[Capdist-auditions] KEEP YOUR PANTS ON!

[stageboynewyork at aol.com]

Confetti Stage announces auditions for Steve Martin’s adaptation of The Underpants, a play by Carl Sternheim, directed by Ryan McLaughlin.
Auditions will be held May 8 & 9 at the Albany Masonic Hall.  Registration begins at 6:30pm.  Auditions will begin at 7:00pm.  Roles are available for 5 men and 2 women.

The play:
The renowned comic actor and author of Picasso at the Lapine Agile provides a wild satire adapted from the classic German play about Louise and Theo Maske, a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when Louise’s bloomers fall down in public. Though she pulls them up quickly, he thinks the incident will cost him his job as a government clerk. Louise’s momentary display does not result in the feared scandal but it does attract two infatuated men, each of whom wants to rent the spare room in the Maske’s home. Oblivious of their amorous objectives, Theo splits the room between them, happy to collect rent from both the foppish poet and the whiny hypochondriac.  As a different type of scandal erupts into spectacle, the characters reflect, and reflect upon, our fascination with fame, our reliance on gender roles, and our enslavement by sex.

ALL ROLES ARE OPEN FOR CASTING (everyone is encouraged to audition.)

Auditions will be held Sunday, May 8 and Monday, May 9 at 7:00 PM (registration begins at 6:30 PM) at the Albany Masonic Hall, 67 Corning Place, Albany, NY 12207 (across from the Crowne Plaza Hotel).  Free on-street parking or fee-based garage parking is available.

A brief rehearsal period will begin Sunday, May 15 and production dates are June 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, & 26.

Those auditioning should bring a prepared 1-minute comic monologue.  If you do not have a prepared monologue, one will be provided for you. Actors may also be asked to read selected sides from the script.

If you are NOT able to attend these audition dates and would like to audition for The Underpants  please e-mail NeilJones at ConfettiStage.com before Friday, May 6 at 5:00pm to schedule an audition by appointment.

The Characters
Theo Maske – A burly man
Loise Maske – Very pretty. mid to late 20s. Theo’s wife.
Gertrude Deuter – early 40s and a busybody.
Frank Versati – An elegant gentleman.
Benjamin Cohen – Sickly, thin, asthmatic.
Klinglehoff – An elderly man.

As always, visit www.confettistage.com for upcoming audition announcements.



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://capdisttheater.org/pipermail/capdist-auditions/attachments/20110502/a6f44866/attachment.html>