Performers Needed for "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" Play

A woman of experience. A rich widow; ex-lover and now co-conspirator of le Vicomte de Valmont; an extremely shrewd and formidable woman with deep reservoirs of intellect, emotion, and passion, though she guards the latter two characteristics fiercely; a supremely cool and cunning manipulator with a steely resolve; impenetrable and unapologetically deceptive; she plays the game better than anyone.

A man of experience. Today he might be described as a playboy. The former lover of the Marquise, he is a distinguished, wealthy, and effortlessly charming lothario; stealthy, manipulative, and determined in the extreme; a proud man, used to getting his way. But he has a fatal vulnerability: blindsided by falling genuinely in love with his latest conquest, Madame de Tourvel.

Pious and chaste, she is a virtuous, and deeply religious married woman of notoriously unassailable moral character; Valmont sets out to corrupt her for sport; passionate in her faith and loyal to a fault, Tourvel is relentlessly pursued and seduced by Valmont and, after giving over, is overwhelmed by deep feeling, passion, and ultimately grief.

A wealthy widow and friend of the Marquise; mother of Cécile; respectable and spirited if parochial; very aware of her daughter's budding sexuality and mindful of making a beneficial match for her; deeply distrustful and disdainful of Valmont.

Madame de Volanges' pretty and virginal young daughter, recently released from a convent to enter into a marriage her mother arranged; girlishly exuberant yet tentative, increasingly curious about the ways of the adult world the more she is exposed to it; devoted to her music teacher, le Chevalier Danceny.

A Knight of Malta, Cécile's music teacher and pet of the Marquise; a charming and eager naïf, caught between boyhood and manhood; devoted to Cécile, though not necessarily the most suave, assured, and confident suitor; ultimately, a man of honour.

Valmont's aunt. Grandmotherly, in the sense of being protective, but lively, intelligent and sympathetic. She is a wise and witty woman with a waspish sense of humour, and though devoted to her nephew, far from blind to his ways.

Valmont's valet and also his spy; dapper and droll; does most of Valmont's dirty work, and reaps the rewards--both in his pocket and in his bed. Makes the most of the status afforded to him by association to Valmont.

(Female presenting but possibly visibly transgender/crossdressing) - an attractive courtesan, for whom Valmont is one of their "regulars". Perceptive and well aware of their role in this unequal society

Non-Speaking role that appears on stage often. Will be an asset in scene changes.

Non Speaking role that appears on stage often. Will be an asset in scene changes. Also serves as the “Second” to Danceny in the duel.