Talent Wanted for "Move Over Mrs Markham" Show
The company is holding auditions for "Move Over Mrs Markham" Show and looking for actors, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: A Classic British Sex Farce. Philip Markham, a children’s book publisher, and his wife Joanna have been faithfully married to the point of boredom for 15 years. Philip’s business partner Henry is a serial philanderer who wants to borrow Philip’s apartment for his latest tryst. But Henry’s wife – fed up with his infidelities – has similar plans, and Joanna’s interior decorator has designs on her housekeeper. When the prudish writer of the successful “Bow-Wow” book series drops in on all three gallivanting couples, hysterical mayhem follow. Rate: There is a $150.00 stipend. Additional info: Performances: May 31 – June 23. All scenes in underwear will be treated with sensitivity with the actor’s understanding and permission. There will be no nudity. Please prepare a 1-2 minute comic Monologue, resume and headshot. British dialect preferred. Rehearsals will Start on April 23rd. Directors try to schedule rehearsals Monday through Thursday 7-10. Please apply if interested.
8 roles
A sophisticated woman; stylishly reserved. Loving and loyal wife to Philip. Not as prim as Philip is straight-laced. Appears in lingerie.
London's latest fashionable interior designer; a virile male lurks beneath his artsy, camp exterior. Appears in his boxers.
The Markham's gorgeous Swiss au pair with a hearty accent; she is the focus of Alistair's attention. Appears in a short nightie onstage.
Joanna's friend and longsuffering wife of Henry. Vivacious and slightly scatter-brained, she is tired of being the only faithful partner in her marriage.
An overworked children's book publisher and Joanna's husband. Philip is a pleasant and studious man; a bit straight-laced; a bit timid. He is very conservative and old-fashioned.
Philip's successful (and overbearing) business partner and married to Linda. He is full of masculine confidence and swagger. He is an unrepentant philanderer; a lecherous dog.
Walter is a stiff, slightly stuffy and painfully shy. Linda's new love interest; she has chosen to seduce Walter in retaliation for Henry’s wandering ways.
A phone operator and Henry's new love interest. A bit on the kooky side; a bit of a tart, loose but not trashy. Felicity wears large horn-rimmed glasses and is quick to strip down to her underwear. Runs around apparently wrapped only in a sheet.
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