Inspecting Carol

by Daniel Sullivan

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Audition Dates:  

Monday, October 16 and Tuesday, October 17 from 7:00-9:00 pm.

 

Auditions will be held at the Basile Westfield Playhouse 220 N. Union Street, Westfield, IN 46074. Please enter through the right-side doors at the front of the building. Auditions will be held in the theater.

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How to Prepare:

Actors will be reading sides from the script. Bring a list of all conflicts between October 23 and December 10. Any absences during rehearsals will affect casting.

 

Rehearsals:

Read-Thru: Monday, October 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Rehearsals will begin Tuesday, October 24 7:00-9:00 p.m. No absences are allowed the last two weeks of rehearsals.

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Performance Dates: 

November 30 - December 10, 2023

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 pm. Sunday shows begin at 2:30 pm.

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Synopsis: 

A Christmas Carol meets The Government Inspector meets Noises Off in this hilarious hit from Seattle. A man who asks to audition at a small theater is mistaken for an informer for the National Endowment for the Arts. Everyone caters to the bewildered wannabe actor, and he is given a role in the current production, A Christmas Carol. Everything goes wrong and hilarity is piled upon hilarity. Perfect anytime, this delight is particularly appropriate at Christmas.

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Roles to be cast: 

4f, 8m. ​

 

Zorah Bloch - Founding director of the The Soapbox Playhouse. In her 40's. Extremely self-concerned.

 

Sidney Carlton - In his 60's. A ​founding member of the Company. Kind but somewhat addled.

 

Dorothy Tree Hapgood - Sidney Carlton's wife. In her 60's. English and unable to lose her accent. A founding member.

 

Larry Vauxhall - In his 40's. Tough, intellectually vain child of the 60's, still looking for a turn-on. A founding member.

 

Phil Hewlitt - In his 40's. Small, obsessive - usually plays the ineffectual character in any Soapbox production. A founding member.

 

Walter E. Parsons - African-American in his 30's. Recently taken up acting again after a stint in the armed forces. Good natured, excitable.

 

Luther Beatty - A large eleven year old. He's been playing Tiny Tim two years too long. Extremely friendly.

 

Kevin Emery - A nervous man in the impossible position of managing director. In his 40's. Afraid of Zorah.

 

M.J. (Mary Jane) McCann - In her late 40's. A realist. She long ago realized the Company has hit bottom. She looks on now as a bemused observer. Founding member.

 

Betty Andrews - In her 40's. An inspector for the National Endowment for the Arts. A forbidding appearance. Bright red hair.

 

Bart Frances - A pleasant youth. Dresses in motorcycle jacket and torn jeans.

 

Wayne Wellacre - In his 30's, in search of a new career in acting. No training, less talent, affable, eager to please.

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