"Parfumerie" Stage Play Looking for Cast
Seeking 10+ actors for December production of "Parfumerie". The relevant details are provided below. About the project: SUMMARY: This charming romantic comedy about the tangled love lives of the staff of Hammerschmidt’s Parfumerie is set just before Christmas in 1930s Budapest. George Horvath is fired when he is wrongly suspected of having an affair, with his boss’s wife, causing him to miss his first rendezvous with the woman he loves, but with whom he has only exchanged letters. Deception, misunderstanding and mistaken identity threaten to disrupt the lives of the owner and his employees, until all is happily and unexpectedly resolved. Rate: Unpaid. Additional info: Non-union. Registration from 6:30 - 8:00 PM firm. Auditions from 6:45 – 8:30 PM. Sides from the script will be provided. Please bring a list of conflicts, head shot & resume. Show dates: December 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th 7:30 pm and December 6th, 13th at 2:00 pm. If you are interested, please apply.
11 roles
Senior clerk. He loves his job, but recently is the recipient of his boss's ire and doesn't understand why. He loves to read. He has been corresponding with a woman via a pen pal service for the past two years and has fallen in love with her - only problem: he doesn't know her name nor has he met her in person yet. George has a long-running feud with underling clerk Amalia.
Senior clerk. Sipos is very much about self-preservation. A father of young children, he is very careful not to ‘rock the boat’ at work and always stay on the good side of everyone, even if means taking blame for things he didn’t do.
Clerk. A stylish but vain man who loves to live beyond his means. He is all about the high life and the fashion of the day, and has great ambition. He is your typical smarmy salesmen.
Delivery boy. Rides a bicycle, much to the dismay of the citizens of Budapest. Young and enthusiastic, with big dreams of becoming a clerk and has more energy than can be contained.
Clerk. Soft-spoken but not afraid of confrontation. She won’t pick a fight, but she can certainly hold her own when the situation arises. She also has been using same pen pal service as Horvath and has fallen in love with her pen pal and also has not met him. She has a long-running feud with Horvath.
Clerk. Glamorous, in a way a shopgirl wouldn’t be expected to be. She claims to be younger than she actually is. Was previously involved with Mr Kadar, but they have split up, despite still working together every day.
Cashier. Doesn’t say much, but makes her words count. She’s no fool.
Delivery boy/girl (written as a boy, but open to cross-gender casting). Small role, doubles as a customer.
Small role, doubles as a customer.
Written as a man, but open to cross-gender casting. Small role, doubles as a customer.
Customers have lines and interactions with the clerks of the shop, while there is also opportunity for scenes to have customers browsing and shopping while dialogue is ongoing.