A THOUSAND CLOWNS Submission - Two River Theatre Company Auditions
Two River Theatre Company
A THOUSAND CLOWNS – Photo / Resume Request
Two River Theater Company Red Bank, NJ LORT D; $555/week minimum
Artistic Director: John Dias
Director: Davis McCallum
Writer: Herb Gardner
Casting Director: Janet Foster
1st rehearsal: 1/4/11. Runs: 2/1 – 2/20/11 (possible extension to 2/27)
NYC auditions will be held on an upcoming date TBD, by appointment only.
For consideration, email picture and resume to:
janet@janetfostercasting.com.
Or, if you do not have email access, mail to:
Janet Foster
3212 Cambridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10463
Seeking:
Murray:
Early 30s to early 40s. Murray is wickedly funny, acerbic, huge heart, doesn’t suffer fools and hates, hates, hates HYPOCRISY and MEDIOCRITY. He is unemployed. Depressed. Ferociously talented.
Nick:
Nick is a smart, loud, funny, precocious New York kid. He is 12 years old. He wants to pull his uncle out of his funk, and keep their family from being pulled apart by Child Services. Although he is only 12, he’s in the role of the grownup, encouraging Murray to get his act together.
Albert:
Mid-30s. Straight-laced government middle-manager who likes to find a mess and clean it up. He keeps meticulous files. He is engaged to Sandra at the beginning of the play. He wants to be taken seriously.
Sandra:
20s. Fresh from graduate school in Social Work, she’s gotten a job at Child Services and found herself engaged to Albert. She is now wondering why she wakes up feeling trapped. She is trying to be adult and make a good impression, but her more impulsive side hasn’t yet been totally exhausted.
Arnold:
40s. He is Murray’s brother and theatrical agent. He works in a MAD MEN type office, talks into a speakerphone. He knows that his high-maintenance brother has fallen into a pit of despair, and stops by every morning to check on him. He would have liked to be a writer himself, but ended up as an agent. Arnold still harbors an admiration for Murray’s unorthodox ways.
Leo:
30s to 40s. He makes tons of money doing something intensely stupid. He is not particularly funny or talented and needs Murray writing for him to keep the show a success. He doesn’t listen much to other people, but loves to talk. He wants to be admitted to the fraternity of real comedy guys, but knows that in the end, he’s just a guy in a chipmunk suit.
