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MUIZENBERG DRAMATIC SOCIETY

AUDITION NOTICE

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

By Tracy Letts

Directed By: birga Thomas

AUDITION DATE: Sunday 15 May 2011 at 14:30

PLACE: Masque Theatre, 37 Main Road, Muizenberg

DATES OF RUN: 28 October to 5 November 2011, Masque Theatre, Muizenberg

REHEARSALS: Three times a week commencing first week in August

ENQUIRIES: birga Thomas on birgatom@iafrica.com or 021–788 5272 (who can also provide more detailed character descriptions)

ABOUT THE PLAY:

This darkly comic drama won its author the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2008 as well as the Tony Award for Best Play of that year. It is full of "rich compelling characters and scintillating criticism of the modern American family". The story takes place on the excruciatingly hot plains of Oklahoma in the dog days of 2007. Osage County, where the middle-class residence of the Westons is situated, lies entirely within a Native American (Indian) reservation, home of the Osage Nation. Memories of the dark days of colonisation creep up at occasions. There are several layers to the story, and audience members can "dig" as deep as they prefer. The Weston family gathers in their home after their patriarch goes mysteriously missing. They are mostly intelligent and sensitive people, but each harbours one or other dark secret . They have come to support each other, but soon it seems that everybody is attacking everyone else. Not only the weather but also the tensions in the Weston household soon reach boiling point … and some pots indeed boil over. There are more twists and turns than in the average Christie thriller. Tracy Letts has been compared to Tennessee Williams and Eugene O’Neill. The play (first performed by the Steppenwolf company to which Letts belongs) has been performed all over the world, to audience as well as critical acclaim. Our production will be the South African première.

CHARACTERS:

Ages given are only approximate. Brackets indicate how many pages the character is on stage (out of 127)

  • Beverly Weston 69 Patriarch of the family. Polite, soulful, melancholic … and ultimately suicidal. (7)
     
  • Violet Weston 65 Devious matriarch of the family. Addicted to pills. Sharp tongue and shrewd awareness of the many family secrets which she does not hesitate to reveal. (101)
     
  • Barbara Fordham 46 Eldest Weston daughter. Trying to control everything and everyone. Cynical. (99)
     
  • Bill Fordham 49 Barbara’s estranged husband. College professor. (78)
     
  • Jean Fordham 14 (?) Barbara and Bill’s pot- smoking daughter, vegetarian. Bitter about parents’ split. (79)
     
  • Ivy Weston 44 Middle daughter, known as "Mom’s favourite", though Violet constantly tells her that she is plain and needs a man. Teaches at the local college. Has a dark secret or two.(64)
     
  • Karen Weston 40 Youngest daughter. "Fled" to Florida. Claims to have never been happy in her life, but is now happily engaged to Steve, whom she considers the "perfect man". (54)
     
  • Mattie Fay Aiken 57 As jaded as her sister Violet. She is naïve but also controlling and belittles her husband Charlie and especially the son Little Charles. (42)
     
  • Charlie Aiken 60 Mattie Fay’s husband of 40 years. A genial man who was a lifelong friend of Beverly’s. Hen-picked and timid … till he finally puts his foot down. (41)
     
  • Little Charles Aiken 37 Mattie Fay and Charlie’s son. His mother calls him a "screwup". Has a dark secret. (38)
     
  • Johnna Monevata 26 Cheyenne Indian woman, hired by Beverly as a live-in housekeeper shortly before his disappearance. Not many lines, but is the most compassionate and morally grounded of all - swoops in like a warrior-angel, saving characters from despair and destruction. (86)
     
  • Steve Heidebrecht 50 Karen Weston’s fiancé, businessman in Florida. Loathsome, psychopathic character (54)
     
  • Sheriff Deon Gilbeau 47 High-school classmate/boyfriend of Barbara. Investigates Beverly’s disappearance. (12)
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    MUIZENBERG DRAMATIC SOCIETY

    AUDITION NOTICE

    THE HAUNTED THROUGH LOUNGE AND RECESSED

    DINING NOOK AT FARNDALE CASTLE

    or

    WE FOUND LOVE AND AN EXQUISITE SET OF PORCELAIN FIGURINES

    ABOARD THE SS FARNDALE AVENUE

    Directed By: Miranda Lewis

    AUDITION DATE: Saturday 16 April 2011 at 14:00

    PLACE: Rendezvous (Old Zandvlei Bowling Club), 57 Promenade Road, Muizenberg

    DATES OF RUN: 22 to 30 July 2011, Masque Theatre, Muizenberg

    REHEARSALS: Every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday commencing early May

    ENQUIRIES: Andrew Blake on (021) 781 0114 or 082 493 3330

    Both these hilarious comedies are exercises in coarse acting. Performers in this

    genre play the parts absolutely straight and it is their belief in their

    characterisation that make the plays funny to the audience.

