Actors Audition For Play "Noises Off"
Seeking men/women for play "Noises Off". ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the breakdown below. About the project: Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents manic amalgamations of actors are rehearsing a British farce called Nothing’s On to take out on tour. Slamming doors, backstage antics, showmances, and sardines! Noises Off has it all. Additional info: Please bring an actor resume and headshot to be submitted to the production team. All those auditioning should be prepared to explore cold reads with sides from the show as well as participate in some improvisational exercises. Callbacks on Thursday, October 26 if needed. Rehearsals will begin on November 6th and will be held primarily on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday evenings from 6:00-9:00 PM. *Not all actors cast will be called to every rehearsal. Schedule may vary. Tech week will run Sunday, January 7 – Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Performance dates include: Jan. 10, 2024 @ 7:30 PM Jan. 11, 2024 @ 7:30 PM Jan. 14, 2024 @ 2 PM Attendance is required for all tech week dates and performance dates set forth. For more information and to register to audition, please apply.
9 roles
(Off stage Character: Dotty): A middle-aged actress who is also one of the play's principal investors. Means well and tries her best. A bit forgetful. (On Stage Character: Mrs. Clackett): A Cockney Housekeeper for the Brent's home in England. Hospitable, though she is a slow-witted and slow-moving chatterbox.
(Off Stage Character: Brooke) An inexperienced actress who seems as though she isn't fully "here" sometimes – somewhere else inside her head. She will execute her blocking and lines the way she was told. One-third of a Lloyd–Poppy–Brooke love triangle. (On Stage Character: Vicki): An English woman who works for Inland Revenue and is trying to woo Roger.
(Off stage Character: Belinda): Cheerful and sensible. One of the only reliable actors in the company. She may have feelings for Freddy. (On Stage Character: Flavia Brent): Phillip Brent's English wife. She is dependable, though not one for household duties.
Stage Manager. Emotional and over-sensitive, and envious of Brooke, whom she understudies. One-third of a Lloyd-Poppy-Brooke love triangle.
The director of the play, Nothing On. A seasoned thespian working with "amateurs". His patience draws thin to the point where he mutters outloud internal thoughts. One third of a Lloyd–Poppy–Brooke love triangle.
(Off stage Character: Garry) The play's leading man, a solid actor who is completely incapable of finishing a sentence unless it is dialogue. Mean's well but is a little pretentious. (On Stage Character: Roger): An English Real estate agent who is attempting to rent Flavia's and Phillip's home, but uses it for his own personal benefit.
(Off stage Character: Freddy) A bit skittish and afraid of violence. Well-meaning, but lacks some self confidence and is rather dim-witted. Often questions the meaning of his lines and moves. Blames himself often for things going wrong. (On Stage Character: Phillip Brent): An Englishman who lives out of the country with his wife Flavia to avoid paying taxes. (On Stage Character: Sheikh): A Middle-Eastern, Interested in renting Flavia's and Phillip's home and is the spitting image of Phillip.
(Off Stage Character: Selsdon Mowbray): An elderly alcoholic Englishman who may or may not have had a successful acting career at one point. He hides his bottles cleverly onstage. He is hard of hearing... when he wants to be. (On Stage Character: Burglar): Old Cockney man in his seventies, breaking into the Brent's home.
The over-worked and easily flustered Stage Manager who wears too many hats in this production.
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