The Foreigner
- Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in MD
The Bay Theatre Company Annapolis MD SPT (approval/salary level pending; 2009-10 minimum weekly: $223).
Author: Larry Shue
Dir: Vincent Lancisi
1st reh: 11/13/10. Runs 12/10/10 - 1/8/11. May extend.
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
5 PM - 9 PM Bay Theatre Company
275 West Street
and Annapolis, MD 21401
Sunday, September 12, 2010
12 Noon - 4 PM
For an appointment, e-mail
lubyjanet@comcast.net (send a personal e-mail (not from a third party)). State AEA status in body of e-mail. Questions/no e-mail access? Call 443/254-1211 during regular business hours only. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition session, as time permits.
Sides will be provided at the audition. Visually-impaired performers may request an advance copy of sides when making an audition appointment.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
Seeking:
“Froggy” LeSueur:
Man, late 40s. Extremely cheerful, big-hearted demolitions expert from the British army. Brings his friend Charlie Baker to Georgia for a three-day weekend, and hatches the plan to pass Charlie off as a “foreigner”. Speaks in a Cockney dialect.
Charlie Baker:
Man, 30s-40s. Must possess an endearing innocence, simplicity and openness. Englishman who comes to Georgia for a weekend visit; introduced as a "foreigner" who can't speak English. Initially he's shy and dull, but when he thwarts the villains' plot, he discovers leadership skills, love and a vibrant personality. Keaton- or Chaplin-esque physical comedy skills a must.
Rev. David Marshall Lee:
Man, 30s-40s. Preacher. Appears to be fresh-faced, friendly, sincere, hopefully handsome and genuinely decent. Turns out to be a devious, canny accomplice to the main villain. Charm and likability gives way to desperation and ruthlessness.
Owen Musser:
Man, 30s. Crude, mean-spirited, ignorant, volatile and extremely prejudiced against anyone who doesn't fit his ideal of “Christian, white America”. The villain of the piece, he must possess terrific comedic timing but also seem to be a genuine threat.
Ellard Simms:
Man, 17-20s. Appealingly simple, innocent, large in stature, but extremely insecure. Lumpy, overgrown, backward youth who spends much of his time kneading something tiny and invisible in front of his chest. Catherine's younger brother. Considered by others to be mentally defective, Ellard proves to have both moderate intelligence and considerable courage. Southern accent. Keaton- or Chaplin-esque physical comedy skills useful.
Catherine Simm:
Woman, late 20s-30s. Pretty. Bored with life, acerbic, sometimes tough. Former party-girl/debutante. Restless, secretly romantic. Engaged to Rev. Lee, but unsure of what she wants -- until she discovers Charlie's innate sweetness and courage. Comedic instincts and a sharp, withering wit a must.
The role of Betty is cast.
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