    Final choice of play will be made after audition.

     

    THE CASTS:

    Both productions feature the talents of

    "The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society".

     

    In the case of "Haunted Through Lounge" these are:

    Thelma: (playing June) quick-tempered, prima donna, age 30+

    Lottie (playing Marty) homely, down-to-earth, with strong accent, age 50+

    Mrs Reece (playing Lady Madge Graves, Mrs Slaughter)

    elegant, bossy, enterprising, age 45+

    Felicity (playing Crematia) nervous, well-meaning but incompetent actress,

    age 25-35

    Jasmine (playing Old Yokel, Arnold Death, Dr Blood, Rev Tombs)

    attractive, versatile, fraught, age 30s

    Producer harassed, age under 35

    In the case of "S S Farndale" these are:

    Mrs Reece (playing Mr St Clair, Lillian, Steward, Mavis Smith, Captain Brown, Jolly Tar)

    Elegant, bossy, enterprising, age over 45

    Thelma (playing Constance Lombard, A Jolly Tar)

    quick-tempered, prima donna, age over 30

    Felicity (playing Daisy, Cicely, Captain Jones, Porter, A Jolly Tar)

    nervous, well-meaning but incompetent actress, 25-35

    Gordon (playing Noël Nightingale, Gwendolyn, A Jolly Tar)

    long-suffering stage manager, frozen faced and

    monotonous when acting, age immaterial

    Disc Jockey slick and extrovert performer, age under 30

     

     

     

     

    MUIZENBERG DRAMATIC SOCIETY

    AUDITION NOTICE

    THE CRUCIBLE BY ARTHUR MILLER

    Directed By: Barbara Basel

    AUDITION DATE: Saturday 13 November 2010 at 14:00

    PLACE: Rendezvous (Old Zandvlei Bowling Club), 57 Promenade Road, Muizenberg

    CALLBACKS: Wednesday 17 November 2010 at 19:30

    ENQUIRIES: Production Secretary Gill Charman on 021 788 1642 or gfb@sun.ac.za

    Director: Barbara Basel on barbara.basel@gmail.com or 082 6511695

    DATES OF RUN: 4 to 12 March 2011 – Masque Theatre, Muizenberg

    REHEARSALS: Every Monday and Wednesday (19:30 – 22:00) and Saturday (14:00 – 17:00) commencing Sat 20 November 2010. Christmas break from Thurs 16 Dec 2010 to 9 Jan 2011. Recommencing Mon 10 Jan 2011. The Rehearsal period is longer than normal to allow for the Christmas break. Auditionees must be able to commit to these dates.

    PLEASE NOTE: Auditionees must prepare for the audition with prescribed readings which may be obtained from Gill or Barbara (as above). Full scripts are also available. Auditionees are welcome to read for more than one character.

    SYNOPSIS: Early in 1692 in the small Massachusetts village of Salem, a collection of girls fall ill, falling victim to hallucinations and seizures. In extremely religious Puritan New England, frightening or surprising occurrences were often attributed to the devil or his cohorts. The unfathomable sickness spurred fears of witchcraft, and it was not long before the girls, and then many other residents of Salem, began to accuse other villagers of consorting with devils and casting spells. Old grudges and jealousies spilled out into the open, fueling the atmosphere of hysteria. The Massachusetts government and judicial system, heavily influenced by religion, rolled into action. Within a few weeks, dozens of people were in jail on charges of witchcraft. By the time the fever had run its course, in late August 1692, nineteen people had been convicted and hanged for witchcraft.

