2004, brings a powerful new imagining of Sophocles’ 5th Century BCE masterpiece that “takes Sophocles’ dense, concentrated poetry and decants it into a beautifully transparent contemporary idiom” (The Irish Times). The story examines the clash of family duty vs. civic duty, natural laws vs. manmade rules, and a woman’s personal morality at odds with a tyrannical ruler who stubbornly sees his own decrees as dominant to the law of the land.

The one-act play, directed by Marc Beaudin (Old Times, No Exit, Dracula, etc.), will run weekends from Oct. 2 through 11. Audition sides will be available during the auditions. No advance preparation is needed, and actors of all experience levels are encouraged to audition. Actors are free to come to either audition session. Callbacks may be scheduled only if needed. For more information, visit the theatre’s website at blueslipper.org or call the Blue Slipper at (406) 222-7720.

Saturday, May 9, 2026. 10 am t0 12:30 pm. Blue Slipper Theatre, Livingston, MT. $25

Acting – the art of sharing the true within the imaginary – can be seen as a process that depends on progressing through four distinct activities: the Four Gates. Prepare. Embody. Listen. React. Each Gate leads to the next, and the more fully one is developed, the more effective the next will be.

This workshop, open to adults of any level of experience (including none), will explore each of these Gates – practicing specific techniques that will allow it to become a natural part of the actor’s process leading to powerful, engaging and authentic performances. We will take lessons from some of the legendary experts of theatre like Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, William Esper, Uta Hagen, and others, while heeding the advice of novelist James Joyce: “Every moment of inspiration must be paid for in advance,” and haiku poet Bashō, “Master technique, then forget it.”

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The Instructor:
Marc Beaudin has worked in theatre for nearly 30 years as a director, educator, scenic designer, and technical director at venues ranging from unheated warehouses and art galleries to a 1000-seat, state-of-the-art symphony hall. Directing favorites include Macbeth, Fear & Misery of the 3rd Reich, The Exonerated, Amadeus, No Exit (at the Blue Slipper), and the Northwest premiere of Born with Teeth (with Bozeman Actors Theatre). He has taught numerous workshops in acting, directing and lighting design for institutions in Michigan and Montana.