audition information for...

A Woman of No Importance
written by Oscar Wilde
directed by Armina LaManna

SHOW DATES:
NOVEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 20, 2014
Preview: Thursday, Nov. 13
Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm
plus Sunday Matinees, Dec. 7 & 14 @ 3pm

Rehearsals begin approx Sept. 18

AUDITION DATES/TIMES:
Friday, Sept. 5, 7-10pm
Sat-Sun, Sept. 6-7, 10am-4pm

LOCATION:
Sacred Fools North
4328 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029
right next to Pizza Paul and around the corner from the theater
- Directions -

Callbacks begin Monday, Sept. 8
 

ABOUT THE SHOW:

A woman's past comes back to haunt her when the lover who left her to raise their child alone becomes the potential employer of their illegitimate son. Wilde skewers gender bias and the outdated rules of Victorian society in this early feminist comedy of manners.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

* Please prepare a classical monologue, no more than two minutes long.

PLEASE NOTE:

GUARANTEED SIGNUPS ARE FOR COMPANY MEMBERS AND THOSE KNOWN TO THE PRODUCTION TEAM ONLY! ALL OTHERS, PLEASE SUBMIT VIA THE NOTICE ON NOW CASTING OR L.A. CASTING AND WE WILL CONTACT YOU IF INTERESTED. DO NOT DOUBLE SUBMIT.

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED
BY NO LATER THAN MONDAY, SEPT. 1

FOR COMPANY MEMBERS: You are strongly encouraged to attend first call. If you are unable to attend any of the initial audition times due to scheduling conflicts, you may request to proceed directly to callbacks if you notify the producers by no later than Mon, Sept. 1.

SIGNUP INSTRUCTIONS

· Choose three slots from the grid below.

· EMail your choices and your contact info to


· You will be contacted via EMail or phone to confirm your slot.

DOWNLOAD THE SCRIPT

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

All characters except Hester speak with a standard British dialect.

Mrs. Arbuthnot - A respectable widow in her early 40s (40-45) and mother to Gerald; has a secret past.

Lord Illingworth - A dandy in his mid forties (40-45); handsome, witty, a professional flirt, comes from money; father to Gerald, though he is not aware of this in the beginning.

Gerald Arbuthnot - The 19-year-old illegitimate son of Mrs. Arbuthnot and Lord Illingworth. Young, handsome, ideal, believes in honor and duty; in love with Miss Hester Worsley.

Lady Hunstanton - A typical Victorian aristocrat in her late 40s or early 50s (40-50), well meaning but ignorant, and the host of the party.

Lady Caroline Pontefract - A bully in her late 60s or early 70s (60-70); can say one thing in front of a person and the opposite behind that person’s back. She controls and strong-arms her husband, Sir John Ponterfract.

Sir John Pontefract - A quiet, elderly, resigned man in his 70s (65-75); husband to Lady Caroline, who controls their marriage.

Mr. Kelvil, M.P. - A stuffy and progressive moralist in his 50s (50-60); although he earnestly wishes to improve society, he lacks the charm and charisma needed to do so. He also seems to avoid his family as much as he can.

Lady Stutfield - in her 30s (27-37). Comes off as intellectually restricted, but may have ulterior motives - such a desperate need of attention from men.

Mrs. Allonby - (35-45) A coquette who has a bit of a reputation for controversy; the female dandy of the play. She is not the stereotypical female character, and exchanges witty repartee with Lord Illingworth.

Miss Hester Worsley - 18. An American puritan and an outsider to the British society in the play, Hester is both an orphan and an heiress, and is in love with Gerald. Standard-American accent - proper.

Footman - 40-60 years old, well groomed and has been in his trade for decades.

Choose three available slots
from the grid below.