RUMORS - The Ridgefield Theater Barn Non Equity Auditions

Posted November 29, 2016
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RUMORS - The Ridgefield Theater Barn

AUDITION NOTICE

Rumors

A Comic Farce by Neil Simon
Directed by Scott R. Brill

When a group of guests arrive at the upscale home of their friends, Myra and Charlie to celebrate their wedding anniversary they find something is terribly amiss. Myra is nowhere to be found and Charlie is lying in his bedroom with a flesh wound. His lawyer, Ken and wife Chris try to get the story straight about what happened but as more guests arrive, the confusions, mis-communications and rumors mount as the evening spins off into hilarious mayhem. “Light frothy and fun.” New York Post; “Has nothing on its mind but making the audience laugh.” New York Times; “Not only side-splitting, but front and back front-splitting too.” NBC-TV

Rumors is a fast-paced show which is great fun to perform. The show gives all characters hilarious moments to shine both individually and as part of a well-rehearsed ensemble.

LOCATION
Ridgefield Theater Barn,37 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield, CT, www.ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org

AUDITION DATES
Sunday,December 4th from 6-10 pm and Monday,December 5th from 7-10pm
Callback date to be determined.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Rehearsals will occur mostly weeknights and, if needed, possibly an occasional Sunday afternoon or early evening. A detailed rehearsal schedule will be determined and created after reviewing the schedules of those cast. As a farce, the play will be broken down into “French scenes” so that actors will only be called to rehearsals at which they are needed.
Mandatory tech week will run from Sunday, February 26 through Opening Night March 3, 2017.

PRODUCTION DATES
March 3rd - March 25th, 2017
Friday & Saturday evenings at 8pm
Sunday Matinees: March 12th & March 19th at 2pm

CASTING REQUIREMENTS
Auditions consist of cold readings from the script. Familiarity with the script is helpful but not necessary. For additional information please contact the director at theatronsrb@gmail.com


Auditions
Sunday, December 4th 6-10pm
Monday, December 5th 7-10pm

Call Backs
Date to be determined


Performances
March 3rd - 25th, 2017
Fri. & Sat. evenings at 8pm
Sunday Matinees
March 12th & 19th at 2pm

CAST BREAKDOWN

All roles are open for 5 men and 5 women. Seeking strong comedic actors who have a great sense of timing and are adept at physical and verbal comedy for the following roles:

KEN GORMAN – (30s-50s) A well-to-do lawyer. Wealthy, but by no means pretentious. Tries to takes charge of the situation with varying degrees of success. Married to Chris. Halfway through the show, a gunshot causes his temporary deafness.

CHRIS GORMAN – (30s-50s) Chris is also a lawyer, married to Ken. Frantically tries to maintain normalcy at the party. She has recently quit smoking, which drives her to drink a bit more as things escalate.

LENNY GANZ – (30s-50s) – A wealthy accountant distraught over the recent destruction of his new car. Lenny starts the show with an extreme case of whiplash. Intolerant of the gossipy-lifestyle that he is often involved in. Delivers a lengthy, tour-de-force monologue trying to explain to the police what happened.

CLAIRE GANZ – (30s-50s) – Lenny’s wife who is very concerned with appearances (both hers and of others). Likes to gossip and enjoys watching and sometimes goading the frenetic proceedings.

ERNIE CUSACK – (40s-50s) – An affable and genial psychiatrist. Loves his wife, Cookie, very much. Ernie tries to be as helpful as possible by attempting to cook the evening’s dinner.

COOKIE CUSACK – (40s-50s) – Host of her own TV cooking show. Cookie suffers from extreme back spasms. Loves her husband very much but is a bit absent-minded at times.

GLENN COOPER – (30s-40s) A self-absorbed man running for State Senate. Worried about his own reputation and placating his wife, who is convinced he is having an affair (which he may or may not be).

CASSIE COOPER – (late 20s-30s) Glenn’s wife who obsesses over her husband’s relationships with other women. Cassie is quick to anger and must rub her quartz crystal to calm herself down.

OFFICER WELCH (M) – (30s-50s) – A city police officer having a rough night. Does not tolerate lying. Sees through the “classy” façade that these high-society types put up.

OFFICER PUDNEY (F) – (20s-30s) – Welch’s partner. A strong but silent type.

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