Performers Needed for Theatre Audition "Unnecessary Farce"

"Unnecessary Farce" play casting actors. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See more info below. About the project: Summary: Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go. In this award-winning modern farce, what begins as a simple sting operation in a cheap motel spirals into complete chaos. Two rookie cops set out to catch a corrupt mayor meeting with his accountant, but nothing goes according to plan and within minutes, everything unravels. The wrong people end up in the wrong rooms, the hidden camera is pointed at the wrong suspects, pants keep disappearing, and—just when things can’t get worse—a Scottish hitman storms in, growing more incomprehensible and hilarious, the angrier he gets. Eric Sheridan, the strait-laced officer, finds himself losing his composure—and his pants—at the worst possible moments. His eager partner, Billie Dwyer, well, she can’t quite figure out how to work a gun, a door, or the hidden camera, but she throws herself into the job with boundless enthusiasm and epic clumsiness. Karen Brown, the prim and precise accountant, is determined to keep order—yet somehow ends up in a heap on the floor with her clothes and her composure equally undone. Meanwhile, sweet Mayor Meekly seems far too innocent to be guilty of anything, while his diminutive wife Mary may be hiding more than her soft-spoken nature lets on. Agent Frank, the supposedly tough head of security, goes from bluster to full-on panic attack at the first sign of trouble. And then there’s Todd—the gruff Scottish hitman whose accent thickens as his temper rises, until no one can understand a word he’s saying. Paul Slade Smith’s Unnecessary Farce is pure comic mayhem: slamming doors, tangled romances, mistaken identities, and chaos that builds to delirious heights. It’s fast, physical, and ridiculously funny. For actors, it’s a goldmine of opportunities: razor-sharp timing, big physical gags, and the joy of playing characters who are in way over their heads. This is farce at its finest—absurd, clever, and guaranteed to keep audiences laughing until the final blackout. Additional info: Age ranges are flexible and fluid and represent stage ages only. No monologues required. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Callbacks (by invitation) on Wednesday, December 10. Rehearsals will be held Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 6:00–9:30+- pm and Sundays from 12:00–4:00+- pm, beginning with a full-cast read-through on Thursday, December 11. Set build Saturdays are February 7 and 14. Tech week begins Saturday, February 21, leading into eight performances over two weekends: February 26, 27, 28, 29 and March 5, 6, 7, 8, with a brush-up rehearsal on Wednesday, March 4. Please see the document attached. All interested actors must apply with the subject line “Audition Sides for Unnecessary Farce” to receive script excerpts in advance.