GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS – AUDITION INFORMATION – THE PENNINGTON PLAYERS
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS: David Mamet’s 1984 Pulitzer Prize winning play, “Glengarry Glen Ross”, is about the struggles of four shady small-time salesmen in a small branch of a larger real estate company located in Chicago. Taking place over two business days in the mid-80s, the play portrays the dog-eat-dog world of real estate and the ends ruthless salesmen will go to in order to sell overpriced and undesirable land to uninterested and reluctant potential buyers. The cutthroat conniving salesmen resort to trickery, bribery, deceit, lying, and theft. This dark play successfully illustrates the social Darwinist nature of the shady world of real estate in a big city and the Darwinian rules of the desperate salesmen’s game.
Here’s everything you need to know for the auditions!
Presented by The Pennington Players
Produced by Vicki Kaiser
Directed by Kyrus Keenan Westcott
SPECIAL DIRECTOR NOTE – The director is open to casting a female in the role of Ricky Roma, John Williamson, or Officer Balen.
NOTE: This is non-union production. There is no financial compensation for this production.
AUDITION DATES & TIMES
Wednesday, March 7th from 7:30pm-9:30pm
Saturday, March 10th from 12:30pm-2:30pm
INVITED CALLBACKS: Monday, March 12th at 7:00pm
Auditions will be held inside the CM Building at Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, New Jersey 08550
AUDITION SIGN-UP
Advanced sign-up is required. To sign-up for an audition time, please visit www.PenningtonPlayers.org.
- GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS auditions are open to all actors, male and female. No roles are pre-cast.
- The director is open to casting a female in the role of Ricky Roma, John Williamson, or Officer Balen.
- Familiarity with the show and story beforehand is highly recommended.
REQUIREMENTS
Must be available for rehearsals with limited conflicts between April 2nd and opening night.
Must be comfortable with delivering dialogue which some may consider offensive. (Frequent swearing, racial insults, etc.)
AUDITION PREP
- Please prepare one 60-90 second contemporary monologue.
- Be prepared for cold readings if asked.
- Please bring a headshot and resume to the audition.
- Please bring a completed audition packet. You will receive a copy of this audition packet via e-mail when you sign-up for an audition slot.
REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
- Rehearsals will begin the week of April 2, 2018.
- Performances will take place inside The Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College - 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, New Jersey 08550
Tech Week (No Conflicts Allowed): May 20-24, 2018
Performance Dates & Times (No Conflicts Allowed)
Friday, May 25th at 8pm
Saturday, May 26th at 8pm
Sunday, May 27th at 2pm
Friday, June 1st at 8pm
Saturday, June 2nd at 8pm
Sunday, June 3rd at 2pm
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
RICKY ROMA: Open to male and female actors. The leading salesman, slick, ruthless, charming. Target playing age 30s/40s.
SHELLEY “THE MACHINE” LEVENE: Open to male and female actors. Older salesman down on his luck, in a slump and desperate for a return to his glory days. Target playing age 40s/50s/60s.
DAVE MOSS: Volatile, scheming salesman. At odds with Roma throughout. Target playing age 30s/40s/50s.
GEORGE AARONOW: Nice guy. A salesman who hates his job and the lies he has to tell to succeed. Target playing age 40s/50s/60s.
JOHN WILLIAMSON: Open to male and female actors. The sales office manager. Company man. Hated by all the salesman as he has never done their job. Bureaucrat but willing to bend the rules for personal gain. Target playing age 20s/30s.
JAMES LYNGK: Impressionable, friendless client of Roma. Signs up to buy some real estate then changes his mind. Target playing age 30s/40s.
BALEN: Open to male and female actors. Police officer investigating fraud at the sales office. Target playing age 20s/30s/40s.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS auditions, rehearsals and/or performances, please contact us anytime at GGGRPennington@gmail.com.
AUDITION SIGN-UP
Advanced sign-up is required. To sign-up for an audition time, please visit www.PenningtonPlayers.org.
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS auditions are open to all actors, male and female. No roles are pre-cast.
The director is open to casting a female in the role of Ricky Roma, John Williamson, or Officer Balen.
Familiarity with the show and story beforehand is highly recommended.
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