[Capdist-auditions] Albany Civic Theater's auditions for "Proof, " Nov. 8 & 9, 7pm

[Charles Treadwell]

Auditions for Albany
Civic Theater's third show of the 2010-2011 season, Proof by David Auburn, directed by Aaron Holbritter, will be held
7pm Monday, November 8 and Tuesday, November 9, 2010 (with callbacks, if necessary,
to be held Wednesday, November 10, 2010) at Albany Civic Theater, 235 Second
Avenue, Albany, NY, 462-1297, info at albanycivictheater.org.

 

Proof runs February 11-27, 2011.

 

Sign-ins begin at 7pm
both evenings and auditions begin at 7:30pm; there is no need to make an
appointment. There is no need to prepare a monologue; auditions will consist of
cold readings from the script. We are looking for 2 women (one able to play age
25, one able to play age 29) and two men (one able to play age 28 and one able
to play in the 50-70 year old range.) 

 

Synopsis:

 

On the eve of her
twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years
caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now,
following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival
of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of
her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her
father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance
and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most
difficult problem of all: How much of her father's madness—or genius—will she
inherit?

 

Available roles:

 

Catherine (25): Catherine is, above all else, a highly intelligent
individual.  Owing to this, as well as
significant social isolation, she has trouble relating to other people. She is
distrustful and easily agitated, and uses a vicious wit and sarcasm as a
defense mechanism. She takes great comfort in the absolute nature of
mathematics, and fears descending into the same madness that consumed her
father’s mind.

 

Claire (29): Claire is, above all else, a self preservationist. Having left
her sister to be their father’s caretaker to pursue a life in New York, she justifies her absence by
offering significant financial support. She has not inherited any of her
father’s mathematical talent, which Claire links inextricably to her father’s
madness. Claire obsessively craves control and excels at dismissing what she
does not want to accept.

 

Hal (28): Hal is an aspiring mathematician grappling with the reality that
at 28, his best years are already behind him. He senses the final gasping
breath of his adolescence and wonders what, if any, mark he’ll make in his
chosen field. He’s somewhat “nerdy” but is sweetly disarming and while he may
believe himself to be unwaveringly honest, his desire for self-preservation may
lead him down an ethically murky path.

 

Robert (50-70): Robert, when lucid, is a brilliant man, a logical thinker and
a decent father.  While certainly an
academic, he exudes a “regular Joe” amicable personality who likes college
sports and challenging young minds. In the grip of his madness, he tries
desperately to remain connected, but his inability to process complexity leaves
him prone to graphomania (compulsive writing) and angry outbursts.







      
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