Theatrical Production of "The Matchmaker" Needs Talent
Looking to cast male and female performers for "The Matchmaker" show. See the details below. About the project: THE MATCHMAKER is Wilder’s uproarious farce about love and money, stars the irrepressible busybody, Dolly Gallagher Levi, who inspired the Broadway musical, Hello, Dolly! Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy merchant in 19th Century Yonkers, NY, decides to take a wife and employs a matchmaker, Mrs. Dolly Levi. Dolly subsequently becomes involved with two of Vander gelder’s clerks, several lovely ladies, and the head waiter at an expensive restaurant where this swift farce runs headlong into hilarious complications. After everyone gets straightened out romantically, Vandergelder finds himself affianced to the astute Dolly Levi herself. Additional info: - Please try to arrive at the beginning of auditions. - Please bring a resume and conflicts from March 1st – May 13th. Headshot is encouraged. Cold readings will be done from the script. - Rehearsals start in the beginning of March and will rehearse 3 days a week. The final schedule will be determined after the show is cast and conflicts have been provided. - Show Dates: May 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13 at the Anderson Center Theater *Possible performance to be added on May 11* For being considered, please apply.
13 roles
A Merchant of Yonkers.
A friend of Vandergelder’s late wife.
A Milliner.
Ms. Molloy’s assistant.
A clerk in Vandergelder’s store.
An apprentice in Vandergelder’s store.
Mr. Vandergelder’s niece.
A friend of Vandergelder’s late wife.
Jobseeker Vandergelder hires. Indeterminate age, active and spry
An Artist.
Vandergelder’s Housekeeper. Indeterminate age but elderly, cranky and spry
A Waiter.
A Barber.