[Capdist-auditions] Don't forget - Ghent Playhouse auditions are coming up for The 39 Steps!

[Linda Murawski]

*Press Release*                                         Contact:
Linda Murawski  (Lindam4GPH at gmail.com) for

Date:  July 26, 2016
The Ghent Playhouse   518 392-6264


                                                    6 Town Hall Place,
Ghent, NY  12075
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*



The Ghent Playhouse announces auditions for the first production of its
2016-2017 theater season, *THE 39 STEPS, *based on the novel by John
Buchan, the movie by Alfred Hitchcock, and adapted for the stage by Patrick
Barlow.  The production will be directed by Deena Pewtherer.

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty
Python and you have *The 39 Steps*, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who
loves the magic of theater!  This two-time Tony and Drama Desk
Award-winning treat is packed with non-stop laughs, an on-stage plane
crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, good old-fashioned romance and over 150
zany characters, played by a cast of four.



*Auditions*:  Tuesday and Wednesday, August 16 and 17, 2016

                  Sign-in at 7:00 p.m. – Auditions to begin at 7:30 p.m.



                   THE GHENT PLAYHOUSE

                  6 Townhall Place (off of Route 66)

                  Ghent, New York



*Production Dates*:  October 7-9, 14-16 and 21-23, 2016

                               Friday and Saturday Even Performances at
8:00 p.m.

                               Sunday Matinee Performances at 2:00 p.m.





*Casting Information*:  3 males and 1 female are needed for this production.
Those auditioning are asked prepare a joke to tell (no longer than 1 minute
long) using a British accent.  They will also be asked to read specific
scenes from the script.



*The play is fast-paced, funny and funnier.  Stamina, verbal and physical
comedy skills and multiple dialects are required for the roles.  Please see
the character breakdown below for more information.  *



*The Story*:  In *The 39 Steps, *a man with a boring life meets a
mysterious woman with a thick accent who tells him she is a spy.  When he
takes her home, she is murdered.  Soon, a mysterious organization called
“The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that
climaxes in a death-defying finale!  A riotous blend of virtuoso
performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, *The 39 Steps* provides an
unforgettable evening of pure pleasure.



*The Characters*:



Richard Hannay – Early 30’s- Mid 40’s.  An attractive, dapper, yet
sedentary, Canadian gentleman





***Annabella Schmidt – An exotic secret agent

***Pamela - A beautiful woman, lured into Hannay’s adventure, but skeptical

                                    about his claims of innocence.

***Margaret – A farmer’s wife.  A shy young woman who dreams of life and

                                adventure in the city.



-- 
Linda Murawski, Office Manager & Publicity person for The Ghent
Playhouse
6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY  12075  (518) 392-6264
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