[Capdist-auditions] Auditions Announcement

[Marc Norton]

 GLOVE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

42 North Main Street, Gloversville, NY 12078  518-773-8255
www.glovetheatre.org



*AUDITIONS AUDITIONS AUDITIONS*

The Glove Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce the auditions for
John Bishops hysterical play. Directed by Mark Joseph Peek. We're looking
for 10 people (5 male and 5 female).

January 27th and 28th at 6:30pm.

THE STORY:
The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three
chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious "Stage Door Slasher") assemble
for a backer's audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a
wealthy "angel." The house is replete with sliding panels, secret
passageways and a German maid who is apparently four different people—all
of which figure diabolically in the comic mayhem which follows when the
infamous "Slasher" makes his reappearance and strikes again—and again. As
the composer, lyricist, actors and director prepare their performance, and
a blizzard cuts off any possible retreat, bodies start to drop in plain
sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims
behind swiveling bookcases, and accusing fingers point in all directions.
However, and with no thanks to the bumbling police inspector who snowshoes
in to investigate, the mystery is solved in the nick of time and the
"Slasher" unmasked

THE CAST:

Helsa Wenze
Helsa is the maid of the Grossenknueten estate. She is killed in the first
scene of the play, only to be impersonated by her twin brother, Dieter. The
actress who plays Helsa also appears at the end of the play as "Katrina,
the cook from Koblenz."

Elsa Von Grossenknueten
Elsa is the owner of the mansion and is the financial backer of many
musicals. Elsa summons the group together in an attempt to find out who
murdered her "friend" Bebe McAllister. She is extremely eccentric, and
thinks that the idea of chasing after a killer is great fun. Her
grandfather was a spy, and she claims that espionage runs in her blood.

Michael Kelly
Kelly is an undercover cop. Elsa appeals to him to help solve the mystery
of the Stage Door Slasher. Kelly's tough, no-nonsense attitude puts him at
odds with the zany Elsa and the dramatic types that visit. He is kidnapped
by an unseen figure and disappears into a secret passage.

Patrick O'Reilly
O'Reilly claims to be an Irish tenor, but he is very suspicious, especially
in regards to the mysterious Helsa. The two engage in a physical brawl.
Eventually, O'Reilly claims to be "Tony Garibaldi", an undercover cop with
a Bronx accent-only to reveal himself as a Gestapo Agent named Klaus
Stansdorff, sent to find German defectors. .

Ken De La Maize
Ken is a "typical" director, speaking of theater as a "pure art." He also
has an annoying habit of name-dropping, constantly citing the various
celebrities he has worked with over the years. Everyone always claims to
have seen the films he makes, only for him to reveal that they have not yet
been released.

Nikki Crandall
Nikki is considered a typical chorus girl-but she is eventually revealed to
be Ensign Nicole Crandall, of United States Naval Intelligence. Her secret
mission was to find the Germans who were to sabotage American war efforts.
She is also interested in solving the mystery of the Stage Door Slasher,
and helps to break the code in Bebe's notebook.

Eddie McCuen
Directly based on Bob Hope, Eddie is the out of work comedian that ties the
different story lines together. He is attracted to Nikki, but fumbles when
he tries to talk to her. He was a replacement for an actor, and thus has no
connection to Manhattan Holiday. He is the one who realizes the connection
between the Slasher case and the party. These brave actions unite him with
Nikki. He has an obvious attraction to Nikki the whole play, and ultimately
ends up saving the day.

Marjorie Baverstock
Marjorie is a Broadway producer. She constantly flatters everyone around
her, and speaks in elevated language; her "new word" is "divoon."

Roger Hopewell
Roger is the composer for "White House Merry-Go-Round", and Bernice's
partner; the two have had a string of Broadway hits. Roger enjoys teasing
Ken about his artistic ways, but flares up whenever someone insults his
musical style. He also knows how to deal with Bernice's many quirks.
Towards the end of the play, Roger reveals a surprising knowledge of
ciphers, and helps Nikki and Bernice break the code in Bebe's notebook.

Bernice Roth
The perpetually thirsty lyricist, she is Roger's partner. Bernice is very
odd and emotional, frequently losing her composure and screaming. When
Marjorie fails to respond to the closing number of "White House
Merry-Go-Round", Bernice is hugely offended, despite the fact that Marjorie
was dead at the time. She spends the entire second act attempting to "fix"
the play. In the finale, she is struck with inspiration toward a new work
that takes place in the heartland of American-a cowboy play called
Nebraska. This is a spin off of the play Oklahoma!

Please prepare a one minute comedic monologue.

Callbacks will take place on Thursday the 30th.

I hope to see you all there!


-- 
Marc Norton

Program and Technical Manager

Glove Performing Arts Center
42 N. Main ST
PO BOX 566
Gloversville, NY 12078
www.glovetheatre.org
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