Providence Players of Fairfax AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT The Glass Mendacity By Maureen Morley and Time Willmorth Directed by Jayne L. Victor What do you get when you put the characters of A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in the same room? A hilarious comedy that parodies some of Tennessee William s most popular southern dramas. It s Big Daddy s birthday and the entire blended family has gathered at Belle Reve to celebrate with sweet tea, cheese balls, cards and brutish, unfettered, southern charm. If you don t know these plays, don t fret. These off-kilter and dysfunctional family shenanigans can be enjoyed by all! Eight Roles (4 Men 4 Woman) All Open The Providence Players of Fairfax is a non-profit community theater troupe. All participation is on a volunteer, non-compensated basis. Dates and Times Preview: May 28, 2015 7:00pm Curtain Evening s: Matinees: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 7:30 pm Curtain May 29, 30, June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13 Sundays; 2:00 pm curtain May 31 & June 7 Audition Dates Wednesday March 4 7:00-9:30 pm (In the James Lee Urbanites Room) Thursday March 5 7:00-9:30 pm (In the James Lee Urbanites Room) Call-Backs (if needed - by invitation): Wednesday March 4 7:00-9:30 pm (In the James Lee Urbanites Room)
Providence Players of Fairfax AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT Location The James Lee Community Center 2855 Annandale Road Falls Church, VA 22042 Auditions will be held in the Urbanites Room NOT IN THE THEATER. The Urbanites Room is located to the left of the main desk at the front entrance of the community center. Audition Information/Instructions PLEASE RSVP to providenceplayers@cox.net with the date you plan on auditioning. HOW WE WORK: Most PPF auditions have actors up and down to read multiple times in multiple combinations and scenes. Most actors find this fun. As space allows, you will be able to watch all the auditions. You may be asked to go into the hallway with audition partners and work a bit on a scene. We will do our best to get you up multiple times reading for parts you are interested in. You will also be asked to read for other parts you may not be auditioning for. The Providence Players strives to make our productions open to interested and engaged actors & actresses, regardless of their level of experience. We try and make our auditions as relaxing and fun as possible. AUDITION PROCESS: Please prepare a short comedic monologue. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Auditioners may be asked to do a brief ice breaker. AUDITION SIDES: Sides for the audition process will be supplied at auditions. AUDITION FORM: Resumes and headshots will be accepted, but are not required. Please ALSO COMPLETE the attached PPF The Glass Mendacity Audition Form and bring it with you to the audition. MEMBERSHIP: The Providence Players of Fairfax is a membership organization. Membership is not required to audition. If cast, actors in addition to production team members will be asked to become members of the Providence Players ($10) for the season (if they are not already). RSVP: Please send us an RSVP if you plan to audition to providenceplayers@cox.net (or email us any questions you may have). Schedule: A copy of the preliminary stage rehearsal schedule is included with this announcement and will be available online and at auditions. Stage rehearsals begin April 27, 2015. In addition to the stage rehearsal schedule, additional full cast readings of the play and some selected scene study and character work may be scheduled based on actor availability in March and April prior to the stage schedule. The schedule for these will be finalized a week or two after auditions. Unless indicated otherwise, all rehearsals will happen at the James Lee Community Center. s will be held in the evenings roughly from 6:30/6:45 to 9:45 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays as indicated. Please come to auditions prepared to list any scheduling conflicts you have over this time period.
