[Capdist-auditions] Auditions for THE FATHER at SCP

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	AUDITIONS OCTOBER 24 & 26 FOR 

	THE FATHER BY FLORIAN ZELLER 

	AT SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS 

	Schenectady Civic Players will be holding open auditions for 

	THE FATHER 

	BY FLORIAN ZELLER 

	Directed by David Rook  

	AUDITIONS:  

	Tuesday, October 24 & Thursday, October 26  

	Sign-ups begin at 7:15 pm, auditions begin at 7:30 pm 

	LOCATION:  

	Schenectady Civic Players is located at 12 S. Church St, Schenectady,
NY, 12305. 

	PERFORMANCES DATES:  

	January 19 - 21 & 24 - 28, 2024 

	Friday / Saturday at 8:00 pm, Sunday at 2:30 pm, Wednesday/Thursday
at 7:30 pm  

	REHEARSALS: 

	There will be 3-4 rehearsals per week, days/times depending on cast
availability. 

	Please, bring lists of conflicts to auditions. 

	SYNOPSIS: 

	Andre is a man facing persecution from all sides, and he refuses to
take it any longer. First some girl, a “helper” -- whom he
doesn’t need at all -- steals his favorite watch. Then his daughter
Anne, a scheming woman who worries too much, tries to take his flat
away -- the beautiful flat he’s had for over thirty years, in which
he is still quite capable of living, thank you very much! His daughter
Elise, the one he actually loves… where is she? She never comes to
visit. Anne’s husband -- or lover -- Pierre, with whom she is moving
to London -- or staying in Paris -- threatens Andre with violence if
he will not cooperate, and to top it off, strangers keep entering
Andre’s flat, telling him that they are his friends and family,
telling him that he doesn’t live in his flat anymore. However aged
he may be, Andre knows that he is a powerful man, a man of authority,
and he will find some way to assert it. After all, he still has all
his faculties…. Doesn’t he? In a darkly humorous and deeply
poignant translation by Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller’s _The
Father_ is a tragi-comic mystery, a sobering and realistic family
story, and an unsentimental, emotionally intense look at the world
through the eyes of a man experiencing dementia, a dramatic
illustration of the physical losses which occur along with the mental
ones. 

	AVAILABLE ROLES: 

	CHARACTER NAME   

	CHARACTER  

	GENDER   

	CHARACTER AGE RANGE   

	CHARACTER DESCRIPTION  

	ANDRé   

	MALE   

	60-80   

	AN AGING MAN WHO IS POWERFUL AND STARTING TO GET FORGETFUL, HE GOES
THROUGH MOMENTS OF CHILDLIKE BEHAVIORS, PARANOIA, AGGRESSION, AND
GLIMPSES OF BEING A LOVING FATHER. FATHER OF ANNE.  

	ANNE   

	FEMALE   

	35-55   

	SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF ANDRé. SHE IS EXHAUSTED, WORRIED, TIRED,
GRIEVING, CONFUSED AND HEARTSICK AND RESPONSIBLE FOR HER FATHER. SHE
IS A LOVER/WIFE. SHE IS ALSO CONTROLLED BY THE MEN IN THE PLAY.  

	PIERRE   

	MALE   

	35-60   

	HE IS AT TIMES A MENACING, ANNOYED, UNSYMPATHETIC, IMPATIENT
HUSBAND/BOYFRIEND/LOVER OF ANNE.  

	LAURA   

	FEMALE   

	20-40   

	SHE IS A PROFESSIONAL CARETAKER, SHE IS CHEERFUL, COMPASSIONATE,
PATIENT, AND KIND.  

	MAN   

	MALE   

	35-60   

	HE IS A MYSTERIOUS AND UNKNOWN FIGURE. HE CAN BE AT TIMES CALM, COOL,
AND COLLECTED TO MENACING AND SUSPICIOUS  

	WOMAN   

	FEMALE   

	35-55   

	SHE IS A MYSTERIOUS AND UNKNOWN FIGURE. SHE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN
COMPASSIONATE, PRACTICAL, AND WORRIED. CAN BE SEEN BY ANDRé AS A
NURSE, DAUGHTER, AND STRANGER.  

	Schenectady Civic Players promotes inclusive casting, and encourages
individuals, regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity,
or disability, to participate in the audition process.  

	Thank you,  

	Schenectady Civic Players 

	Playhouse: 12 S Church St, Schenectady, NY 12305 

	Phone: (518) 382-2081 

	For more information about the theater, please visit our website at
www.civicplayers.org [1] 

	 

Links:
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[1] http://www.civicplayers.org/

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