Noises Off
by City Theatre Company
Dec. 04 - Dec. 05 (2017)
Called the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off is the most dexterously realized comedy about putting on a comedy. A rollicking backstage farce about a second-rate theatrical troupe, the hilarity combines slapstick, a British sex comedy, and non-stop humor from a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing On. Doors slamming, on- and off-stage intrigue, and an errant
herring all figure in the plot of this uproarious and classically comic play.
Directed by guest director J. Kevin Smith.
Auditions for NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn
When: December 4 and 5.
Where: Picture Box Studios
701 Tillery St. Austin, Texas 78702
Time: Monday, December 4, 6:30 - 9:30 pm.
Tuesday, December 5, 6:30 - 9:30 pm.
Ten-minute slots by appointment. Callbacks if needed. Show dates February 16 - March 11. Rehearsals beginning mid-December.
Needed: No prepared monologue is needed. Readings from the show will be performed so be familiar with the script. Sides will be available on the website a few days before auditions. You may be asked to stay beyond the ten-minute appt. time. Please bring headshot and resume.
Casting all roles.
512-524-2870 or info@citytheatreaustin.org to set up an appt.
If you can't make this audition time, please let us know.
Cast List (via Samuel French, Inc.)
DOTTY OTLEY - A late-middle-aged actress. Plays Mrs. Clackett, the housekeeper for the Brents' home in England in Nothing's On.
LLOYD DALLAS - The director of a play-within-the-play, called Nothing's On.
GARRY LEJEUNE - A stuttering actor, easily fired up. Plays Roger, the estate agent looking to let the Brent's house in Nothing's On.
BROOKE ASHTON - A young inexperienced actress from London. Plays Vicki, who works for the tax authorities and is trying to woo Roger in Nothing's On.
POPPY NORTON-TAYLOR - Assistant Stage Manager.
FREDERICK FELLOWES - Has a serious fear of violence and blood. Plays Phillip Brent, who lives out of the country with his wife Flavia to avoid paying taxes and is on a secret visit in Nothing's On.
BELINDA BLAIR - Cheerful and sensible, a reliable actress. Plays Flavia, Philip Brent's wife, who is dependable, though not one for household duties in Nothing's On.
TIM ALLGOOD - An over-worked stage manager.
SELSDON MOWBRAY - Elderly and with actorly mannerisms. Plays Selsdon, a burglar and an old man in his seventies, breaking into the Brents' house in Nothing's On.
[image via Vimeo - Harry Bowley]