    THE CAST:
    Abigail Williams  +-18 Abigail, Rev Parris’s niece. is smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive when crossed. Abigail was the servant for the Proctor household, but Elizabeth Proctor fired her after discovering she was having an affair with her husband.
    John Proctor  35-40 Husband of Elizabeth Proctor who has a farm just outside Salem. A stern, harsh-tongued man, John hates hypocrisy. He had an affair with Abigail but when the hysteria begins, he hesitates to expose her as a fraud because he worries that his secret will be revealed and his good name ruined.
    Elizabeth Proctor  35-40 John Proctor’s wife. She is supremely virtuous, but often cold. She is jealous of Abigail and suspicious of her husband.
    Rev Parris  +-45 The minister of Salem’s church whose main concern is building his position in the community. He is a paranoid, power-hungry, yet oddly self-pitying figure. he is disliked by many of the townsfolk, especially John Proctor.
    Rev John Hale  25-30 A young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft who is called in to Salem to examine Parris’s daughter Betty. Hale is a committed Christian and hater of witchcraft. His critical mind and intelligence save him from falling into blind fervor. His arrival sets the hysteria in motion, although he later regrets his actions and attempts to save the lives of those accused.
    Judge Danforth  50+ The Deputy Governor of Massachusetts and the presiding judge at the witch trials. Honest and scrupulous, at least in his own mind, Danforth is convinced that he is doing right in rooting out witchcraft.
    Judge Hathorne  45-50 A judge who presides, along with Danforth, over the witchcraft trials.
    Herrick 40 The marshal of Salem
    Francis Nurse  60-65 A wealthy, influential man in Salem. Nurse is well respected by most people in Salem, but is an enemy of Thomas Putnam and his wife.
    Rebecca Nurse  60-65 Francis Nurse’s wife. Rebecca is a wise, sensible, and upright woman, held in tremendous regard by most of the Salem community. However, she falls victim to the hysteria when the Putnams accuse her of witchcraft and she refuses to confess.
    Giles Corey  60-65 An elderly but feisty farmer in Salem, famous for his tendency to file lawsuits. Giles’s wife, Martha, is accused of witchcraft, and he himself is eventually held in contempt of court and pressed to death with large stones.
    Martha Corey  60-65 Giles Corey’s third wife. Martha’s reading habits lead to her arrest and conviction for witchcraft.
    Thomas Putnam  50+ A wealthy, influential citizen of Salem, Putnam holds a grudge against Francis Nurse for preventing Putnam’s brother-in-law from being elected to the office of minister. He uses the witch trials to increase his own wealth by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying up their land.
    Ann Putnam  40+ Thomas Putnam’s wife. Ann Putnam has given birth to eight children, but only Ruth Putnam survived. The other seven died before they were a day old, and Ann is convinced that they were murdered by supernatural means.
    EzekielCheever  30-40 A Salem man who acts as court clerk during the witch trials. He is upright & determined to do his duty for justice.
    Tituba  35-40 Rev. Parris’s black slave from Barbados. Tituba agrees to perform voodoo at Abigail’s request.
    Ruth Putnam  10+ The Putnam's only surviving child out of eight. Like Betty Parris, Ruth falls into a strange stupor after Reverend Parris catches her and the other girls dancing in the woods at night.
    Mary Warren  16 Thomas Putman’s servant and a member of Abigail’s group. She is timid and easily influenced, she tries unsuccessfully to expose the hoax and ultimately recants her confession.
    Betty Parris  10+ Rev Parris’s ten-year-old daughter. She falls into a strange stupor after Parris catches her dancing in the forest with the other girls and Tituba. Her illness and that of Ruth Putnam fuel the first rumors of witchcraft.
    Mercy Lewis  16 One of the girls in Abigail’s group

     

     

     

    AUDITION NOTICE

    CONSTANTIABERG THEATRE PLAYERS

    Celia Musikanth will direct either

    GOD’S FAVORITE

    by Neil Simon

    OR

    CROSSING DELANCEY

    by Susan Sandler


    Production:     22 to 31 October 2010 at the Masque Theatre, Muizenberg

    AUDITION DETAILS

    Celia Musikanth will direct either "God’s Favorite" or "Crossing Delancey", depending on which of the two she can cast to her satisfaction. So here’s your opportunity to read for different characters for two different plays – fun and different!

