[Capdist-auditions] In-person and video auditions next week for Dancing at Lugnasa

[Erin Harrington]

Be part of the return of Live Locally Sourced Theater at Hubbard Hall
<https://hubbardhall.org/get-involved/auditon-form/>

Announcing Open Auditions

for Hubbard Hall Theater Company’s April Production of

DANCING AT LUGHNASA

By Brian Friel

Directed by Erin Nicole Harrington

Choreographed by Darcy May


Audition Dates and Location

January 28 & 29, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

Hubbard Hall, 25 E Main St., Cambridge, NY



Synopsis

   - This extraordinary play is the story of five unmarried sisters eking
   out their lives in a small village in Ireland in 1936. We meet them at the
   time of the festival of Lughnasa, which celebrates the pagan god of the
   harvest with drunken revelry and dancing. Their spare existence is
   interrupted by brief, colorful bursts of music from the radio, their only
   link to the romance and hope of the world at large. The action of the play
   is told through the memory of the illegitimate son of one of the sisters as
   he remembers the five women who raised him: his mother and four maiden
   aunts. He is only seven in 1936, the year his elderly uncle, a priest,
   returns after serving for twenty-five years as a missionary in a Ugandan
   leper colony. For the young boy, two other disturbances occur that summer.
   The sisters acquire their first radio, whose music transforms them from
   correct Catholic women to shrieking, stomping banshees in their own
   kitchen. And he meets his father for the first time, a charming Welsh
   drifter who strolls up the lane and sweeps his mother away in an elegant
   dance across the fields. From these small events spring the cracks that
   destroy the foundation of the family forever. Widely regarded as Brian
   Friel's masterpiece, this haunting play is Friel's tribute to the spirit
   and valor of the past.


Audition Information

Preparation:

   - Fill out the audition form at HERE
   <https://hubbardhall.org/get-involved/auditon-form/> in advance or bring
   a photo and résumé to the audition and complete the form on-site.

Accessibility:

   - Actors with developmental disabilities (including Down syndrome,
   intellectual disabilities, autism, etc.) are strongly encouraged to
   audition for the role of Rose. Sides from the script will be sent upon
   submission of the audition form and will also be available at the audition.
   Documents can be provided in Word format for easy enlargement, and
   large-print copies will be available at auditions.

Video Auditions:

   - If unable to attend in person, video auditions are welcome. Select the
   "Video Audition" option when completing the audition form for instructions.

Accent Guidance:

   - Characters speak with a rural Irish accent, except for Gerry, who has
   a Welsh accent. A dialogue coach will assist with the production, but if
   you’re comfortable, please attempt the appropriate accent during your
   audition.


Rehearsal Schedule

Rehearsals begin Monday, February 17, and will be held Monday through
Thursday evenings. Tech week starts Monday, March 30.


Performance Dates

Performances: April 4–6 and April 11–13

Showtimes: Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM

Location: Hubbard Hall, 25 E Main St., Cambridge, NY


Character Breakdown

Note: All age ranges are approximate and intended as a general guideline.
Roles are open to all ethnicities and gender identities.

   - MICHAEL (M, 30s–50s): Narrator; plays himself as a seven-year-old boy.
   Large monologues; unseen by other characters in dialogue as a child.
   - KATE (F, 40s–50s): Matriarch, stern and devout. The family’s sole wage
   earner, with a hidden passion.
   - MAGGIE (F, late 30s–40s): A maternal figure with a sharp sense of
   humor. Some casual singing.
   - AGNES (F, mid 30s–40s): Quiet and contemplative, secretly in love with
   Gerry. Protector of her sister Rose.
   - ROSE (F, mid 20s–30s): A sister with a developmental disability,
   vulnerable but determined. Actors with developmental disabilities are
   encouraged to audition.
   - CHRISTINA (Chris) (F, 20s–30s): The youngest sister, Michael’s mother.
   Struggles with life and has periods of over-optimism.
   - GERRY EVANS (M, late 20s–40s): Michael’s father, a charming, joyful
   drifter. Some casual singing.
   - JACK (M, 50+): The sisters’ elder brother, a missionary priest
   returned from Uganda. Large monologues; experiences malaria episodes.

Audition January 28 <https://hubbardhall.org/get-involved/auditon-form/>
Audition January 29 <https://hubbardhall.org/get-involved/auditon-form/>
Submit a Video Audition <https://hubbardhall.org/get-involved/auditon-form/>
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