Seeking Cast for Production of "Rope"
The company is holding auditions for "Rope" and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Believing themselves to be intellectually superior to their contemporaries, two young university students, Wyndham Brandon and Charles Granillo, have murdered fellow student Ronald Kentley as an expression of their supposed intellectual superiority. With Kentley’s body still warm, they proceed to host a party for his friends and family atop the locked chest in which his corpse is hidden. Throughout the night, speculation arises among the guests as to the contents of the chest. Tension increases during the evening as Rupert, a former teacher/housemaster of Brandon and Granillo, becomes suspicious as to the whereabouts of young Ronald Kentley and the reason for the strange dining arrangement. Additional info: PERFORMANCES Preview (for invited guests) – Thursday, March 12, 7:30 pm Public Performances – Friday, March 13, 7:30 pm; Saturday, March 14, 7:30 pm; Sunday, March 15, 2:30 pm; Thursday, March 19, 7:30 pm; Friday, March 20, 7:30 pm; and Saturday, March 21, 7:30 pm. Please reserve Wednesday, March 18, for either a brush-up rehearsal or an additional performance. The cast call is one hour before showtime. The house opens 30 minutes before show time.
7 roles
(Leading role, 301 lines) A wealthy, charming and intelligent young man who is also a cold-blooded murderer. Feeling superior in all things, and a dangerously firm believer in Friedrich Nietzche’s Übermensch (Superman) concept.
(Leading role, 112 lines) Brandon’s friend and accomplice in the murder. He is less confident and more nervous. Well-thought-of as courteous and friendly by others, he grows more nervous and panicked and struggles to hide it, even with a few drinks as the night goes on.
(Supporting role, 72 lines) Younger than Brandon and Granillo, Kenneth looks up to Brandon. Simple and quite hopeless, but overall likable with a sense of humor and fun to any dinner party.
(Supporting role, 90 lines) Representing an ignorant and obnoxious society, and with pure young innocence, Leila is a beautiful and flirtatious young woman who is a close friend of the murdered victim.
(Small role, 46 lines) The father of the murdered victim, Sir Johnstone, is a placid old man, previously in positions of power, though he’s never abused it like Brandon and Granillo. Now retired, he’s an avid book collector and cares for his family, including his invalid wife.
(Leading role, 214 lines, with several extended monologues) Former teacher/housemaster to Brandon and Granillo, Rupert is a charismatic, observant and calculating poet who suffers from an injury and mental anguish after experiencing WWI. He is easily aggravated, especially by the younger Leila and Kenneth, whom he approaches with sarcasm.
(Small role, 30 lines) Cast as either a French servant or an English maid, this role is Brandon and Granillo’s hired help, who sets up for the dinner party. Dutiful and attentive, Sabot/Mrs. Wilson always does their best to please the young masters and their guests.
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