    DATE: Saturday, 10 July 2010

    VENUE: False Bay Rendezvous, 57 Promenade Road, Muizenberg

    TIME: 14:30

    For enquiries, please contact Celia on

    021 788 7911 (w)

    or
    083 358 8415

    play synopsis and cast of characters for:

    GOD’S FAVORITE by Neil Simon
    This is a poignant, yet hilarious comedy by one of the world's most prolific playwrights. Celia Musikanth has made a study of award-winning Neil Simon's "family-saga" type comedies and is a multi-award winning Director and actress herself.

    God’s Favorite is a family-saga and is cleverly based on the book of Job in the Bible. The characters are challenging and will be most rewarding.  One of Simon’s famous quotations is, "How can I turn something tragic into a comedy?" He has done it again with God’s Favorite.

    Rhythm, body language, intonation, truth of character, etc. are key ingredients for auditionees' success in being cast. Guidance and demonstration will be given at the audition. New York accents are imperative.

    CAST OF CHARACTERS

    JOE BENJAMIN Wealthy and respected businessman, 40-plus.
    Large leading role – experienced actor needed.

    ROSE BENJAMIN Joe’s dumbbell wife, 40-plus.
    Medium role – experience and strong sense of comedy needed.

    DAVID BENJAMIN Joe’s drunken son, 25-plus.
    Medium, but pivotal role – strong actor required.

    SARAH BENJAMIN Joe’s kooky twin child, 20-something.
    Medium role – beginners welcome.

    BEN BENJAMIN Joe’s other twin offspring, just as dumb, 20-something.
    Medium role – beginners welcome.

    SIDNEY LIPTON The "Messenger", 40-plus.
    Large role – experienced actor needed – great comedy part.

    MADY A servant, 50+.
    Deep South or Cockney accent needed for this gem of a role.

    MORRIS A manservant, 50+.
    Deep South or Cockney accent needed for this gem of a role.

     

    play synopsis and cast of characters for:

    CROSSING DELANCEY by Susan Sandler
         Some may be familiar with the movie released in the late 80's starring Amy Irving. This is a charming, poignant comedy set on the East Side of New York, calling for strong actors able to bring out Jewishness in all but one character (once again this will be demonstrated at the audition. Authentic American accents needed.
     
    Isabelle Grossman (Izzy) works for a New York bookstore which supports authors through public readings. When the author Tyler Moss comes to the bookstore, he shows an interest in Izzy who is enamored with the intellectual world that is very different from her traditional Jewish upbringing.

    Izzy pays frequent visits to her Bubbie (grandmother), who lives on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Anxious for her granddaughter to settle down, she turns to the local marriage broker, Hannah. Although shocked and annoyed, Izzy allows the matchmaker to introduce her to Sam, who owns the pickle shop on Essex, below Delancey Street ...

    CAST OF CHARACTERS

    BUBBIE 60-plus (but can be younger if able to play older).
    A feisty, sharp-witted woman who immigrated to the United States as a young girl, and has lived ever since in the shrinking community of New York City known as the Lower East Side. A lovable, typical Jewish grandmother.

    IZZY 25-plus (can also be younger).
    A bookish dreamer with a luminous quality.

    SAM Early 30’s.
    A pickleman and poet, an inhabitant of the Lower East Side. Gentle, intuitive, appealing and very wise for his years.

    TYLER Early 40’s.
    A well-known writer of fiction. Handsome, exceedingly charming and self-involved.

    HANNAH 50- to 75-ish.
     A professional matchmaker. A wheeler-dealer
     

    For enquiries, please contact Celia on

    021 788 7911 (w)

    or
    083 358 8415

     

     

     

     

    MUIZENBERG DRAMATIC SOCIETY

    AUDITION NOTICE

    ‘WHAT THE BUTLER SAW’

    BY JOE ORTON

    To be directed by Professor Ralph Yarrow

    "MVDS’ is delighted to announce that this busy Professor of Drama, who currently resides in England and who has acted in and directed numerous productions both in the UK and in India, has agreed to take time out to guest-direct for our society

    DATE : SATURDAY 7 AUGUST 2010

    TIME : 14:00

    PLACE : RENDEZVOUS (OLD ZANDVLEI BOWLING CLUB), 57 PROMENADE ROAD, MUIZENBERG

    ENQUIRIES : ANDREW BLAKE TEL 021 7810114/0824933330 EMAIL ablake@mweb.co.za

    RUN : 1 TO 9 OCTOBER 2010, MASQUE THEATRE, MUIZENBERG

    CALLBACKS: MONDAY 9 AUGUST 2010

    REHEARSALS : START WED 11 AUGUST. MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS

