Casting Performers for "Fools" Play
Looking to cast men and women for "Fools" play. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic. He’s landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives, he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down to get more cream. The town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for two hundred years, and Leon’s job is to break the curse. "The brightest, freshest, funniest, wittiest, warmest and happiest to do on Broadway in many a day." - CBS-TV Additional info: Callbacks: Wednesday 19, 2025 at 6-9 PM. Rehearsals: Beginning Saturday, November 22, rehearsals will be Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays; weekday rehearsals are 6:30-9:30 PM and Saturday rehearsals are 10 AM-1 PM. Tech week is Sunday, February 1, 2026 through Thursday, February 5, 2026, 6-10 PM Shows are February 6-15, 2026, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30, Saturday at noon and Sunday at 2:00 PM. No conflicts tech week or show dates. If interested, please apply.
10 roles
The protagonist, a young schoolteacher who is sent to Kulyenchikov to teach Sophia. Breaks the fourth wall to narrate the story.
Daughter of Dr. Nikolai and Lenya and love interest to Leon.
("Count Gregor") - the antagonist, the last descendant of Vladimir Yousekevitch who cursed Kulyenchikov with idiocy 200 years ago.
Father of Sophia and husband of Lenya. Kulyenchikov's doctor.
Mother of Sophia and wife of Dr. Nikolai.
A shepherd known as “the sheep loser”.
A young postman.
An animal-loving butcher.
A sweet but forgetful vendor.
Timid judicial officer.
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