Casting Call for "Noises Off" Play
Production of "Noises Off" looking to cast performers. Other details are provided below. Additional info: Sides will be provided, and a cold read from the script may also take place. This physical show requires actors with good mobility, as every cast member will be needed at every rehearsal. Rehearsals will be held three nights weekly, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 7:00-10:00, beginning the week of January 27th. Please note that Noise Off is a physical show and requires actors with good mobility. Because of the nature of the play, every cast member will be called to every rehearsal. Sat/Sun will be added when we are closer to opening. Please bring a list of conflicts from Jan. 27th until opening night. The production runs March 28,29,30 (Matinee) April 4,5,6 (Matinee), 10(Thurs.),11,12. Please be aware that English accents are required for the play “Nothing On” and American accents when not performing “Nothing On” in “Noises Off”. Show Dates: March 28th @ 8:00 PM; March 29th @ 8:00 PM; March 30th @ 2:00 PM; April 4th @ 8:00 PM; April 5th @ 8:00 PM; April 6th @ 2:00 PM; April 10th @ 8:00 PM; April 11th @ 8:00 PM; April 12th @ 8:00 PM. Possible callbacks (Save the Date): Thurs Jan.16th, 7-9 p.m. To be considered, please apply.
9 roles
Prima donna actress who is having an affair with Gary. Plays Mrs. Clackett, the hospitable, though slow Cockney housekeeper for the Brents' home in England in Nothing's On
The director of Nothing On, the British farce that the characters in Noises off are attempting to perform. Lloyd is passionate, suave, and extremely harried. He is secretly dating both Brooke and Poppy.
An actor who frequently does not complete thoughts/sentences and is easily fired up. He is having an affair with Dotty in which he is easily jealous. Garry plays the part of Roger, the estate agent.
A young, attractive inexperienced actress. Brooke is incapable of taking direction. She is spacey and tuned out and pays no attention to the other performers. She plays the part of Vicki who works for the tax authorities. Note: This character spends a lot of time on stage in tasteful lingerie.
Assistant Stage Manager of Nothing on; overworked and often on the verge of tears. She works frantically to keep the show from completely falling apart, a hopeless task. Note: Also appears very briefly in tasteful lingerie.
A neurotic, bumbling actor who is filled with self-doubt-but a sweet man. Always has questions about his lines and blocking. Has a serious fear of violence and blood and gets nosebleeds easily. Plays Phillip Brent, who lives out of the country with his wife Flavia to avoid paying taxes and is on a secret visit in Nothing's On. He also briefly plays a Middle Eastern Sheikh.
An experienced actress who is positive, reliable, and charming. She is a good-hearted busybody, who knows all the gossip about the company. She attempts to keep the show going as it unravels. She plays the part of Flavia, who is Phillip’s wife.
The Company’s long -suffering stage manager who is completely exhausted and sleep deprived. He is responsible for several tasks and understudies for Freddy and Selsdon.
A cheerful, elderly, alcoholic with actorly mannerisms who forgets his lines and misses his entrances. The entire cast attempts to keep him from getting his hands on a bottle which he hides on stage. He plays the part of Selsdon, a burglar, breaking into the Brents' house in Nothing's On.
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