[NEohioPAL] Lord of the Flies Auditions

[Brandon Stroud]

LORD OF THE FLIES 
Book by Nigel Williams
Based on William Golding's Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel Lord of the Flies

Director - BM Stroud


@ The Lighthouse (Community) Theatre of Fairport Harbor
located at Fairport Harding Highschool

329 Vine St
Fairport Harbor, OH 44077
Lake County
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Audition Information

CALL FOR APPOINTMENTS
Call Director, Brandon Stroud at 440-391-1703 for appointment (and questions).
Audition appointments will be in groups of 5 per 30 minutes

Audition Dates -
Tuesday, May 9, 2012 starting at 6:00 pm (Fairport Auditorium)
Wednesday, May 10, 2012 starting at 6:00 pm (Fairport Auditorium)
Callbacks by invitation only Thursday, May 11 starting at 6:00 pm (Fairport Auditorium)

Rehearsals begin in July. Schedule will be made collaboratively with the cast.
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Requirements -
- Auditioning in groups of 5 in 30 minute blocks
- Come prepared with a 1 minute contemporary monologue
- Come dressed to move.
- Please be familiar with the script and the characters.
- Please arrive before your scheduled time to fill out paperwork and plan to be in the audition a minimum of 1/2 hour.

Casting Information -
All roles are available. 
Needed:  A wide variety of young male actors.
All roles require being shirtless and involve lots of movement. (A written and verbal agreement must be met between the actors, parents/guardians, director and the school.) This play contains mature themes and motifs -- the rehearsal process will be handled with great respect, intelligence and art. 

Production Dates –
October 5, 6, 2012 – 7:30 pm
October 12, 13, 2012 – 7:30 pm
October 7, 13, 2012 -- 2:00 pm

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                                                                                                                         THE STORY
A plane crashes on a deserted island. The only survivors are a group of school boys. They live in a land of bright exotic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are inhabited by a terrifying beast¡­
Before long this well behaved group has turned into
a bloodthirsty and murderous tribe¡­


CAST


Ralph -  The novel’s protagonist, the twelve-year-old English boy who is elected leader of the group of boys marooned on the island. Ralph attempts to coordinate the boys’ efforts to build a miniature civilization on the island until they can be rescued. Ralph represents human beings’ civilizing instinct, as opposed to the savage instinct that Jack embodies.


Jack -  The novel’s antagonist, one of the older boys stranded on the island. Jack becomes the leader of the hunters but longs for total power and becomes increasingly wild, barbaric, and cruel as the novel progresses. Jack, adept at manipulating the other boys, represents the instinct of savagery within human beings, as opposed to the civilizing instinct Ralph represents.


Simon -  A shy, sensitive boy in the group. Simon, in some ways the only naturally “good” character on the island, behaves kindly toward the younger boys and is willing to work for the good of their community. Moreover, because his motivation is rooted in his deep feeling of connectedness to nature, Simon is the only character whose sense of morality does not seem to have been imposed by society. Simon represents a kind of natural goodness, as opposed to the unbridled evil of Jack and the imposed morality of civilization represented by Ralph and Piggy.


Piggy -  Ralph’s “lieutenant.” A whiny, intellectual boy, Piggy’s inventiveness frequently leads to innovation, such as the makeshift sundial that the boys use to tell time. Piggy represents the scientific, rational side of civilization.


Roger -  Jack’s “lieutenant.” A sadistic, cruel older boy who brutalizes the littluns and eventually murders Piggy by rolling a boulder onto him.


Sam and Eric -  A pair of twins closely allied with Ralph. Sam and Eric are always together, and the other boys often treat them as a single entity, calling them “Samneric.” The easily excitable Sam and Eric are part of the group known as the “bigguns.” At the end of the novel, they fall victim to Jack’s manipulation and coercion.




 
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