Arts & Entertainment
AUDITIONS for Washington Area Premiere of UNNECESSARY FARCE
AUDITIONS for the Washington, DC Area Premiere
UNNECESSARY FARCE written by Paul Slade Smith; directed by Keith Brown; produced by Dan Lavanga
Auditions June 4 & 5, 2012
7:30PM to 9:30 PM
at the New Carrollton Municipal Center
6016 Princess Garden Pkwy
New Carrollton, MD 20784
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
Casting 4 men, 3 women (20s to 70s)
one man must be able to speak with Scottish accent
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Rehearsals begin June 11th.
Performance dates: August 17, 18, 24, 25, & 31, 2012 at 8 pm August 19, 26 & September 1, 2011 at 2 pm at the Bowie Playhouse
For further information contact the director at kdbrownview@comcast.net or 301-982-4405
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More information on the comedy is available at: http://www.pglt.org/pglt-auditions PGLT is an all volunteer, 501(c)3 non-profit organization. No roles or positions are paid.
THE STORY OF THE PLAY-
When Billie and Eric, a pair of inept police officers, set up a sting operation to trap the crooked mayor, nothing can go wrong---unless everything goes wrong! Set in a pair of matching hotel rooms, UNNECESSARY FARCE is filled with doors slamming, clothes flying, and bagpipes bleating, all of which adds up to an over-the-top tale of mix-ups and mayhem that’s laugh out loud funny from start to finish.
CAST OF CHARACTERS-
Officer ERIC SHERIDAN (male, thirties): a bookish, even-keeled guy who finds himself completely out of his element when called upon to express his feelings for a woman, lie to his boss, disguise himself as someone else, and stand up to an armed mobster — while not wearing any pants.
Officer BILLIE DWYER (female, twenties/thirties): Eric’s partner on this case. Excitable and entirely unthreatening, she seemingly lacks every skill necessary for police work, but is as eager to succeed as she seems destined to fail.
KAREN BROWN (female, thirties): an accountant, who has always taken pride in her accountant-like, professional demeanor — until this morning, when she finds herself filled with a sexual hunger, and unable to keep things in control.
MAYOR MEEKLY (male, mid-forties to seventies): an Innocent, with a capital i. An affable, gentle fellow. Not too quick on the pick-up, but a sweet, sweet soul.
AGENT FRANK (male): the head of Security at Town Hall, and, frankly, the wrong man for the job. Though he presents a gruff exterior — borrowed from some film noir detective, perhaps — he is frequently — and, at moments of crisis, invariably — a man frightened by his own shadow.
TODD (male, speaks with a Scottish accent): a professional hitman. Cool, quiet, and perceptive when at his best, but more frequently an angry Scotsman — and the angrier he becomes, the thicker his accent gets, until he is entirely indecipherable.
MARY MEEKLY (female, mid-forties to seventies): the Mayor’s wife. Small in stature and unfailingly sweet, she seems, in every way, the perfect match for her husband.