    SYNOPSIS: The play consists of two acts, and revolves around a Dr. Prentice, a psychiatrist attempting to seduce his attractive prospective secretary, Geraldine Barclay. The play opens with the doctor examining Geraldine Barclay in a job interview. As part of the interview, he convinces her to undress. The situation becomes more intense during Dr. Prentice's supposed "interview" with Geraldine Barclay when Mrs Prentice enters. When his wife enters, he attempts to cover up his activity by hiding the girl behind a curtain. His wife, however, is also being seduced and blackmailed by a Nicholas Beckett. She therefore promises Nicholas the post as secretary, which adds further confusion, including Nicholas and Geraldine dressing as the opposite sex. Dr. Prentice's clinic is then faced by a government inspection. The inspection, led by Dr. Rance, reveals the chaos in the clinic.

    Characters:

    Dr Prentice

    Geraldine Barclay

    Mrs Prentice

    Nicholas Beckett

    Dr Rance

    Sergeant Match

    Nick and Geraldine are early 20s; the others anywhere between 40 and late 50s.

    The play involves much fast and furious ‘business’ typical of classic farce. Dialogue is also fast, furious and bizarre. For examples of both stage directions and dialogue, and a more detailed account of the play, contact the production secretary via email above. So you need to have physical and verbal agility if you intend to audition! Please note also that, although there is no actual nudity (the play was written in1967, the year before censorship was ended on the British stage), Geraldine, Mrs Prentice, Nick and Sgt. Match are at various times (and, in the case of Geraldine, for considerable periods) forced to remove large amounts of clothing.

    Props, set, stage, lighting, sound, costume people are also needed.

     

     

     

     

    MUIZENBERG DRAMATIC SOCIETY

    AUDITION NOTICE

    ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’

    A Romantic Comedy

    By Jon Jory

    Based on the novel by Jane Austen

    Directed by: Alastair Duff

     

    AUDITION DATE: SATURDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2010

    TIME: 14:00

    PLACE: RENDEZVOUS (OLD LAKESIDE BOWLING CLUB),
    PROMENADE ROAD, LAKESIDE

    ENQUIRIES: ALASTAIR DUFF – 021 788 4984 / 0787801994

    RUN OF SHOW: MASQUE THEATRE, JUNE 2010

    REHEARSALS:  3 TIMES A WEEK

    The play is set in England in 1813 and requires excellent character acting, clear accents and ability to move (and dance) well. Costume is Napoleonic. There is opportunity for doubling of some of the smaller roles. The walk-ins could also be backstage helpers. Ages are approximate. Those who are familiar with the book will know that each and every part, large or small, is a gem.

    Mr Bennet 45+ Large, Comic Part / Miss Bingley 20 – 30 Small Part

    Mrs Bennet 45+ Large, Comic Part / Colonel Fitzwilliam 40+ Medium Part

    Elizabeth Bennet 18 – 25 Lead, Large Part / Sir William Lucas 50+ Small Part

    Jane Bennet 18 – 25 Large Part / Mr Gardiner 50+ Small Part

    Mary Bennet 18 – 25 Medium Part / Mrs Gardiner 40+ Small Part

    Kitty Bennet 18 – 25 Medium Part / George Wickham 20+ Medium Part

    Lydia Bennet 18 – 25 Medium Part / Georgiana 16+ Small Part

    Charlotte Lucas 18 – 25 Small Part / Housekeeper 40+ Small Part

    Mr Darcy 25+ Lead, Large Part / Ball Guests Any Walk-Ons

    Mr Bingley 25+ Medium Part / Officer Any Walk-On

    Mr Collins 25+ Medium, Comic Part / Servants Any Walk Ons

    Lady Catherine De Bourgh 55+ Delightful Cameo

    There are no prepared readings for the audition

    Backstage helpers are needed and welcome!

