[Capdist-auditions] Coach House Players Auditions for Pygmalion

[Rachel Davis]

Coach House Players concludes our 65th Anniversary Season with George
Bernard Shaw's classic: *Pygmalion*.

Phonetics Professor Henry Higgins makes a bet with a fellow working
acquaintance that he could transform a cockney, working class flower girl
into a respectable woman, worthy of upper class status. Higgins tutors the
very Cockney Eliza Doolittle, not only in the refinement of speech, but
also in the refinement of her manner. When the end result produces a very
ladylike Miss Doolittle, the lessons learned become much more far reaching.
The successful musical My Fair Lady was based on this Bernard Shaw classic.

CAST (In order of appearance):
*Clara Eynsford-Hill* (The Daughter) - F:
Late Teens to Early 20s. English Accent.
Kind of wealthy but family's on the decline, and clueless. Tries to act the
role of a modern, advanced young person.

*Mrs. Eynsford-Hill* (The Mother) - F:
Late 30s to Mid 50s. English Accent.
A lady of the upper-middle class who is in a rather impoverished condition
but is still clinging to her gentility. Clean, well-dressed and well-spoken.

*The Bystander *- M or F:
30s to 60s. Cockney Accent

*Freddie Eynsford-Hill* (The Son) - M:
Early 20s. English Accent.
Pleasant young man who is enchanted by Eliza upon first meeting her.
Possible love interest for Eliza Doolittle.

*Eliza Doolittle* (The Flower Girl) - F:
Early 20s. Principle Character. Must have both Cockney and Proper English
Accents.
Poor girl from the streets who turns out to be a brilliant, beautiful young
woman. Smart, independent and fiesty. An uneducated, uncouth "guttersnipe,"
the flower girl whom Professor Henry Higgins decides to mold into a duchess.

*Colonel Hugh Pickering* (The Gentleman) - M:
60s to 70s. Principle Character. Must have Proper English Accent.
Amiable military type. A distinguished retired officer, he is courteous and
polite to Eliza, and he shares in Higgins' experiments in phonetics in
teaching Eliza to speak as a duchess. He is the good cop to Higgins' bad
cop.

*Professor Henry Higgins* (The Note-Taker) - M:
Principle Character. Must have impeccable English Accent.
A famous linguist. A bachelor who specializes in phonetics and who is an
acclaimed authority on the subject of dialects, accents, and phonetics. His
manner varies from genial bullying when he is in good humor to stormy
petulance when anything goes wrong; but he is so entirely frank and void of
malice that he remains likable even in his least reasonable moments.

*Sarcastic Bystander* - M or F:
Any age. Cockney accent.

*Taxi Man* - M:
Any age. Cockney accent.

*Mrs. Pearce* (Higgins' Housekeeper) - F:
40s to 60s. English Accent.
She is the first one who sees the difficulty of what is to happen to Eliza
after Higgins and Pickering have finished their experiment with her. She is
a voice of reason. She watches out for Eliza from the beginning and is used
to dealing with Henry Higgins.

*Alfred P. Doolittle* (Eliza's Father) - M:
Principle Character. Must have strong Cockney Accent.
Elderly but vigorous "Dustman."
A smooth-talking serial monogamist; a drunk and a deadbeat dad. Proudly
believes in his position as a member of the "undeserving poor."

*Mrs. Higgins* (Henry's Mother) - F:
60+. English Accent.
Once a young, intelligent, independent woman with progressive ideas. Now
only older, she is a Class Act who can deal with Henry, she thoroughly
loves her son but also thoroughly disapproves of his manners, his language,
and his social behavior.

*The Parlor Maid* (Also an "Extra" from Act One) - F:
Any age. English or light Cockney Accent.

*Nepommuck* (aka "Whiskers," Henry Higgins' former student) - M:
30s to 40s. Impeccable English Accent.

*Footman* (also an "Extra" from Act One) - M:
Any age.

*Hostess* (also an "Extra" from Act One) - F:
40s to 60s.
Elegant

*Host* (also an "Extra" from Act One) - M:
40s to 60s.
Elegant

*Embassy Scene Extras* (also "Extras" from Act One) - M & F:
Elegant


As you can see, there are LOTS of roles, both speaking and non. So even if
you've never been on stage before, if you've ever dreamed of it, this may
be the show for you!

Auditions will be held at the Coach House Players Theater at 12 Augusta St.
in Kingston, NY:

Friday, August 7 from 7-9pm
Saturday, August 8 from 7-9pm
Sunday, August 9 from 3-5pm

Rehearsals begin in September.

Show dates are November 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, & 22.

Questions should be emailed to the director, David Rubenstein at:
musictogo at hvc.rr.com with the subject line: "Pygmalion Auditions."
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