Audition

AUDITION NOTICE

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? By Edward Albee (August 2012)

Open Call Audition: Saturday, February 18 from 2 PM to 7 PM. Call backs Sunday, February 19 from 4 to 8 PM. Audition is held in the Attic Theater at Trinity University.

THE STORY: George, a professor at a small college, and his wife, Martha, have just returned home, drunk from a Saturday night party. Martha announces that she has invited a young couple to stop by for a nightcap. When they arrive the charade begins. The drinks flow and suddenly inhibitions melt. It becomes clear that Martha is determined to seduce the young professor, and George couldn’t care less. But underneath the edgy banter, lurks an undercurrent of secrets and despair that is the foundation for their relationship. Winner of the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play. The Broadway production of this play was a shattering and memorable experience and proclaimed the author as a major American playwright. Directed by Roberto Prestigiacomo.

Performances are August 6 through 26, 2012 Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM.
Rehearsal starts at the end of June 2012. Actors receive pay.

Please bring a headshot and resume. Audition consists of a monologue and cold readings from the script.

CAST OF CHARACTERS TO BE CAST

MARTHA – Mid-forties to mid fifties. Martha is the daughter of the president of New Carthage University. She is married to George, though disappointed with his aborted academic career. She attempts to have an affair with Nick.

NICK – Late twenties to mid-thirties. Nick has just become a new member of the biology faculty at New Carthage University. Good-looking, Midwestern, and clean-cut. He is married to Honey.

HONEY – Mid-Twenties to late twenties. Honey is the bland wife of Nick, has a weak stomach, and is not the brightest bulb of the bunch.

The role of GEORGE will be played by David Connelly.

Please, email Roberto@atticrep.org to schedule your audition time.