The Willoughby Summer Theatre Festival is proud to announce auditions for its 2024 season… *You Can't Take It With You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart *The Gin Game by Donald L. Coburn *The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Audition Information: Saturday, March 23rd from 3pm-6pm Sunday, March 24th from 3pm-6pm Audition Location: Andrews Osborne Academy 38588 Mentor Avenue Willoughby, Ohio 44094 Audition Preparation: *Auditions will consist of readings from the script. *Please bring a current headshot/resume. *Please bring any potential rehearsal conflict you may have between June 3rd-July 26th, 2024. Sign up for an audition appointment here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0B4FABAB29A7F4C52-47528673-willo... All roles in You Can't Take It With You and Importance of Being Earnest are open. All roles in The Gin Game have been pre-cast. Returning company members, if you are interested in spending the summer with us again but you are unavailable to attend auditions, feel free to contact either Darryl Lewis at dlewis@andrewsosborne.com from You Can't Take it With You inquiries, or Chris Bizub at cmb164@1870.uakron.edu for Importance of Being Earnest inquiries. Performance Dates are between JULY 26 TO AUGUST 11, 2024 You Can't It With You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart Directed by Darryl Lewis Performs: July 26th @ 7pm July 27th @ 7pm Aug 1st @ 7pm Aug 3rd @ 7pm The Gin Game by Donald L. Coburn Directed by Michael Rogan Performs July 28th @ 7pm July 31st @ 7pm Aug 2nd @7pm Aug 4th @ 5pm You Can’t Take it With You & The Gin Game Performance Location: Andrews Osborne Academy 38588 Mentor Avenue Willoughby, Ohio 44094 The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde Directed by Chris Bizub Performs: July 27th @ 2pm July 28th @ 2pm Aug 3rd @ 2pm Aug 4th @ 2pm Aug 10th @ 2pm Aug 11th @ 2pm Performance Location: The Importance of Being Earnest will be presented outdoors in downtown Willoughby and downtown Chagrin Falls. This season is made possible by the generous people at the Chagrin Valley Little Theater and a generous grant from the Ohio Arts Council. ADDITIONAL INFO: You Can't Take It With You Character Breakdown Martin Vanderhof (Grandpa) - Martin Vanderhof is mainly called “Grandpa” in the play; he is the head of the family in every way. Penelope Sycamore - Penelope -- or Penny, as everyone calls her -- , is married to Paul, and is the daughter of Martin Paul Sycamore - Paul Sycamore is Penny’s husband, and Essie and Alice’s father. Essie Carmichael - Essie is the eldest daughter of Penny and Paul Sycamore, and granddaughter to Grandpa Alice Sycamore - Alice is the younger daughter of Penny and Paul Sycamore and granddaughter of Grandpa Vanderhof. Ed Carmichael - Ed is Essie’s husband and son-in-law to Penny and Paul. Tony Kirby - Tony is Alice’s boyfriend and eventual fiancé. He is the Vice President of Kirby and Company Mr. Anthony Kirby - Mr. Kirby is Tony’s father and the head of the Wall Street firm Kirby and Company Mrs. Miriam Kirby - Mrs. Kirby is the wife of Mr. Anthony Kirby and mother to Tony Boris Kolenkov - Russian. Kolenkhov is Essie’s ballet instructor. He admits that she is a horrible ballet dancer Donald - Donald is Rheba’s longtime boyfriend who frequently visits her where she works, Rheba - Rheba is the maid for the Vanderhof/Sycamore family, but she is treated like one of the family. Mr. De Pinna - Mr. De Pinna is a close friend of the family, who has lived with them for the last eight years. Wilbur Henderson - Mr. Henderson works for the IRS and comes to talk to Grandpa about owing 22 years of back taxes Gay Wellington - Gay Wellington is an actress who Penny invites to the house to read her plays. Grand Duchess Olga Katrina - Grand Duchess Olga Katrina was one of the Grand Duchesses of Russia before the Revolution G-Men - 3-5 actors who arrest the family at the end of Act 2 The Importance of Being Earnest About the show: The Importance of Being Earnest is the most renowned of Oscar Wilde’s comedies. It’s the story of two bachelors, John ‘Jack’ Worthing and Algernon ‘Algy’ Moncrieff, who create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives. They attempt to win the hearts of two women who, conveniently, claim to only love men called Ernest. The pair struggle to keep up with their own stories and become tangled in a tale of deception, disguise and misadventure. The elaborate plot ridicules Victorian sensibilities with some of the best loved, and indeed bizarre, characters to be found on the modern stage. Requirements & Preparation: *Cold readings from the script. *Bring a current headshot/resume *Bring a list of any and all conflicts beginning June 3rd, 2024. Casting Information: John Worthington – Male, Age Late 20s-30s Algernon Moncreiff – Male, Age 20s-30s Gwendolen Fairfax – Female, Age 20s-30s Lady Bracknell – Male/Female, Age 50+ Rev. Canon Chasuble – Male, Age 50+ Miss Prism – Female, Age 40+ Lane – Male, Ages 30+ Merriman – Male, Ages 30+