[Capdist-auditions] Open Auditions for THE CURIOUS SAVAGE at SCP

[John William Hickman]

*OPEN AUDITIONS AT SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS FOR*

*The Curious Savage*

*By John Patrick*

*Directed by Jennifer Van Iderstyne*


*At Schenectady Civic Playhouse 12 South Church Street, Schenectady NY
12305*


* Tuesday,  February 21st and Thursday, February 23rd*

* @ 7:30PM, Sign-ups begining 7:00PM*

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*(Performance dates May 5 through 14) *



*Roles for 6 women, 4 men *



Mrs. Savage has been left ten million dollars by her husband and wants to
make the best of it, in spite of her step-children’s efforts to have her
committed to “bring her to her senses” and thus gain access to her fortune.
The dominant mood is high comedy, and the audience is left with a feeling
that the neglected virtues of kindness and affection have not been entirely
lost in a world that seems at times motivated only by greed and dishonesty.

*Characters:*

*The Residents*
Florence Williams: (20’s-40’s) The elegant “mother” of The Cloisters, she
believes she has a five-year-old son named John Thomas.

Fairy May: (20’s) Fairy is a childlike, compulsive liar who is obsessed
with having others love her. She believes herself to be stunningly
beautiful.

Jeffrey: (20’s-40’s) Once a military pilot, Jeff was shot down in the war,
surviving a crash that killed all his men. He now believes that he has a
scar on his face, which he constantly hides from others.

Hannibal: (20’s-40’s) Hannibal, once a statistician, was fired and replaced
by an electronic calculator. He has then taken up the violin, which he
wrongly believes he can play beautifully. He is a kind man with a vast
array of knowledge stored in in his sometimes sarcastic head.

Mrs. Paddy: (30’s-50’s) Mrs. Paddy paints with the quality of Hannibal’s
violin playing. Her main lines are lists of random things she hates, strung
together loosely alphabetically.

*The Savages*
Titus: He is the eldest step-son of Mrs.Savage. He is sober, humorless, and
direct. Titus also has a temper that tends to come out most when dealing
with his mother.

Lily Belle: Lily Belle, the middle step-child. A celebrity heiress, she is
arrogant, chic, and self-assured.

Samuel: The youngest step child of Ethel. He walks in the shadows of his
siblings, offering a sassy, short comment every once in a while, only to be
shot down.

Mrs. Ethel P. Savage: Referred to as “Mrs. Savage” for the majority of the
play, she is a witty, kindhearted, woman with a shifted viewpoint of
humanity.

*The Staff*
Dr. Emmett: The staff doctor for this wing of The Cloisters, Dr. Emmett is
kind, warmhearted, and he works hard to help his patients.
Miss “Willie” Wilhelmina: Miss Willie is an administrative assistant and
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