April 10, 2008

AUDITION CALL

DOUBT, a parable by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Micheline Chevrier

MONTREAL AUDITIONS by appointment only

Auditions will be held in late April or early May. Exact dates to be confirmed

Set in 1964 in a Bronx Catholic school, Doubt centres around an older nun, Sister Aloysius, who does not approve of teachers offering friendship and compassion over the discipline she feels students need in order to face the harsh world. When she suspects a new priest of sexually abusing a student, she is faced with the prospect of charging him with unproven allegations and possibly destroying his career as well as her own. To help build her case, she asks for help from an idealistic young nun, who finds her faith in compassion challenged, and the protective mother of the accused boy, the first black student ever admitted to St Nicholas.

This script is available for reading at Centaur Theatre.

Doubt rehearses from January 27, 2009,
previews February 24 and 25, 2009,
opens February 26, 2009 and closes March 29, 2009 with a possible extension to April 5, 2009 in Centaur 1.

Agents are asked to only submit candidates who are available throughout the production period and complete run of the play. Requests for absence for film or television work during the rehearsal period are discouraged and may not be possible.

Character descriptions and sides
(Accent required for role - but not necessary for auditions unless the actor is comfortable doing so.)

Sister Aloysius Beauvier
In her fifties or sixties,Caucasian
Watchful, reserved, unsentimental Wears rimless glasses Works in a Catholic school in the Bronx

Sister James
In her twenties, Caucasian A bit of sunshine in her heart, though reserved Works in same school

Mrs. Muller
38 years old, Black From the Bronx Working class

Father Brendan Flynn
This role has been cast

Please submit hard copies of photos and resumes by noon, April 17, 2008:
Catherine Vokey,
Centaur Theatre Company,
453 St-Francois-Xavier, Montreal H2Y 2T1.

 

AUDITION CALL

AGE OF AROUSAL by Linda Griffiths Directed by Sarah Garton Stanley

MONTREAL AUDITIONS

DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS IS THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH AT 9H30

Auditions will be held on May 1st 10h00-17h00 and May 2nd 9h00-12h00, 2008

Enter the boldly uncensored world of loosened corsets as five Victorian women pursue a new age where erotic and economic freedom reign supreme. It’s 1885, and the typewriter is invented, a population imbalance leaves London flooded with half a million more women than men and an escalating suffrage movement has ushered in a rip-roaring New Age. Mary Barfoot, an ex-militant suffragette, runs a school for secretaries with her beloved Rhoda. The school’s invasion by three spinster sisters and a charismatic cad named Everard, creates a catalyst for political, sexual and emotional explosion. Ideas and libidos clash for dominance, as each character confronts the meaning of revolutionary courage. Sexy, fresh, and vibrantly funny, Age of Arousal is a modern look at forbidden Victorian desires on the brink of explosion Scripts are available for reading at Centaur Theatre.

Age of Arousal rehearses from February 24, 2009, previews March 24 and 25, 2009, opens March 26, 2009 and closes April 19, 2009 with a possible extension to April 26, 2009 in Centaur 1.

Agents are asked to only submit candidates who are available throughout the production period and complete run of the play. Requests for absence for film or television work during the rehearsal period are discouraged and may not be possible.

Character descriptions and sides

(All Characters have mid-19th Century London accents.)

Rhoda Nunn
Thirty five years old. An orphan who has become a New Woman with a tendency to zeal. Loyal, idealistic, physically passionate – about to burst into flower. Mary’s lover and teacher at her school.

Alice Madden
Forty six years old. Ex-governess and sister to Virginia. The “take charge” older sister – deeply conservative, but full of inner passion. Chastity is more than comfortable for her.

Monica Madden
Twenty one years old. Delectable younger sister to Alice and Virginia. Provocative and playful. Struggles with an intense natural sexuality which becomes a revolutionary perspective.

Everard Barfoot
Thirty five years old. Sensual, confident, enticed by the New. Cousin to Mary Barfoot. Ex-doctor just beginning a life of leisure. Falls in love with Rhoda and the Woman Question.

Please submit hard copies of photos and resumes to Catherine Vokey, Centaur Theatre Company, 453 St-Francois-Xavier, Montreal H2Y 2T1 by 9h30 FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008.