THE ILLUSION - Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in NC
Triad Stage Greensboro, NC SPT 9 $534 / week minimum.
Artistic Director: Preston Lane
Writer: Tony Kushner
Director: Preston Lane.
1st rehearsal: 05/08/2012. Runs: 06/15/2012 – 07/01/2012.
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Monday February 27, 2011 at the Triad Stage
11 AM – 6:30 PM 232 S. Elm Street, 3rd floor rehearsal hall
Lunch from 12:30 – 1 Greensboro, NC
For an appointment, call 336/274-0067 x215. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
Please be prepared to read sides from the play. Visually impaired performers may obtain sides in advance when requesting an appointment.
Provide a picture & resume, stapled together.
Seeking actors for the following production which will be presented on Triad Stage’s Main Stage (all listed roles are available, i.e. not yet offered and accepted):
Pridamant of Avignon:
40s, any ethnicity. Pridamant is a lawy/er, a very logical man and puritanical in his beliefs. He is staunch and not easily moved to change. For him the world is black and white with no gray areas. A pessimist when it comes to matters of love, he has a calculating personality and is not one given to flights of fantasy. However, age has allowed him to see the mistakes he has made, particularly how he treated his son, abandoning him at a young age. Pridamant’s desperation to find his son has uncharacteristically led him to seek out the help of a magician. He is seeking to find reconciliation with his son but still has many lessons to learn before he can truly let love into his life.
Alcandre:
50s-60s, any ethnicity and could be male or female. Alcandre is the conjurer of magical illusions that Pridamant comes to for help. He is wise, manipulative, and mystical. He relishes in his manipulations and has a razor-sharp ironic wit. He is very professor-like—offering many lessons to those who are lost. He chooses his words carefully and is a patient man. However, the lessons he teaches come with a good dose of cynicism of the world and its inhabitants. Alcandre has been many places and experienced many things. His strong and robust presence allows him to have strong control of everything and everyone around him.
The Amanuensis /Geronte:
40s-50s, any ethnicity. The Amanuensis is Alcandre’s servant and acquiesces to him at all times. All of his soul and body is controlled by his master including his senses, as Alcandre removes his tongue and pierces his ear drums at will. However, The Amanuensis is wise and smart himself. He has seen much of the world and its problems being by his master’s side. Alcandre uses him to play roles in some of his illusions including one he conjures for Pridamant. The Amanuensis plays the role of Geronte, a ruthless man who refuses to allow his daughter to marry beneath her class. The character reflects many of Pridamant’s own character flaws. The Amanuensis is loyal to his master but carries a tone of bitterness for being a servant.
Matamore:
Late 20s-30s, any ethnicity. Matamore is a lunatic and a braggart who appears in one of Alcandre’s illusions. Matamore believes that all women are madly in love with him, that even Aphrodite could not resist his charms. He is handsome, vain, and boastful. He has mastered the art of language providing comical anecdotes of his prowess as a lover and a warrior. However, his bravado all comes out of complete delusion. He is easily defeated when presented with any challenge and would quickly concede before actually engaging in battle.
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