Theater Casting Call for "An Ideal Husband" Play
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking performers for production of "An Ideal Husband". More details are below. About the play: A celebrated classic of dizzying wit with a side of knives. Set in London in the 1890s. Highly respected politician Robert Chiltern enjoys a reputation beyond reproach until a dazzling stranger holding a secret wafts into his party and threatens to upend his life. In a society where masks are necessary for survival, and marriages are built on ideals, who can risk being truly known? Starring an array of ‘beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics’, Wilde’s play sharply examines themes of morality, power, truth and love. “The God of this Century is Wealth. To succeed one must have Wealth. At all costs one must have Wealth… I fought the Century with its own weapons and won". Rate: This is a non-union production with the option to cast one union member on an amateur contract. Please indicate if you have any union affiliations. Additional information: REHEARSALS will be starting Saturday, April 12, 2025 and will be Tuesday & Thursday evenings, 6:00 – 10:00 pm, Saturdays from 2:00 – 6:00 pm, Sundays from 1:00 – 5:00 pm. (Times may be adjusted slightly.) Please indicate if you have any time conflicts or will be unavailable for any of those days. APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 4, 2025. Please, see the attachment. When applying, please submit a resume and head shot, letting them know which character or characters you wish to audition for, and if you have any time restrictions. Please also bring hard copies of your head shot and resume to the audition.
14 roles
LEAD. Impossibly charming. A party animal. Elusive, witty, sexy and viciously truthful. An OG dandy. One senses Lord Goring is tired of society and dying to escape its vapidity. But where to escape to? Has spent most of their life creating a perfect bubble of impeccable taste and wit but longs for someone to pop it.
LEAD. Female presenting. Political. Idealistic. Opinionated. Righteous. Wears her “good conduct prize” with pride. Not one to forgive and forget. She idolizes her husband, Sir Robert Chiltern, and holds him to an impossibly high moral standard. She is “pitiless in her perfection".
LEAD. Male presenting.A highly respected politician of seemingly impeccable ideals. Has learned the fine art of self-protection through deflection.
LEAD. Female presenting. Fiercely intelligent, unscrupulous, daring, charming, sexy. An outsider holding a valuable secret. ‘Bombshell’ in every sense of the word. Mrs. Cheveley uses words, ideas and sexuality to destabilize the status quo.
SUPPORTING LEAD. Female presenting. Loves being the centre of attention. Flirtatious, full of vitality, sharp as a tack. Pretty as a picture, but not to be messed with. Sir Robert Chiltern’s younger sister.
FEATURED. Male presenting. A foreigner who loves a good time.
FEATURED. Young up-and-coming politician – a dreadful bore.
Butler to Sir Robert Chiltern. Sees everything and hears even more.
Lord Goring’s butler. Possibly the best butler there ever was. Expertly impassive.
Sir Robert’s Footman.
Lord Goring’s Footman.
Female presenting. A chatterbox socialite who loves making the rounds. Gets the inside scoop wherever she goes.
Female presenting. Witty, fashionable, filthy rich. One half of the friend duo that includes Mrs. Marchmont. A Wildean confection.
Female presenting. Also witty, fashionable, filthy rich. The other half of the friend duo that includes Lady Basildon. Another Wildean confection.
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