     

     

     

    FISH HOEK DRAMATIC SOCIETY

    AUDITION

    Saturday 21 November 2009, 14:30

    Methodist Church Hall, Muizenberg

    (behind junior school, turn towards mountain at BP garage,

    one street off main road)

    "TOWARDS ZERO"

    By Agatha Christie

    To be directed by

    Jane Philbrick

    Production Dates 04/03/2010  to 13/04/2010 (Masque Theatre, Muizenberg)

    List of characters:

    Mathew Treves 65 plus Lady Tresselian 65 plus

    Superintendent Battle 50 Mary Aldin 40 plus

    Inspector Leach 50 Audrey Strange 35

    P.C Benson 18 Kay Strange 30

    Thomas Royde 35

    Neville Strange 35

    Ted Latimer 30 The ages given are a guide only

    There are no prescribed readings but those who would like a copy of the script or have any queries may contact Jane Philbrick 021 782 3608 (a/h).

    Rehearsals, which will be held in Muizenberg, will commence shortly after the audition until 15 December, recommencing early January.

     

    MUIZENBERG DRAMATIC SOCIETY

    AUDITION NOTICE

     

    ‘IMPROBABLE FICTION’

    BY ALAN AYCKBOURN

     

    Directed By: Coleen Van Staden

    AUDITION DATE:         Sunday 18TH October 2009 at 14:00

    PLACE:                       Rendezvous (Old Zandvlei Bowling Club), 57 Promenade Road, Muizenberg

    CALLBACKS:             Sunday 25TH October 14:00

    ENQUIRIES:               June Edwards (Production Secretary) on sunshinedesign@intekom.co.za             0825577873 or Coleen Van Staden on coleenvs@vodamail.co.za / 072 1205645

    DATES OF RUN:       5 to 13 February 2010 – Masque Theatre, Muizenberg

    REHEARSALS:          Every Monday and Wednesday (19:30 – 21:30) and Saturday (14:00 – 17:00) commencing Mon 2 November 2009.  A Christmas break  from Thurs 17 December 2009 to 5 January 2010.  Recommencing Wed 6 January 2010. The Rehearsal period is longer than normal to allow for the technical challenges of the costume/scene/character changes and the Christmas break.  Auditionees must be able to commit to these dates.

    PLEASE NOTE:         Auditionees must prepare for the audition with prescribed readings which may be obtained from June or Coleen (as above).  Full scripts are also available.  Auditionees are welcome to read for more than one character.

    SYNOPSIS:  6 aspiring authors meet at their last monthly “Writers Circle” Meeting of the year in the home of their host, Arnold.  It is Ayckbourn’s usual bunch of misfits!  Each is pursuing their own particular “style” of writing, but few are succeeding in even putting pen to paper! In an attempt to encourage and motivate them, Arnold suggests that they collaborate and write something together.  The suggestion is not at all popular as they cannot agree on subject matter or style! The meeting breaks up and it is at this point that the play takes a weird and wonderful turn!  The second act is Arnold’s suggestion played out with the actors taking on parts in a number of storylines in a number of genres, resulting in a comedy that is zany and very funny.  The play is set in a house in the English countryside.

    THE CAST:

    ARNOLD   40+   Mild Mannered, gentle man who lives with his dementia-suffering mother (unseen but heard!)   He writes Instruction Manuals.  He stays in the “real world” throughout the play. 

    ILSA           18+   Uncomplicated, happy girl from the local village who comes in to look after Arnold’s mother while the meetings are held.  English regional accent.  Also plays a Victorian ward, a 1930’s housemaid and Doblin the Goblin. (All will be revealed!)

    GRACE      35+   Insecure, “put upon” wife and mother who wants to write children’s books. Also plays a Victorian cook (regional accent)  a villain in the 1930’s Detective story, an Alien hunter in the Sci Fi story (American accent)

    CLEM        25 +  Nerdy, city council worker writing science fiction. Also plays a Victorian fop, a poetry quoting Detective in the 1930’s Detective Story and an Alien hunter in the Sci Fi story (American accent)

    VIVVI          25+   Outgoing, vivacious – a man pleaser.  Has a nervous laugh.  Is the most prolific writer in the group but has nothing published.  Writes 1930’s Detective Novels.  Also plays a Victorian Housekeeper, Detective in the 1930’s Detective Story,  an Alien hunter in the Sci Fi story (American accent)

    JESS          40+   Butch lady farmer – straight talking, pragmatic and is pursuing the Victorian Romance genre.  Also plays a Victorian tutor and narrator, a mother in the 1930’s Detective story (regional accent) and Sid the Squirrel!