Providence Players of Fairfax AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT The Glass Mendacity from the Director The fragile and damaged characters in Tennessee Williams plays are ideal for parody; the success of his works requires focus and concentration on his characters to bring his plays to life. Writers Maureen Morley and Tom Willmorth have created a hilarious parody that could be renamed The Glass Streetcar Menagerie on a Hot Tin Roof! It combines characters and story lines from Williams three best known plays. In The Glass Mendacity narrator/attorney Mitch O Connor visits his client Big Daddy Dubois, who is dying of a spastic colon, his daughter Blanche Kowalski (crazy as a loon) is married to Stanley who is having an affair with Maggie the Cat (who spends the entire play in an array of slips). Laura is haunted by her love for Mitch and her collection of glass figurines that in reality are ice cubes; why do the figurines keep disappearing?? The Glass Mendacity Character Descriptions While these characters are indeed based on Tennessee Williams original characters, the biggest difference is that these characters have a sense of humor. Some of the characters are actually composites of two or more of their original selves. MITCH O CONNOR male 35-65 A combination of Jim O Connor, the Gentleman Caller from The Glass Menagerie and Mitch from A Streetcar Named Desire. O Connor, though successful, is a homebody, who wants something more out of life. BIG DADDY DUBOIS male 50-70 As the name implies, he is big and bold and no-nonsense. He is father, here, to Brick, Blanche and Laura. He is based on the Big Daddy character from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. AMANDA DUBOIS female 40-70 A combination of Big Mama from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Amanda Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie. She is flamboyant and flighty and prefers to dwell on past glories. Her devotion to her family is never far from the surface. MAGGIE THE CAT female 30 and up Maggie is a sexy scheming seductress based on the character of the same name from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Providence Players of Fairfax AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT BRICK DUBOIS male 30 and up He is the quiet, sullen, brooding type rendered silent by self-pity and alcohol. He has no lines in the play, but plenty of stage time. STANLEY KOWALSKI male 35-55 He is similar in all respects to the character on which he is based in A Streetcar Named Desire. He is a working class brute, but here is married to Blanche Dubois. BLANCH DUBOIS female 30-55 She is a withered flower with a penchant for young boys. She is based on the character of the same name from A Streetcar Named Desire. LAURA DUBOIS female 30 and up She is painfully shy, walks with a limp and lives in a dream world. This character is based on the character of Laura Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie.
Providence Players of Fairfax Audition Form The Glass Mendacity Please fill out each section below Attach a resume and/or headshot to this form (optional) NAME ADDRESS Home Work Phone Cell Email Note: The Providence Players of Fairfax is a membership organization. If you are cast and are not already member, you will be asked to become one. Membership is $10 per season. The Glass Mendacity Character Preferences I wish to be considered for any role. I wish to be considered for any role, but have a strong preference for the roles checked below. I would prefer to only be considered for the following roles (checked): MALE ROLES MITCH O CONNOR age: 35-65 BIG DADDY DUBOIS age: 50-70 BRICK DUBOIS age: 30 and up STANLEY KOWALSKI age: 35-55 FEMALE ROLES AMANDA DUBOIS age: 40-70 MAGGIE THE CAT age: 30 and up BLANCH DUBOIS age: 30-55 LAURA DUBOIS age: 30 and up Notes from you about Role Preference:
Providence Players of Fairfax Audition Form The Glass Mendacity Scheduling Conflicts? Please review the audition announcement, show dates, and preliminary production calendar The Director may schedule read-throughs and table work sessions in March and April, following casting, prior to starting the in theater production schedule. These will be based on actor availability. Please least March and pre-stage rehearsal April availability conflict dates dates when you could NOT participate in off stage read throughs and table work. (for our scheduling purposes) Please list known conflicts for April s: Please list known conflicts for May s:
