"Blithe Spirit" Play Looking for Talent
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ADMITTED. Seeking performers for production of "Blithe Spirit". Please, see the details below. About the project: The smash comedy hit of the London and Broadway stages, this much-revived classic from Noel Coward offers up fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, remarried but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and charming Elvira who is called up by a visiting medium, Madame Arcati. As the personalities clash, Charles’ current wife, Ruth, is accidentally killed, “passes over,” joins Elvira, and the two “blithe spirits” haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity. Rate: Non-equity. Unpaid. Additional information: December 10th (callbacks) – 4 to 6 p.m. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. First read-through: Tuesday, December 12th - (7 to 10 p.m.) Rehearsals will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (7 to 10 p.m.) and Sunday afternoons (2 to 5 p.m). Full Tech Day on Sunday, February 25th (10 a.m. to 10 p.m). Dress rehearsals on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 27th and 28th. Performance Dates: February 29th, 2024 - 8 pm (Opening Night). Friday, March 1st, 2024 - 8 pm Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 - 2 pm (Matinee) Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 - 8 pm Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 - 2 pm (Matinee) Thursday, March 7th, 2024 - 8 pm Friday, March 8th, 2024 - 8 pm Saturday, March 9th, 2024- 8 pm (Closing Night). Performance Venue: Aurora, ON. If you're interested, please apply.
7 roles
A novelist. Charles is bright, sophisticated, articulate, and debonair, but somewhat at the mercy of his wives, past and present. (British accent)
Charles’s second wife. Like her husband, Ruth is witty and sophisticated, but also stuffy and predictable. She is convinced that Charles has lost his mind when Elvira appears. (British accent).
The ghost of Charles’s first wife. Only Charles can see or hear her. In life, Elvira was spirited, outgoing, wild, and carefree. In death, she is no different; she socializes with Genghis Khan. She does love Charles, if somewhat casually, and is jealous of Ruth. (British accent)
The local spiritualist and medium. Older, but spry, Madame Arcati comes into the play talking to an eight-year-old contact on the other side. She is eccentric, effusive and boisterous. (British accent)
A good friend of the Condomines who is invited to dinner and the séance. He is skeptical of anything to do with the occult but goes along with the proceedings for the sake of Charles’ research. (British accent)
Dr. Bradman’s wife. Simple and naïve, she is excited about being in the presence of the medium, whom she finds fascinating. (British accent)
The Condomine’s new maid. She is nervous and tears around at breakneck speed trying to do things correctly and make a good impression.
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