The English Theatre of Hamburg Presents DON’T MISUNDERSTAND ME Nov 22

THE ENGLISH THEATRE OF HAMBURG presents DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME, comedy by Patrick Cargill, Director: Clifford Dean

Auditions: Late September/early October in London

Rehearsal Dates: 1 November-21 November in Hamburg

Opening Date: 22 November 2010 for eight performances a week for a maximum of 12 weeks.

Venue: THE ENGLISH THEATRE OF HAMBURG (16O seats)

Rate: The weekly net fee paid for rehearsal and performance periods amounts to Euro 260,-- The gross salary will vary depending on deductions for tax and social insurances. Payment is made in cash in Hamburg beginning the first Friday of employment. The theatre provides transportation to Hamburg and back to England as well as accommodation in Hamburg.

Story:

A middle-aged British man has a brief affair with a young woman in America and she manages to track him down to his home in England. Keeping her true identity from his wife throws the man and his brother, who aids in the deception, into a series of hilarious complications which are compounded by the arrival of the brother's wife.

Characters:

CHARLES: (late 40s) Attractive businessman and father. Serious minded, but not without a sense of humour. Somewhat naive and bumbling as he struggles to cover up an affair and save his marriage.

MARGERY: (middle 40s) Charles' wife. Elegant, sophisticated. Sharp-witted. Is secretly carrying on an affair herself.

ROBERT: (middle 40s) Charles' younger brother. Considers himself a playboy. On his second marriage. Charming, at times raunchy. Flamboyant manner.

JAYNIE: (20s) Sexy, vivacious young woman from California. Gullible. (Standard American accent-not southern!-required for this character.)

THE GIRL: (20s) Turns out to be Robert's new wife. Pretty. Sincere. Vulnerable. Can also assert herself when necessary.

Applicants must be holders of an EC passport!

Please send suggestions (no phone calls please) with c.v.'s and photographs to:
Gordon Griffin

2O Canfield Gardens,

London NW6 3LA

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