Providence Players of Fairfax Audition Form The Glass Mendacity Give us a sketch of your Theater Background A resume may be attached in lieu of filling out the table below, though it is not required. Acting Experience: High School Y N - Approx. Number of Productions College Y N - Approx. Number of Productions Community Y N - Approx. Number of Productions Pro (Paid) Y N - Approx. Number of Productions Overall Production Experience: Production Role # Production Role # Production Role # Shows Shows Shows Directed Set Decoration Choreography Stage Managed Props Musician Stage Crew Lighting House Mgmt Set Design Sound Publicity Set Construction Costumes Photography Set Painting Makeup/Hair Musician Important: Would you be interested in getting involved in the production if you are not cast? Yes No Unsure Please give us a brief sense of any theater work over the past three years:
Providence Players The Glass Mendacity Preliminary Production Schedule and Theater Access The Glass Mendacity Preliminary Production Schedule Note times noted are theater access times NOT rehearsal start and end times. Those times will be determined by the director. The director may schedule, table readings, character work, and pre-stage rehearsal during the months of March and April following casting based on actor availability. Directed by Jayne Victor s May 28 (Preview) June 13, 2015 As of February 10, 2015 Based on Master Theater Access Schedule Subject to Revision Page 1 of 5
Providence Players The Glass Mendacity Preliminary Production Schedule and Theater Access 1 March 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2 3 6 8 15 PPF Theater 9 - Dress 16 PPF Board Meeting 10 -Dress PPF Play Reading Night 4 Glass Mendacity Audition Night Urbanites Room 11 Dress Glass Mendacity Call Back Night Urbanites Room 5 Glass Mendacity Audition Night Urbanites Room 12 PPF Student & Senior Preview 7PM 5:00 PM 11PM 17 18 19 PPF 13 PPF Theater 7:30 5:00 PM 11PM 20 PPF 7 14 PPF Theater 7:30 5:00 PM 11PM 21 PPF 22 PPF 23 24 25 26 PPF 27 PPF 28 PPF 29 Strike 9 AM 5 PM 30 31 As of February 10, 2015 Based on Master Theater Access Schedule Subject to Revision Page 2 of 5
Providence Players The Glass Mendacity Preliminary Production Schedule and Theater Access April 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Note times listed are theater access times and NOT rehearsal start and end times. Those will be determined by the director. Additional rehearsal activities may be scheduled outside theater access time in March and April based on actor availability 1 2 3 Good Friday 4 Easter Weekend 5 Easter Holiday 6 PPF Committee Meeting Date 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PPF Play Reading Night 15 16 17 18 19 20 PPF Board Meeting 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 6 PM 10 PM 28 6 PM 10 PM 29 30 6 PM 10 PM As of February 10, 2015 Based on Master Theater Access Schedule Subject to Revision Page 3 of 5
Providence Players The Glass Mendacity Preliminary Production Schedule and Theater Access May 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 PPF Theater Use set build weekend 9:00 AM 10 PM 3 Set Build Weekend 9:00 AM 6 PM 4 PPF Committee Meeting Date 5 6 PM 10 PM 6 7 6 PM 10 PM 8 9 PPF Theater Use 9:00 AM 6 PM 10 9:00 AM 5 PM Mother s Day 11 12 PPF Play Reading Night 13 14 15 Tech Set Up 16 Tech Weekend 9:00 AM 10 PM 17 PPF Theater Tech weekend 9:00 AM 6 PM 18 PPF Board Meeting 19 20 21 22 Dress 6 PM 10PM 23 Dress 9:00 AM 6 PM 24 No Access 31 PPF Theater 25 Memorial Day 26 Dress 5:00 PM 10PM 2PM Use 12 PM 6 PM 27 Dress 5:00 PM 10PM 28 PPF Student & Senior Preview 7PM 5:00 PM 11PM 29 PPF Use 5PM 11PM 30 PPF Use 5PM 11PM As of February 10, 2015 Based on Master Theater Access Schedule Subject to Revision Page 4 of 5
Providence Players The Glass Mendacity Preliminary Production Schedule and Theater Access June 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 PPF Committee Meeting Date 2 3 4 PPF Thursday Use 5 PM 11PM 5 PPF Use 5PM 11PM 6 PPF Use 5PM 11PM 7 PPF Theater 2:00 PM Use 12 PM 6 PM 8 9 PPF Play Reading Night 10 11 PPF Thursday Use 5 PM 11PM 12 PPF Use 5PM 11PM 13 PPF Use 5PM 11PM 14 PPF Theater Set Strike 9AM-5 PM 15 PPF Board Meeting 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Fathers Day 28 29 30 As of February 10, 2015 Based on Master Theater Access Schedule Subject to Revision Page 5 of 5