    BREVIS     60+   Retired schoolteacher. Cranky and overbearing. Writing a musical based on the Pilgrim’s Progress.  Also plays a Victorian Doctor,  the leading Alien hunter in the Sci Fi story (American accent)  a father in 1930’s Detective story (regional accent).  This Actor should be able to play the piano, but could be taught!

     

     

    MUIZENBERG DRAMATIC SOCIETY

    AUDITION NOTICE

    ‘MOTHERS OF THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT’

    BY TOM BYRNE

    Directed by: Tom Byrne

    AUDITION DATE: SATURDAY 25TH JULY 2009.

    TIME: 14:00

    PLACE: RENDEZVOUS (OLD LAKESIDE BOWLING CLUB), PROMENADE ROAD, LAKESIDE

    ENQUIRIES: TOM BYRNE – 021 6741470 OR 0839627233

    DATES OF RUN: 9 TO 17 OCTOBER 2009

    SYNOPSIS: The play takes place in the kitchen of Lilly Delorio in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA one very hot afternoon and evening in 1973. Louie Delorio (Lilly’s son) is in prison for bigamy, eleven or twelve counts of bigamy depending on whether you count the Gravecci twins as one or two. Louie is on a work release program decorating wedding cakes for the Sitting Bull Bakery when he realizes he is decorating a cake for one of his ex-wives. This is too much for him, so he runs away. Where does a son run to when escaping from prison, his mom’s house of course? Unfortunately the shock of his surprise appearance kills Lilly. While Louie is trying to get her into the chest freezer so she won’t spoil, Lilly’s friend Rose calls to remind her that the girls are coming to her place tonight to play Scrabble. To cover his escape Louie must pretend to be his mother for the evening. Things go down hill from there.

    The cast calls for four men and four women whose ages range from twenties to seventies. Readings will be taken from the script, so those who audition need not prepare an audition piece. The director wishes to note that although American accents are necessary, actors and actresses will not be expected to audition with an accent. At least one man must be comfortable wearing a dress, but not too comfortable.

     

     

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    MUIZENBERG DRAMATIC SOCIETY


     ‘APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH’
    BY AGATHA CHRISTIE

    Directed by: Alastair Duff
    AUDITION DATE: SATURDAY 9TH MAY 2009.
    TIME: 14:00
    PLACE: RENDEZVOUS (OLD LAKESIDE BOWLING CLUB), PROMENADE ROAD, LAKESIDE
    ENQUIRIES: ALASTAIR DUFF – 021 788 4984
    DATES OF RUN: 28 AUGUST to 5 SEPTEMBER 2009


    SYNOPSIS: Sometime in the early fifties a group of characters, the majority of whom are one large family of Americans, meet accidentally at the King Solomon Hotel in Jerusalem. It is obvious from the start that something is deeply wrong with the Boynton family, all of whom seem to be under the hypnotic "spell" of Mrs Boynton, a large, malevolent woman. The party of tourists move to Petra, to explore the "Rose Red City, half as old as time". Soon someone dies and after a number of twists and red herrings, a very different ending provides us with a most unusual denouement.
     

    The Cast:


    Dr Sarah King           25+      Attractive, strong-minded. A large, important part


    Dr Gerard                 +50-60 Dapper, clever man. Must have french accent. Large part


    Lady Westholme      +50      Large, important-looking woman. Snobbish and domineering. Medium Part
     

    Miss Pryce               40-50   Spinsterish, very much under Lady Westholme’s thumb. Medium Part
     

    Jefferson Cope        40-50   Pleasant, friendly. American accent. Medium role
     

    Mrs Boynton             50+       A vast woman, sadistic and cruel, hiding her vicious nature with smiles. American accent. Large challenging part (we can fatten you up with padding!)
     

