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Toronto, ON – Village Players announce auditions for Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy Absurd Person Singular.
AUDITION NOTICE
Non Union, Non Paying
THE VILLAGE PLAYERS, BLOOR WEST VILLAGE
Absurd Person Singular
By Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Maureen E. Thornton
Performance Dates: April 16, 2013 – May 18, 2013
Auditions will be held at the Village Playhouse, 2190 Bloor Street West, at the following times:
Saturday, January 26, 2013 – 11:00 am and 2:00 pm
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Callbacks: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 – Time to be advised
Cast: Please note: Actors are only required to look and play ages.
JANE: In 30's. Eager to please and uncomplicated.
SIDNEY: Jane's husband also in his 30's. Neat and tidy, dapper, everything in its place! Changes as his business position changes.
MARION: Late 30's. Eccentric, charming. Alcoholism progresses until thoroughly drunk in third act. She plays off Ronald's personality and magnifies his character.
RONALD: In his 40’s. Marion’s husband. Changes from fastidious to sardonic to nervous and aiming to please over the course of the play.
EVA: In her 30’s. A whimsical character who is on anti-depressants, tries to hang herself in the second act. Then becomes the most together forward moving character by the third act.
GEOFFREY: In his thirties, Eva’s husband. Good looking, confident, easy-going and selfish. This all changes by the third act as his confidence is crushed and work eludes him. He becomes more reliant on Eva who is the anchor.
It is imperative that you read the play, which is on reserve at the Performing Arts Desk, 5th floor, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street. This will be a group audition; if you have a monologue, it will be done in the group setting. Questions will be asked regarding the play. Example: Black comedy is not the easiest of genres to master, how would you perceive finding the comedy given the macabre situations? Please bring a resume and headshot, a photocopy will do.
Please call Patricia at 416-762-4364 for an appointment
2013-01-09
Toronto: Audition Notice for Village Players’ production of “Absurd Person Singular”