[Capdist-auditions] WAITING FOR GODOT - SCP - June 5 & 7

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 Auditions for SCP’s first production of its 80th season, Waiting  for Godot  
by Samuel Beckett, will take place on Tuesday, June 5 and Thursday, June 7 at 
 the Playhouse, 12 S. Church St., Schenectady, NY  12305.  Registration for 
auditions begins at  7:00 p.m. each night.   
The plot of Samuel  Beckett's Waiting  for Godot is simple to  relate. Two 
tramps are waiting by a sickly looking tree for the arrival of M.  Godot. They 
quarrel, make up, contemplate suicide, try to sleep, eat a carrot  and gnaw on 
some chicken bones. Two other characters appear, a master and a  slave, who 
perform a grotesque scene in the middle of the play. A young boy  arrives to say 
that M. Godot will not come today, but that he will come  tomorrow. The play 
is a development of the title, Waiting  for Godot. He does not come  and the 
two tramps resume their vigil by the tree, which between the first and  second 
day has sprouted a few leaves, the only symbol of a possible order in a  
thoroughly alienated world. 
Many ingenious  theories have been advanced to provide satisfactory 
interpretations for the  characters of Beckett's play. Religious or mythical 
interpretations prevail. The  two tramps Estragon (Gogo) and Vladimir (Didi) may be 
Everyman and his  conscience. The most obvious interpretation of Godot is that he 
is God. The play  is theatre of the absurd.  
AVAILABLE  ROLES 
(Estragon)  Gogo (age  unimportant) is the less  confident tramp, and at one 
moment is ready to hang himself.   
(Vladimir)  DiDi  (age  unimportant) is the more  hopeful, philosophical 
tramp. He is the one who keeps reminding them what they  are waiting for.  
Pozzo (age  unimportant) would seem to be  the evil master, the exploiter. 
But perhaps he is Godot, or an evil incarnation  of Godot.  
Lucky (age  unimportant) is anything but - a  slave figure. His part is 
played mostly in pantomime, with one long, complex,  monologue, reflective of James 
Joyce. 
Boy (10-13) Has a  small but important scene at the end of each act. Would 
not require a large time  commitment until the end. 
Waiting for Godot will  be directed by Melissa Brown.  Production dates are 
October 19, 20, 21 and 24-28.  Perusal scripts are available.  Volunteers are 
needed to help build the  set and work backstage.  House  managers and 
hospitality staff are also needed.  For more information, contact the  director at 
370-5828 or  email her  at mbrown96@ nycap.rr.com. 




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