Auditions at Clague Playhouse for *Lettice and Lovage* “One of the sharpest, wittiest, most passionate and elegant plays of the year.” - *London Sunday Express* By Peter Shaffer (*Amadeus*, *Equus*), directed by David Vegh Audition dates/time: Monday, July 14th and Tuesday, July 15th from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Show dates: March 27th thru April 19th, 2026 Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30PM and Sundays at 2:00PM. Sides from the script will be provided at the auditions. If possible, please arrive at 6pm to receive full group instructions. If this is an issue for you, it’s not a deal-breaker, come anyway! Please arrive by 7:45pm at the latest. If you know that you will be unable to arrive before 7:45pm, please email the director, David Vegh, at dmv36@case.edu. Note: The show is set in England (mostly London) and the director would like to hear your best attempt at a British dialect at the audition. Please bring resume and headshot, if available. If you don't have a headshot, Clague will shoot one at auditions. No appointment is necessary. You can fill out audition form onsite or from website. Please print and bring with you. The story: Lettice Douffet, an expert on Elizabethan cuisine and medieval weaponry, is an indefatigable but daffy enthusiast of history and the theatre. As a tour guide at Fustian House, one of the least stately of London’s stately homes, she theatrically embellishes its historical past, ultimately coming up on the radar of Lotte Schon, an inspector from the Preservation Trust. Neither impressed or entertained by Lettice’s freewheeling history lessons, Schon fires her. Not one to go without a fight, Lettice engages the stoic, conventional Lotte in a battle to the death of all that is sacred to the Empire and the crown. This hit play by the author of Equus and Amadeus featured a triumphant, award-winning performance by Dame Maggie Smith in London and on Broadway. Characters: LETTICE DOUFFET - female, any race/ethnicity, 50s-70s. Willfully eccentric, flamboyant and theatrical. A consummate actress who lives for breathing color into an otherwise grey world, even if it means embellishing the truth on occasion. LOTTIE SCHOEN – female, any race/ethnicity, 50s-60s. Buckled up and 100% by-the-book Personnel Manager. Aggressively no nonsense. Resting dour face. But also suppressing a vibrant passion for life that Lettice awakens in her. MISS FRAMER – female, any race/ethnicity, 20s-30s, anxious in a comedic way. Lottie’s downtrodden Administrative Assistant. May also double as a Tour Member. MR. BARDOLPH – male, any race/ethnicity, middle-aged. Extremely dry, stoic and business-like Barrister. Initially befuddled by Lettice’s eccentric ways, he soon falls under the spell of her storytelling. May also double as a Tour Member. A SURLY MAN - A stuffy, pretentious Elizabethan scholar. Will also play a Tour Member. TOUR MEMBERS - We will cast four Tour Members in total. Some will also play other supporting roles in the play. These are smaller roles with just a handful of lines. These would be ideal for someone new to acting who would like to have the experience of doing a play, but would prefer a smaller role with less responsibility and memorization. Thanks and we look forward to seeing you at auditions! - - - - - - - - - Clague Playhouse, Inc. 1371 Clague Road Westlake, OH 44145 info@ClaguePlayhouse.org <info@clagueplayhouse.org> 440-331-0403 www.ClaguePlayhouse.org <http://www.clagueplayhouse.org/> *Follow us on **Facebook* <https://www.facebook.com/ClaguePlayhouse/>*!*