[NEohioPAL] Workshop Players Auditions This Weekend .. Don't Dress For Dinner by Mark Camoletti

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Auditions!  Auditions!  Auditions!
*Don’t Dress for Dinner *by Mark Camoletti, directed by Pat Price
Sunday February 19 and Monday February 20
 7:00 at Workshop Players Theater, 44820 Middle Ridge Rd., Amherst

This six character farce, featuring 3 men and 3 women just never stops
coming at the audience with identity switches and surprises.  The writing
is a gift to actors involved in this madcap pace.  Here’s what the Guardian
had to say about it, “Hurtling along at the speed of light Marc Camoletti’s
breathtaking farce is a near faultless piece of theatrical invention …”

Bernard —40s-60s.  He hopes to entertain his chic Parisienne mistress at
his home when his wife goes to care for her ailing mother.  In preparation
he hires a gourmet cook to make the weekend special AND invites his
unsuspecting best friend as an alibi.
As things go awry Bernard becomes increasing unraveled and spilled upon,
requiring many changes of shirts!!

Jacqueline —40s-60s.  Bernard’s wife’s plans change when she hears that
Robert, Bernard’s best friend, is coming for the weekend because of an
affair that they have begun.  Stunned and confused by the behavior of both
her paramour and her husband as the evening unfolds, she slowly catches on
to the truth of the situation, or does she?

Robert — 40s-60s.  Poor Robert is ambushed again and again as he first
learns of Bernard’s real plans, then discovers that his own mistress
(Bernard’s wife) will, indeed, be there.  Out of necessity he assumes
several different identities as he scrambles desperately to make it through
the evening.  For poor Robert, it’s an uphill battle.

Suzanne— 30s-50s.  Bernard’s Parisienne mistress arrives and is immediately
mistaken by Robert as the gourmet chef, a role she must try to play out as
the evening progresses.  She is ill suited for that task as is soon evident
her her frustration elevates. Since she is a model, Suzanne must be able to
carry herself off as such even in the midst of confusing role playing.

Suzette —30s-50s.  She is REALLY the cook who takes on the role of the
mistress.  She definitely plays this role with relish, despite initial
confusion over the evening’s goings on.  Quite the entrepreneur, Suzette
benefits monetarily from the ruse and loves every minute of it, rubbing it
in whenever possible.

George— 40s-60s.  George is Suzette’s husband who appears for the last
scene of the play.  He is somewhat surprised when faced with the events of
the evening to say the least.  George must be physically imposing and
capable of using some of that muscle in a theatrically safe way, of course!!

Performance dates: April 20 - May 7.


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44820 Middle Ridge Road, Amherst, OH 44001
Box Office: 440-988-5613 (Box Office hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
contact at workshopplayers.com
www.workshopplayers.com

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