[NEohioPAL] Deathtrap Auditions this weekend

[Maureen Dempsey]

Hello Actors!

I have received emails stating, "there are no roles for me in this."  I assure you, I am open to creative choices.  I do NOT follow the "typical," if you will, casting options.  I am open to many possibilities especially for Helga and Porter.  The age is really open to what is reasonable.  The lawyer can't be believable as a 9 year old girl.  I want to give the audience something new to see.  Be creative.  But please, 40 year old white men, you are welcome too. 


Deathtrap Auditions! Yes, this is a play, live on the stage.
 
Please! READ the notice.  
 
And Please do NOT reply to this email.  Please send your request for a time to maureen126 at gmail.com
When you send your request please include the time AND the day.  There are TWO days.
The Auditions are at EAST CLEVELAND THEATER.  If you have never been there, it is a delight to see.  It is a converted church with a lot of charm.  http://goo.gl/maps/wLm8y There is a parking lot in the back which you can access from Windemere St.  Once you enter the theater from the door in the back you will follow signs down to the cafeteria area for the audition.  But check out this wonderful theater.  
 
**Please feel free to email me with any questions.  I would be happy to discuss the play with you.  So please email me maureen126 at gmail.com  The notice is below.

Auditions for “Deathtrap”
DEATHTRAP, A Thriller in Two Acts    by Ira Levin
 
AUDITION DATE:                 Feb. 9th  10am – 2pm 
                                                Feb. 10th 10am – 12pm   Callbacks after if needed
LOCATION:                           East Cleveland Theater
14108 Euclid Ave 
East Cleveland, OH 44112 
216-851-8721
DIRECTOR:                           Maureen Dempsey
 
Audition times are open however you can schedule a specific time.  Please email maureen126 at gmail.comfor an audition time spot if you’d like one.  You may come to the open audition however; those with an appointment will have priority.  All others are on a first come first served basis.
 
SHOW DATES: Four weekends in April. Saturday Evening and Sunday Matinee 
Saturday, April 06, 2013  8:00pm  
Sunday, April 07, 2013  3:00pm    
Saturday, April 13, 2013  8:00pm  
Sunday, April 14, 2013  3:00pm    
Saturday, April 20, 2013  8:00pm  
Sunday, April 21, 2013  3:00pm    
Saturday, April 27, 2013  8:00pm  
Sunday, April 28, 2013  3:00pm  
 
SUMMARY: Renowned playwright, Sidney Bruhl, is in a writer’s slump. Clifford Anderson, a student from one of Sidney’s writing seminars, has recently sent his mentor, Sidney, a copy of his first attempt at playwriting for his review. Clifford’s play, “Deathtrap,” is a five character, two act thriller and painfully perfect in its construction. Out of his desperate desire to once again be the toast of Broadway, Sidney cooks up a scheme to lure the would-be playwright to the Bruhl home, kill him, and market the sure-fire script as Sidney’s own.  Myra, who yearns for Sidney to be back on top, wonders in her silence. When Clifford arrives, things are not what they seem. Helga Ten Dorp, a colorful psychic from next door, and Porter Milgram, Sidney’s observant attorney, speculate where the line between truth and deception lie.
 
BACKGROUND: Deathtrap by Ira Levin is a play within a play. It began its Broadway run in 1978 at the Music Box Theater and holds the record for the longest running comedy-thriller on Broadway and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. The play was later adapted into a film starring Christopher Reeve, Michael Caine and Dyan Cannon.
 
All ethnicities are welcome for all roles.
This is a nonunion production.
 
AUDITION MATERIAL:Auditions will consist of reading from the script.
 
REHEARSALS: We will rehearse evenings and some weekends starting Feb. 24th.  Tech week, everyone is needed every evening, is the first week of April leading up to our opening on April 6th.
 
 
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:  ALL ROLES ARE OPEN
 
SIDNEY BRUHL (M)A famous playwright. After a taste of success, he is now desperate to be back on top but has been stifled in his creativity. He is polished, manipulative and seemingly confident. Willing to learn some stage combat.
 
CLIFF ANDERSON (M) An aspiring young playwright. Good-looking, intelligent and charming. He is determined to become a successful playwright and willing to compromise anything for a hit. Willing to learn some stage combat.
 
MYRA BRUHL (F)Sidney’s wife. Sophisticated, upper class and in need of her husband’s success.
 
HELGA TEN DORP (F but maybe…)A famous foreign psychic who is visiting the neighbors of the Bruhl’s. She is quirky, bold and struggles with her English.
 
PORTER MILGRAM (M but maybe…)A lawyer. An imposing man of substance who is on the lookout for Sidney’s best interests. A friend of the family.
 
** I am open to creative choices.  Have fun!
*** Please check my facebook page for updates.  https://www.facebook.com/Dempsey126
This is available in Google Drive  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxPT8iVN8zUJWUozZ3VVdFlkeHc/edit?usp=sharing
 


Maureen Dempsey
www.maureendempsey.com
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