PITTSBURGH IRISH AND CLASSICAL THEATRE 2013 SEASON - Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre Auditions

– EPAs by Appointment in PA

(Pittsburgh, PA) SPT; $392/week minimum 

Producing Artistic Director: Andrew S. Paul

2013 Season:

OUR CLASS by Tadeusz Slobodzianek

English version by Ryan Craig

Directed by Andrew Paul

First Rehearsal: March 12, 2013

Performances: April 10-May 4, 2013

Henry Heymann Theatre

OUR CLASS (the winner of the NIKE Prize, Poland's highest literary honor) tells the story of a group of schoolchildren, Jewish and Catholic.  This is Poland, 1925. As the children grow up, their country is torn apart by invading armies, first Soviet and then Nazi.  Internal grievances deepen as fervent nationalism develops; friends betray each other; violence escalates.  Until these ordinary people carry out an extraordinary and monstrous act that darkly resonates to this day. 

Seeking an ensemble of ten actors for the following roles (aging during the course of the play from 6 to 83 years):

Zocha - in love with Menachem, hides him in her family barn during troubles and later emigrates to America

Menachem - handsome and stalwart, director of the Aurora cinema and later runs the Secret Police investigation into the crimes

Rachelka (later Marianna) - Jewish, is saved from the massacre by marrying Wladek and converting to Christianity

Heniek - participates in the crimes despite his conscience and later becomes a Catholic priest

Dora -  movie star beautiful, married to Menachem and a young mother of his child, is killed in the tragedy

Rysiek - events turn him into a terrorist and thug, very forceful and angry

Zygmunt - spies for the Soviets, participates in the crimes, plays both sides against the middle

Abram - our narrator, he emigrates to America before the tragedy, a positive, life-affirming character

Jakub Katz - outspoken and verbose young classmate, pro-Soviet, the first to be murdered

Wladek - A simple farmer in love with Rachelka, capable of great courage

THE KREUTZER SONATA by Leo Tolstoy

Adapted by Nancy Harris

Director: TBA

First rehearsal: May 7, 2013

Performances: May 30-June 22, 2013

Henry Heymann Theatre

A play about death, desire and Beethoven.  A man boards a train; the confined space of the carriage triggers potent memories.  Soon he is confessing to a terrible crime, one for which he holds Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata responsible.  In this adaptation by Nacy Harris musicians and actor come together to bring the story to life for the stage.

Seeking the following acting role:

Pozdynyshev - a well-dressed man, aged 45-65, our storyteller

LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN by Oscar Wilde

Directed by Alan Stanford

First rehearsal: June 18, 2013

Performances: July 11-27, 2013

The Charity Randall Theatre

Set in the drawing rooms of Victorian high society, the play is a delightfully funny yet honest look at the strict rules governing the upper class - and the considerable consequences of breaking those rules.  Suspecting her husband of infidelity with Mrs. Erlynne, a woman of ill-repute, Lady Windermere decides to strike back at him with her own unfaithfulness.  An unlikely rescuer prevents her from committing this act, saving her from the deed and its damage to her reputation.

Seeking the following roles:

Lord Windermere - (late 30s) a serious man of business and loving husband to Lady Windermere

Lord Darlington - (40s) louche sophisticate with a reputation for being a rather naughty boy

Lord Augustus Lorton - (50s) in love with Mrs. Erlynne

Mr. Cecil Graham - (20s) a young intellectual with a biting wit

Mr. Dumby - (40s) sophisticated and self-involved

Parker - (age 45-75) the quintessential butler

Lady Windermere - (age 21) wife to Lord Windermere, rather naive and puritan in her beliefs

The Duchess of Berwick - (50s) a rather domineering mother and society gossip

Mrs. Erlynne - (40s) a woman tainted by scandal attempting to reintroduce herself into society

Lady Plymdale - (aged 30-50) an attractive, intelligent society woman and party guest

Lady Stutfield - (aged 30-50) an attractive, rather dim society woman and party guest

DON JUAN COMES BACK FROM THE WAR by Odon von Horvath

in a new version by Duncan Macmillan

Directed by Andrew Paul

First rehearsal: July 16, 2013

Performances: August 8-31, 2013

Henry Heymann Theatre

Don Juan's back from the War and he's got some catching up to do. Berlin is crumbling, but after years of abstinence, the Don is ready for more of the debauchery that once made his name.  Amidst political and economic upheaval, Don Juan finds himself increasingly at odds with the man he used to be.  Is this notorious lothario about to experience a sudden change of heart? 

The play is written for a single male actor and an ensemble of six actresses, each of whom plays multiple roles

Don Juan - (40s) a middle-aged wreck of a man, but still retains his trademark sex appeal

Woman #1 - (50s) plays the Landlady, a crazed woman with a knife, and is featured as the Mother Abbess 

Woman #2 - (25-35) plays five featured roles, must be attractive and versatile

Woman #3 - (20-25) must be youthful, able to play a child

Woman #4 - (25-35) plays multiple roles, attractive and versatile

Woman #5 - (35-45) plays multiple roles, requires versatility

Woman #6 -  (25-35) plays multiple roles, attractive and versatile

A SKULL IN CONNEMARA by Martin McDonagh

Director: TBA

First rehearsal: August 20, 2013

Performances: September 11-28, 2013

The Charity Randall Theatre

For one week each autumn, Mick Dowd is hired to disinter the bones in certain sections of the local cemetery, to make way for the new arrivals.  As the time approaches for him to dig up those of his own late wife, strange rumors regarding his involvement in her sudden death seven years ago gradually begin to resurface.

Mick Dowd - (50s) gruff and intimidating

Maryjohnny Rafferty - (70s) his heavy-set, white-haired  neighbor

Mairtin Hanlon - (late teens, early 20s) Mick's assistant, child-like and often idiotic

Thomas Hanlon - (30s) a policeman, Mairtin's more substantial older brother

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CRUCIFER OF BLOOD by Paul Giovanni

Directed by Alan Stanford

First rehearsal: November 12, 2013

Performances: December 4-21, 2013

The Charity Randall Theatre

An ensemble of nine men and one woman with doubling

Sherlock Holmes - (40s) the great detective

Dr. John Watson - (40-55) his famous sidekick

Captain Neville St. Claire - (50s) - an officer and English gentleman, ruggedly handsome

Major Alistair Ross - (50s) - cold, effete, full of questionable humor, an odd mixture of malevolence and charm

Irene St. Claire - (25-30) a woman of great beauty possessed of an appealing and unshakeable directness

Inspector Lestrade/Leper - (40s) - the bumbling representative of Scotland Yard

Jonathan Small - (25 and later 50s) - a young, working-class soldier later seen as an old peddler with an eye patch and wooden stump for a leg

Birdy Johnson - (25-30) - manservant to Alistair Ross, a young Cockney of surly disposition and limited resources

Wali Dad/Hopkins - (25-35) - a wily thief disguised as a witless Afghan

Durga Dass/Mordecai Smith - (25-35) - in cahoots with Wali Dad, a charming Indian jewel thief

Actors unable to attend the call can submit headshot and resume for consideration to PICT, ATTN: CASTING, P.O. Box 23607, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.