[Capdist-auditions] [Curtain Call Theatre] Audition Announcement – The Importance of Being Earnest – 11/19/17 at 4 PM

[Jeremy Ward]

Curtain Call Theatre (Latham, NY) will be holding auditions for
 
“THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST”
By Oscar Wilde 
Auditions:
 
Sunday – November 19 – 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Location:
 
Curtain Call Theatre – 1 Jeanne Jugan Lane, Latham,  NY 12110

Rehearsals:
 
Begin January 2018
Sunday – Wednesday evenings

Performances:
 
February 23 – March 24, 2018
Thursday at 7:30 PM, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM, & Sunday at 3:00 PM
One Saturday matinee at 3:00 PM on March 3rd 

Show Description:

The exhilarating masterpiece about two bachelor friends and the double lives they lead. It features some of the most brilliant dialogue and witticisms ever created. 

Available Roles:

John “Jack” Worthing, J.P., aka Ernest, early 30’s, is a wealthy young gentleman who takes life seriously.  He’s a friend of Algernon whose behavior he sometimes deplores.  John is Cecily’s guardian and is in love with Gwendolen Fairfax.
 
Algernon Moncrieff, early 30’s, is the brilliantly witty and blithely selfish nephew of Lady Bracknell and cousin to Gwendolen Fairfax.  He’s Ernest’s (John/Jack’s) best friend.  He’s in love with Cecily Cardew.
 
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax , 20’s, is  Algernon’s young, aristocratic and charmingly superficial cousin and Lady Bracknell’s daughter.  She’s in love with John/Jack/Ernest. 
 
Lady Bracknell , 55 +, is domineering, cunning, mercenary and snobbish.  She’s Gwendolen’s mother, and she means to see her daughter well-married.  A formidable woman, Lady Bracknell is used to having her own way in all ways.
 
Cecily Cardew, 20’s, is a young woman given to romantic fantasies and intrigued by the wickedness of Jack’s brother.  She is the simpler, more innocent country girl to Gwendolyn’s sophisticated city girl.
  
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D. (Doctor of Divinity), 55 +, is the pleasant rector on John/Jack’s estate and has a crush on Miss Prism. 
 
Miss Prism, 50 +, is Cecily’s pedantic governess.  She’s somewhat puritanical, but her softer side leans toward Dr. Chasuble.  She once wrote an important novel. 
 
Merriman, 30 – 50’s, is the butler at Jack’s country estate.
 
Lane, 30 – 40’s, is Algernon’s manservant.
 
We strive for inclusive casting and encourage artists from diverse backgrounds (on the basis of gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation) as they will be considered seriously for any role - and not confined solely to those written with their own personal characteristics in mind.

For more information about the theatre and the rest of our season please visit our website atwww.curtaincalltheatre.com.

Thank you.




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Sincerely,
Jeremy Ward
Associate Producer
Curtain Call Theatre
P:  (518) 788-5254
E:  jrward5178 at gmail.com
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