Two audition dates! Second option on January 31st. Callbacks 2/1/22 6pm.
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play. Noises Off will be presented July 8th-16th, 2022, at the Von Braun Center Playhouse. Auditions take place at the Studio Theatre at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment.
Theatre Huntsville auditions are open to the public. All actors participate on a volunteer basis. Typically, rehearsals take place three times weekly, with seven performances over a two week period. Upon auditioning, candidates will fill out an availability questionnaire. Candidate availability is a factor in final casting decisions.
Auditions typically consist of cold reading a script; all you need to bring is yourself! Auditions take place at the Studio Theatre at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment. Participants are advised to park at the smokestack lot and enter through the theatre backdoor up the black external stairwell. Participants requiring elevator assistance are advised to call us at 256-536-0807.
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Please note: Noises Off! is a physical show, and requires running/falling up and down stairs, and other maneuvers requiring actors with good mobility.
ROLES:
Dotty Otley/Mrs. Clackett: Female, 45-65, any ethnicity - Dotty (offstage) is a veteran actress who has put up her life savings to mount “Nothing On”, forgetful, dating Garry, though she attempts to make him jealous by meeting with Freddy; Mrs. Clackett (onstage) is a cockney housekeeper for the Brent’s home in England, hospitable though slow.
Brooke Ashton/Vicki: Female, 20-29, any ethnicity - Brooke (offstage) is a young and very inexperienced actress, attractive with an excellent figure, will spend much time in only lingerie, is always losing her contact lenses, one-third of a Lloyd-Poppy- Brooke love triangle; Vicki (onstage) is a woman who works for Inland Revenue and is trying to woo Roger.
Belinda Blair/Flavia Brent: Female, 30-50, any ethnicity - Belinda (offstage) is cheerful and sensible, a reliable actress, may have feelings for Freddy; Flavia Brent (onstage) is Phillip Brent’s English wife, dependable though not one for household duties.
Poppy Norton-Taylor: Female, 20-35, any ethnicity - Assistant stage manager, emotional and over-sensitive, envious of Brooke whom she understudies, one-third of a Lloyd-Poppy-Brooke love triangle.
Lloyd Dallas: Male, 30-65, any ethnicity - Director of the play “Nothing On,” a lady’s man, temperamental, one third of a Lloyd-Poppy-Brooke love triangle.
Garry Lejeune/Roger Tramplemain: Male, 25-49, any ethnicity - Garry (offstage) is an actor who never finishes a sentence, slight stutter, dating Dotty, easily fired up, unjustifiably jealous of Frederick believing that Dotty was cheating on him with Freddy; Roger (onstage) is an English Real estate agent who is attempting to rent Flavia’s and Phillip's home, but uses it for his own personal benefit.
Frederick Fellows/Phillip Brent /Sheikh: Male, 25-50, any ethnicity - Freddy (offstage) is an actor with a serious fear of violence and blood and often questions the meaning of his lines and moves, must be able to jump up a flight of stairs with his pants around his ankles; Phillip Brent (onstage) is an Englishman who lives out of the country with his wife Flavia to avoid paying taxes; Sheikh (onstage) is Middle-Eastern, interested in renting Flavia’s and Phillip’s home, he is the spitting image of Phillip.
Selsdon Mowbray/Burglar: Male, 55+, any ethnicity - Selsdon Mowbray (offstage) is an elderly, alcoholic Englishman who hides his bottles all over the theater, is hard of hearing when he wants to be; Burglar (onstage) is an old Cockney man in his seventies breaking into the Brent's home.
Timothy Allgood: Male, 18+, any ethnicity - - an over-worked stage manager, carpenter, company manager, understudy, gofer; understudies Selsdon and Freddy.
Please note: BRITISH ACCENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL ACTORS
Note second audition date option on January 31st. Callbacks 2/1/22 6pm.