[NEohioPAL] Auditions for Night of Chekhov One-Acts!

[Hannah Hilty]

THE WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE:



AUDITIONS FOR

*FRAGMENTS OF FARCE:*

*A Night of Comedic Sketches by Anton Chekhov*

A virtual production with WRP Connect

By Anton Chekhov

Directed by August Scarpelli



*From a man whose speech about the evils of tobacco turns into a complaint
about his overbearing wife; to a man and a widow whose argument over money
turns into a duel to the death, and also falling in love; and with a finale
of an aged stage actor and a servant discussing the life of theatre, these
comedies about the errors of being human are sure to brighten up this
dreary winter. All performed in one night, “On the Harmful Effects of
Tobacco,” “The Bear,” and “The Swan Song” by Anton Chekhov will run about
an hour.*



We are looking for a diverse group of actors to portray these characters
and bring these stories to life virtually. This show will encourage
fluidity in gender, race, and age.



*Virtual auditions* will be held via Zoom on *Thursday, 1/14/2021 *from
7pm-10pm and *Saturday, 1/16/2021 *from 1pm-4pm.



Email august at thewrp.org for a 15-minute audition slot. When you have
secured a slot, you will receive a response about the link to the Zoom
meeting.



Please prepare one approximately 90-second speech from Chekhov or one of
his contemporaries (i.e. plays from about 1860-1910).



If you are not able to attend one of the above audition times, pre-recorded
auditions will be accepted to august at thewrp.org no later than Sunday,
1/17/2021 @ 7pm.



*Performance Dates* will be February 19th and 20th, at 7:30pm each night.
Each night of shows will be live-streamed through Zoom.



*Production Schedule:* We will be rehearsing weekdays (typically 7pm-10pm)
and potentially weekend afternoons, depending on the actor's availability.
This will be a fairly minimal time commitment.



*Available roles:*

(Roles may be doubled if seen fit)



Ivan Ivanovich Nyukhin, a man giving a speech (*“On the Harmful Effects of
Tobacco”*)

Elena Ivanovna Popova, a landowning widow (*“The Bear”*)

Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov, a middle-aged landowner (*“The Bear”*)

Luka, an aged servant (*“The Bear”*)

Nikita Ivanitch, a prompter, an old man (*“The Swan Song”*)

Vasili Svietlovidoff, a comedian, 68 years old (*“The Swan Song”*)

*Production requirements:* A free Zoom account, a stable wifi connection, a
clean and quiet room to record in, a microphone that picks up speech
cleanly, a camera with a clear image, and the ability to have at least one
isolated light source that you are able to control.



If you have any questions, or would like more information about the play or
project, please email august at thewrp.org.

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