[NEohioPAL] AUDITIONS - One Man Two Guvnors' - Blank Canvas Theatre

Sat Jul 2 13:40:47 PDT 2022

Blank Canvas Theatre

Auditions for

The Cleveland Premiere

of

ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS’

By Richard Bean

with songs by Grant Olding

Based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni

Directed by Anne McEvoy

Sign Up: Email Patrick at blankcanvastheatre.com to sign up for one of the below dates and include your ideal date for auditioning.

Audition Date: Tuesday July 12th and Wednesday July 13th

Time: 7:00pm- 9:00pm (ALL ACTORS are asked to arrive by 7pm. If you cannot make it at 7pm, please inform us in your email)

What to prepare: Readings will be from the script. No monologues required. We will provide sides before the audition date. A general familiarity with the play will be beneficial to your audition. A headshot and resume is appreciated.

Performance Dates: September 9th-24th. Shows will be Thursdays-Sundays. Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm. Sundays at 7pm (Show will close on a Saturday night)

Rehearsals: Will begin August 15th and will be Sunday-Thursdays. Typically, 7pm-10pm, though Sundays will be 6pm-10pm. This is only a FOUR-week rehearsal period. Though there may be a couple earlier dates scheduled for some table work.

Pay: Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the cast of each show. The cast splits this evenly.
*At this time, there are no Equity contracts available for this show.

Audition Location:

Blank Canvas Theatre

1305 78th Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios)

Cleveland, OH 44102

(Click here<http://blankcanvastheatre/directions> for directions or visit our website)

The Story

Brighton, England. 1963. Change is in the air, and Francis Henshall is looking to make his mark. Fired from a skiffle band and in search of work, he finds himself employed by small-time gangster Roscoe Crabbe, in town to collect a fee from his fiancee's gangster father. But Roscoe is really Rachel, posing as her own dead brother, herself in love with Stanley Stubbers (her brother's killer) who, in turn, becomes our hero's other 'guvnor'. Fighting a mounting sense of confusion, Francis goes out of his way to serve both bosses. But with the distractions of a pneumatic bookkeeper, a self-important actor and select members of the criminal fraternity (not to mention his own mammoth appetite) to contend with, how long can he keep them apart? Richard Bean's hilarious comedy received 5-star reviews from every London newspaper and was the hit of the 2012 Broadway season.

Character Breakdown

* The age range for each character is flexible and all ethnicities and body types will be considered.

Francis Henshall - This role has already been cast and will be played by Patrick Ciamacco. All other roles are open.

Charlie “the Duck” Clench (Male 50s-60s) Small-‐time London gangster that runs a scrap metal company. Streetwise, but not intelligent. Father to Pauline. Cockney accent.

Pauline Clench (Female 20s-30s) Daughter to Charlie. Young, pretty, full of life and VERY stupid. Was engaged to Roscoe (before he died) and now engaged and utterly in love with Alan Dangle. A broad cockney accent.

Alan Dangle (Male 20s-30s) A young aspiring and terribly over dramatic actor with little common sense. Hot-‐headed and passionate, but ineffective. Engaged to Pauline. Middle-‐class London accent.

Dolly (Female 20s‐40s) Charlie’s busty feminist bookkeeper. Smart and sassy, she’s had her fair share of men and is a true match for Francis. Northern accent optional.

Harry Dangle (Male 40s-60s) Father to Alan Dangle and partner in a shady law firm-‐ the stereotypical fat crooked lawyer. Constantly trying to sound higher brow than he really is. Posh RP accent, which occasionally dips into cockney.

Stanley Stubbers (Male 20s‐30s) A posh public-‐school boy from the Home Counties. Utterly confident and steeped in the arrogance of the upper classes.

Rachel Crabbe (Female 20s‐30s) London girl from a criminal family. Sharp and quick-‐witted, driven by her love for Stanley. Spends the play pretending to be her dead twin brother so must be able to play the caricature of a man.

Lloyd Boateng (Male, 40s-50s) A London/Jamaican ex-‐con and friend to Charlie Clench. Charismatic, working class with an air of charm. Loyal, warm and owner of “The Cricketers Arms” pub.

Alfie (Male/Female, 18+) The slow and doddering “elderly” waiter played by a younger actor. A great physical comedian. Must be able, willing, and ready to do several prat falls and engage in challenging, choreographed physical comedy. May be double cast as ensemble.

Gareth (Male/Female, 40+) Supercilious, efficient head waiter. Physically adept - helps out with quite a lot of “business”. RP (Received Pronunciation) accent. May be double cast as ensemble.

Ensemble (Open) One or two actors will be cast as an old woman, a vicar, a taxi driver, police officers and more. These are mostly non-‐speaking roles, but essential.

 If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. We look forward to seeing you at auditions!