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Breakdown
North Coast Repertory Theatre – Season 34 – Casting Breakdowns:
The Fox on the Fairway, by Ken Ludwig
Director: Matthew Wiener
Show has been cast.
Chapatti, by Christian O’Reilly
Director: Judith Ivey
Show has been cast.
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Great Nome Gold Rush, by Joe Vass
Director: David Ellenstein
First Rehearsal: December 14, 2015
Tech Weekend: January 9 & 10, 2016
Performances: January 13 – February 7, 2016
Possible Extension: February 10 – 14, 2016
Character Breakdown:
Still seeking:
SHERLOCK HOLMES, the English detective, male in his 30’s – 40’s
REGINALD INGRAM, Accused of murder; doubles with
HENRY SIMPSON, Attorney for Charlotte, male in his 30’s
ACE DOLAN, Nome gangster and con man; doubles with
CHARLES VALLIERE, House pianist at the Dexter, male in his 40’s – 50’s
CHARLOTTE VALACOUR ARNASON, A miner’s widow; female in her 30’s - role requires strong singing skills.
Now You See It, by Geroges Feydeau, Translated by Kenneth McLeish
Director: Bruce Turk
First Rehearsal: January 26, 2016
Tech Weekend: February 20 & 21, 2016
Performances: February 24 – March 20, 2016
Possible Extension: March 23 -27, 2016
Still seeking all roles:
Seeking bold actors with crisp verbal technique and depth of emotional life. All actors must demonstrate a highly developed skill with classical text and sharp comic instincts.
This adaptation is set in Edwardian England, so British accents will be used.
Character Breakdown:
SUMMERSBY: 30’s-40’s; a successful politician; confident; a man’s man who leads a double life
MARIE-LOUISE: 20’-30’s; new wife to Summersby; the widow of a philanderer, now consumed by jealousy and mistrust of her new husband; sensitive, with a broad emotional range
SHAFTSBURY-PHIPPS: 30’s-40‘s; former schoolmate of Summersby; in love with Marie-Louise; an off-beat character man of acute comic ability
VOLE: 40’s-60’s; a wine merchant, a character man of largess
ORIOLE: 40’s-60’s; Summersby’s butler; eccentric; a former vaudevillian; magic and circus skills (including unicycle) a plus
Way Down River; William Faulkner's ‘Old Man’, Adapted by Edward Morgan
Director: David Ellenstein
First Rehearsal: March 15, 2016
Tech Weekend: April 9 & 10, 2016
Performances: April 13 – May 8, 2016
Possible Extension: May 11 - 15, 2016
Character Breakdown:
AIKINS: Role has been cast.
Still seeking all remaining roles:
TOMMY: Male, 30-39, All Ethnicities - a bit high-strung.
IKE: Male, 50-59, All Ethnicities - grizzled and reserved.
ELLIE: Female, 25, All Ethnicities - thin and fairly pretty with an olive complexion.
DEPUTY BUCKWORTH: Male, 30-49, All Ethnicities - beefy, red-faced; also plays CAPTAIN/MAN WITH A GUN
WARDEN PERCY: Male, 18-64, All Ethnicities - well-bred southern gentleman; also plays DOCTOR/LAME MAN
COTTON FARMER: Male, 18-64, All Ethnicities - poor, uneducated; also plays ROUGH MAN/CAJUN/MR. ALLEN
Hedda Gabler, by Henrick Ibsen, Translated by Anne-Charlotte Harvey
Director: David Ellenstein
First Rehearsal: May 3, 2016
Tech Weekend: May 28 & 29, 2016
Performances: June 1 – June 26, 2016
Possible Extension: June 29 – July 3, 2016
Still seeking all roles:
Character Breakdown:
GEORGE TESMAN. – an academic who is as interested in research and travel as he is in his wife. Despite George's presumed rivalry with Eilert over Hedda, he remains a congenial and compassionate host, and even plans to return Eilert's manuscript after Eilert loses it in a drunken stupor.
HEDDA TESMAN, wife of George, newly married and bored with both her marriage and life, seeking to influence a human fate for the first time. She is the daughter of General Gabler.
MISS JULIANA TESMAN— George's loving aunt who has raised him since early childhood. She is also called Aunt Julle in the play, and Aunt Ju-Ju by George.
MRS. THEA ELVSTED. — A younger schoolmate of Hedda and a former acquaintance of George. Nervous and shy, Thea is in an unhappy marriage.
JUDGE BRACK. — An unscrupulous family friend.
EILERT LOVBORG. — George's former colleague, who now competes with George to achieve publication and a teaching position. Eilert was once in love with Hedda.
BERTA, servant at the Tesmans.
Ain't Misbehavin', Music by Thomas Fats Waller
Conceived by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Lyrics by Various
Director: Yvette Freeman-Hartley
Music Director: Lanny Hartley
First Rehearsal: June 14, 2016
Tech Weekend: July 9 & 10, 2016
Performances: July 13 – August 7, 2016
Possible Extension: August 10 - 21, 2016
Still seeking all roles:
Character Breakdown:
ANDRÉ An unrepentant party hound. A flirt and a bit of a womanizer.
Male, 25-45 yrs old
Range: G2 - E6
ARMELIA A voluptuous and sassy woman. Very strong-willed and not afraid to share her thoughts.
Female, 25-45 yrs old
Range: G3 - C6
CHARLAINE A sweet, young lady. Very innocent.
Female, 18-25 yrs old
Range: G3 - G5
KEN Jovial, cheerful, and loud. Larger than life.
Male, 25-45 yrs old
Range: D3 - C6
NELL Confident and charming. A knowledgeable woman of the world.
Female, 30-45 yrs old
Range: F3 - F5
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