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 PASEO ARTS PRESS RELEASE |
Ghostlight Theatre Club
announces auditions for their next production
The Real Thing
By Tom Stoppard
Directed
Auditions: Saturday, December 12 @ 1pm
Callbacks: Monday, December 14 @ 7pm
Audition Location: Ghostlight Theatre, 3110 N. Walker Ave, 73118
Parking Located @ Edgemere Elementary School
Show runs: March 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27
Rehearsals begin February 1, 2010
THE REAL THING by Tom Stoppard is a multiple Tony Award winning Broadway smash. The play focuses upon Henry, who, much like Stoppard, is a successful playwright. Henry is married to an actress, Charlotte, who is playing the lead in his current play; he has fallen in love with another actress, Annie, for whom he soon leaves Charlotte. But is his new love ‘‘the real thing?’’ Underlying the major themes of love and adultery are related concerns. Does art influence life? Can life imitate art (the converse of the proverb ‘‘art imitates life’’)? Must art have a political and social value, as many people continually argue, or can it stand alone, as art for art’s sake? Stoppard argues that intellectuals are taking political expression for literature, and he makes a strong case that art should be valued for its aesthetic merits alone.
Audiences in the 1960s and 1970s delighted in Stoppard’s wit and cleverness, although they occasionally questioned whether the playwright could apply his genius to real life problems such as love and passion. The Real Thing ended such speculation and confirmed Stoppard’s reputation for stylistic experimentalism and innovation.
All roles available and ages are not important. British accents may be used in this production. Though it is not a requirement, please be prepared to try an accent at auditions.
Annie is an actress who is married to Max but is conducting an affair with Henry.
Billy is a young actor who falls in love with Annie.
Brodie is an ungrateful and chauvinistic man who loves Annie.
Charlotte is the lead actress in Henry’s new play, House of Cards. She is also Henry’s wife.
Debbie is Henry and Charlotte’s world-wise seventeen year old daughter.
Henry, a successful London playwright, is the play’s protagonist. Henry is married to Charlotte, the lead actress in his current play House of Cards but having an affair with Annie.
Max is the lead actor in Henry’s new play, House of Cards and is married to Annie.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Perusal sides will be available for check out after Thanksgiving weekend. Contact Ghostlight at 286-9412 for more information.
Please bring a resume and headshot to the audition. If you do not have a head shot, a digital photo will be taken of you before you sign in. Be prepared to list any conflicts you might have during the rehearsal and performance period at the auditions.
http://www.ghostlightokc.com for more info!
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