Upcoming
Auditions
Initial Auditions:
Aug. 24, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
OR
Aug. 26, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Callbacks (if needed):
Aug. 27 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Summary:
This much-revived classic from playwright of Private Lives offers up fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, remarried but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira who is called up by a visiting “happy medium,” one Madame Arcati.
Instructions:
Please bring a current headshot and resume.
If you don’t have a headshot, a current photo is fine.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
Production Info:
Performances will be Oct 25 - Nov 10, 2024
Granville Arts Center, 300 N. Fifth Street, Garland Tx, 75040.
Performances are on Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30pm
Sunday Matinees at 2:30pm
Except Saturday, Nov 21st will be at 2:30.
Character Breakdown
Charles Condomine
a novelist. Charles is bright, sophisticated, articulate, and debonair but somewhat at the mercy of his wives, past and present. His interest in spiritualism as a subject for a novel leads Charles to ask Madame Arcati to dinner and a séance. He is skeptical but becomes a believer when the ghost of his first wife appears—and stays.
Age: late 20s to 50s
Ruth Condomine
Charles’s second wife. Like her husband, Ruth is witty and sophisticated, and she is quite the society matron. Ruth is a bit stuffy and a little predictable. She is convinced that Charles has lost his mind when Elvira appears. Ruth acts as a concerned wife, trying to restore Charles to normalcy.
Age: late 20s to 50s
Elvira
The ghost of Charles’s first wife. Only Charles can see or hear her. In life, Elvira was spirited, outgoing, wild, and carefree. In death, she is no different. She does love Charles, if somewhat casually, and is jealous of Ruth.
Age: 20s to 40s
Madame Arcati
The local spiritualist and medium. Quirky and spry, Madame Arcati comes into the play talking to an eight-year-old contact on the other side. She truly is in contact with the other world and inadvertently is the “medium” through which Elvira is called back to this one. She is eccentric, effusive and boisterous.
Age: 30s to 70s
Dr. George Bradman
A good friend of the Condomines who is invited to dinner and the séance. He is entirely skeptical of anything to do with the occult but tries his utmost to go along with the proceedings for the sake of Charles’ research.
Age: 30s to 60s
Violet Bradman
Dr. Bradman’s wife. Simple and naïve, she is quite excited about being in the presence of the medium, whom she finds fascinating.
Age: 30s to 60s
Edith
The Condomine’s new maid. She is nervous and tears around at breakneck speed trying to do things right and make a good impression.
Age: late Teens to 40s
* All characters speak with Standard British accents except for Edith, who is Cockney.
* All roles are available.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Auditions and Callbacks (if needed) are held at the Garland Civic Theatre Rehearsal Space at 517 W. Walnut St. Garland, Tx 75040.
www.garlandcivic.org/auditions
Email – info@garlandcivic.org
Phone - 972-900-6105
Performance Location: Granville Arts Center 300 N 5th St, Garland 75040
Actors are given a few comp tickets for the show to share with family and friends.
Actors also receive equal amounts from the Bravo Bucket that is collected at each performance.