AUDITION NOTICE – ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
The Candlelight Theatre will present Arsenic and Old Lace May 7 to June 19.
Directed by Tom Teti
Auditions:
At University of the Arts
Monday, February 8, 2016
1101 S. Broad St., Studio F (3rd flr)
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Sign in 6:30 pm, auditions 7:00 pm
At The Candlelight Theatre
Monday, February15th and Tuesday, February 16th, 2015
2208 Millers Road, Wilmington, DE 19810
Sign in 6:30 pm, auditions 7:00
Please come with headshot and resume stapled together.
Auditions will involve reading from the script
Rehearsals will begin approximately March 15, Performances May 7 to June 19
Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.
Also scheduled: 1 Thursday evening - June 9, 2 Wednesday matinees - May 18 and June 15.
No phone calls to the theatre, please.
Character breakdown
Abby Brewster: A darling lady in her sixties who poisons elderly men. Abby is the sister of Martha and an aunt to Teddy, Jonathan, and Mortimer.
The Rev. Dr. Harper: Minister and father of Elaine.
Teddy Brewster: Nephew of Abby and Martha Brewster, Teddy is a man in his forties who thinks that he is Theodore Roosevelt.
Officer Brophy: A police officer.
Officer Klein: A police officer.
Martha Brewster: A sweet elderly woman with Victorian charm who poisons elderly men, Martha is the sister of Abby and an aunt to Teddy, Jonathan, and Mortimer.
Elaine Harper: An attractive girl in her twenties and Mortimer’s fiancée, Elaine is the daughter of the Rev. Dr. Harper. She is surprisingly wise in the ways of the world for a minister’s daughter.
Mortimer Brewster: Nephew of Abby and Martha, Mortimer is a drama critic who is engaged to Elaine. He is a nice man who cares for his aunts.
Mr. Gibbs: A man who wishes to rent a room from the Brewster sisters.
Jonathan Brewster: Nephew of Abby and Martha Brewster, Jonathan is a psychopath who has had plastic surgery and now looks like Boris Karloff.
Dr. Einstein: A plastic surgeon and an alcoholic who is in his fifties, Dr. Einstein has changed Jonathan’s face three times.
Officer O’Hara: A police officer, O’Hara is a would-be playwright who pesters Mortimer to read his play.
Lieutenant Roony: A tough and dominating police officer.
Mr. Witherspoon: The superintendent of Happy Dale Sanitarium.