    Ginevra Boynton      +19       Pretty, lost, bordering on psychotic. An important, medium part
     

    Jadine Boynton        25-35   Mrs Boyton’s daughter-in-law. Quiet, serious, intense. Medium role. American accent
     

    Lennox Boynton       30-40  Jadine’s husband. Distracted, serious, unhappy. Medium role. American Accent
     

    Raymond Boynton   +24      Good-looking, slightly distracted, not yet destroyed by Mrs Boynton. Medium role. American accent
     

    Alderman Higgs       45-55  Must have pronounced Lancashire accent. Portly, slightly comical. Medium role
     

    Colonel Carbury       40-50  British officer, shrewd beneath a superficial mask. Medium to small part


    Hotel Clerk              any age  Nice Cameo. Arabic or French accent
     

    A Dragoman            30-50    Smallish comic part. Must have pronounced Eastern accent
     

    A Girl                         20-30    Hotel guest. Non-speaking. Must be prepared to wear a bikini
     

    An Arab Boy                           Non-speaking. Appears quite a lot
     

    NB!! Accents (except for Higgs) are not that crucial and, of course, can be learnt!
     

    Apart from a clever plot and exotic locations, the play offers the opportunity for excellent characterization and acting.
     

    Props, set, stage, lighting, sound, costume people are also needed.
     

     

     

     

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    AUDITION FOR THE FISH HOEK DRAMATIC SOCIETY

    For “THE 70’S SHOW”, a Musical Revue to be directed by Cecil Jakins

     

    On Saturday 30 August 2008 at 14h30 at Muizenberg Methodist Church Hall, Marchmont Road, off Belvedere Road, Muizenberg

     

    Production Dates 27 November to 6 December 2008 at Masque Theatre, Muizenberg 

    This revue will highlight the music of popular groups and individual artists of the late 1960s/early 1970s, such as Neil Diamond, Carpenters, Bee-Gees, Mamas & Papas, Simon & Garfunkel , Abba, et al.

    We require 6 male and 6 female adults of any age who must have good singing voices although minimal acting experience is required.

    For further information contact Cecil Jakins on 021 7889238

     

     

     

    Muizenberg Dramatic Society will be staging “Hotel Paradiso”, a play by Georges Feydeau & Maurice Des Vallieres to be directed by Alastair Duff.  At the Masque Theatre from 17 to 25 October 2008.  Rehearsals will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. 

     

    Enquiries to Alastair Duff on 021 788 4984

     

    Audition date: Saturday 19 July 2008 at the Rendezvous (Old Lakeside Bowling Club), Promenade Road, Lakeside, at 2:30 pm.

     

    About the play:  This funny farce is set in Paris, 1910 at the height of the Fin de Siecle, the decadent years before World War I. Boniface, a timid husband with a roving eye, decides on an affair with Madam Cot. The amorous couple decide to meet at the Hotel Paradiso, “recommended to people who are married – together or separately!” Naturally, their plans do not run smoothly and amidst a crazy Turk, stuttering Barrister, parsimonious concierge, several mistaken identities, elusive ghost, three French schoolgirls and an idiot servant – we are guaranteed plenty of fun and games!

     

    Characters required for "Hotel Paradiso", to be staged by the Muizenberg Dramatic Society are:

    Boniface, a builder, age 40-50, Timid, prone to panic, garrulous, large part, comic

     

    Madam Boniface, age 35-50, Imperious bully of a wife, large part, comic

     

    Monsieur Cot, age 45-50, Self-important, comic, large part

    Marcelle Cot, age 30-40, His wife, a bit dithery & prone to hysterics, large part, comic

    Maxime Cot, age 20-30, Nephew, a dreamy youth, earnest &very short-sighted, medium part

    Victoire, age 20-30, The maid, A saucy, good-natured girl in full bloom, Comic, medium part

    Monsieur Martin, age 40-60, A barrister, has dreadful stutter, but only when it rains, comic, large part

    Violette, Marguerite, Pervenche, ages 12-16, His daughters, 3 little maids from school, tend to talk in unison, small parts

    Anniello, age 40-50, Manager of Hotel Paradiso, oily Italian, only cast member who must have an accent – Italian! Medium to small part

    Georges, 20-30, The hotel page, a large, bumbling dolt, slow as can be, comic, medium to small part

    Tabu, age 30-60,  Professor, a blusterly, loud Turk, comic, lovely cameo part

    Police Inspector Bouchard, Rather like Inspector Clousseau: Medium Part

    A Policeman and a Porter, Small parts, could be doubled. Would be nice to have both

    A “Lady” (any age), Mysterious veiled lady, not many lines, lovely cameo

    A “Duke” (any age),     Lovely cameo, not many lines
     

     

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