Auditions for our Winter, 2012
Show: "The Philadelphia Story"
Directed by Jim Webber
INFORMATION NIGHT:
Wednesday, November 10th, 7pm at the Players Studio
AUDITIONS:
Sunday, November 13th, 5 PM
Monday, November 14th, 6 PM
WHERE:
The Players' Studio Josiah Bartlett Road Concord, NH
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
February 10th and 11th @ 8:00pm; February 12th @ 2:00pm
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Read through will be held on Sunday, December 4th. 1pm
Rehearsals will begin on January 2nd, date and times TBD
WHAT:
PLEASE BE PREPARED TO LIST ALL CONFLICTS you have from the month of January through the show dates.
SUMMARY:
The play tells the story of a confident young Philadelphia heiress named Tracy Lord on the eve of her second marriage - this time, to the wrong man (George). Her brother (Alexander) allows an undercover newspaper reporter (Mike) and photographer (Liz) into their mansion to shadow the wedding party in a deal to hush-up the tabloid gossip about their philandering father (Seth Lord) and a certain chorus girl. Tracy is furious, and also irked at the presence of her ex-husband (Dexter) who criticizes her for being so judgmental as well as for her choice of husband #2. After a very drunken midnight swim with Mike and a very hung-over wedding breakfast, Tracy is forced to face her faults and select one groom from three proposals…minutes before the wedding.
The parts of Tracy’s mother (Margaret), young teenage sister (Dinah) and funny Uncle Willie are substantial roles.
Characters and Descriptions:
Tracy Lord, the brash, proud heiress (late 20s)
Dexter Haven, Tracy’s “ex”, smart guy, not perfect (early 30s)
Mike Connor, cynical newspaper reporter (around 30)
Liz Imbrie, dry-humored photographer (around 30)
Margaret Lord, Tracy’s long-enduring mother
Dinah Lord, Tracy’s precocious sister* (11-13) (* any piano & ballet, a plus - not required) Alexander Lord, Tracy’s magazine-editor brother (early 30s)
George Kittredge, Tracy’s small-minded fiancée (30s) Uncle Willie Tracy’s lecherous uncle Seth Lord, Tracy’s philandering businessman father
Thomas, the butler
Elsie, the housekeeper
Mac, the night watchman
May, a maid
Edward, a servant
Roles may be cast younger or older (with the exception of “Dinah). Open auditions: racial, ethnic and non-traditional casting considered. If you are unavailable to audition at the times scheduled, please call the director, Jim Webber, at 669-9975.
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