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Breakdown
North Coast Repertory Theatre – Season 34 – Casting Breakdowns:
The Fox on the Fairway, by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Matthew Wiener
First Rehearsal: August 11, 2015
Tech Weekend: September 5 & 6, 2015
Runs: September 9 - October 4, 2015
Possible Extension: October 7 - 11, 2015
Character Breakdown:
HENRY BINGHAM (mid 40s): Director of the Quail Valley Country Club. He is witty and cynical at times, much like Basil Fawlty from Fawlty Towers. He gets into a high-stakes bet on a golf tournament and is determined to do what it takes to win. He is also unhappy in his marriage to Muriel and becomes involved with Pamela.
PAMELA PEABODY (39): A member of the Quail Valley Country Club. She is very attractive and sophisticated, but a bit loose and a bit of a drinker. Throughout the play she aids Bingham in his plans to make sure their club wins.
JUSTIN HICKS (25): Bingham’s new eager-to-please assistant who volunteers his services as a golfer to help Quail Valley win the golf tournament. He is romantically involved with Louise and proposes to her early on, but becomes emotionally distraught when things become difficult between them.
LOUISE HEINDBEDDER (23): A waitress at the Quail Valley Country Club. She is very attractive, and a bit flighty, but studious. She gets engaged to Justin early on, but a mishap results in her becoming very upset over their future together, making her bawl at a moment’s notice.
DICKIE BELL (mid 40s): The director of the rival Crouching Squirrel Country Club, with whom Bingham gets into a high-stakes bet. He is a bit obnoxious, including his fashion sense, but tries to come off as good-natured. He is Pamela’s ex and has a thing for Bingham’s wife Muriel.
MURIEL BINGHAM (40s): Bingham’s wife, who runs an antique shop, which becomes part of the bet between Henry and Dickie. Generally overbearing and stern, she somehow has a soft spot for Dickie.
Chapatti, by Christian O’Reilly
Directed by Tony Award-winning actress Judith Ivey
First Rehearsal: September 22, 2015
Tech Weekend: October 17 & 18, 2015
Runs: October 21 - November 15, 2015
Possible Extension: November 18 - 22, 2015
Character Breakdown:
DAN, 60’s. Irish. Loves his dog, Chapatti.
BETTY, 60’s Irish. Loves her cats.
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Great Nome Gold Rush, by Joe Vass
Directed by David Ellenstein
First Rehearsal: December 15, 2015
Tech Weekend: January 9 & 10, 2016
Runs: January 13 - February 7, 2016
Possible Extension: February 10 - 14, 2016
Characters:
SHERLOCK HOLMES, the English detective
DR. JOHN WATSON, Holmes friend and partner
EDMOND PYLE, British Prosecutor
MRS. HUDSON, Holmes’ landlady
REGINALD INGRAM, Accused of murder
WYATT EARP, Proprietor of the Dexter, a hotel, restaurant and saloon in Nome, Alaska
JOSEPHINE MARCUS EARP, Wyatt Earp’s wife and partner
ACE DOLAN, Nome gangster and con man
CHARLES VALLIERE, House pianist at the Dexter
CHARLOTTE VALACOUR ARNASON, A miner’s widow
JUDGE ARTHUR H. NOYES, U.S. Judge for Alaska Terr.
ALEXANDER McKENZIE, Chief of the gang of claim-jumpers known as “The Spoilers”
HENRY SIMPSON, Attorney for Charlotte
Now You See It, by Geroges Feydeau, Translated by Kenneth McLeish
Directed by Bruce Turk
First Rehearsal: January 26, 2016
Tech Weekend: February 20 & 21, 2016
Runs: February 24 - March 20, 2016
Possible Extension: March 23 - 27, 2016
Character Breakdown:
SUMMERSBY, a man of affairs
MARIE-LOUISE, his wife
SHAFTESBURY-PHIPPS, a past acquaintance of Marie-Louise
VOLE, a wine-merchant
ORIOLE, Summersby’s gentleman’s-gentleman
Way Down River; William Faulkner's ‘Old Man’, Adapted by Edward Morgan
Directed by David Ellenstein
First Rehearsal: March 15, 2016
Tech Weekend: April 9 & 10, 2016
Runs: April 13 - May 8, 2016
Possible Extension: May 11 - 15, 2016
Character Breakdown:
AIKINS: Male, 30-39, All Ethnicities - lean, scruffy, filthy, and generally ornery.
TOMMY: Male, 30-39, All Ethnicities - a bit high-strung.
IKE: Male, 50-59, All Ethnicities - grizzled and reserved.
ELLIE: Female, 25, All Ethnicities - thin and fairly pretty with an olive complexion.
DEPUTY BUCKWORTH: Male, 30-49, All Ethnicities - beefy, red-faced; also plays CAPTAIN/MAN WITH A GUN
WARDEN PERCY: Male, 18-64, All Ethnicities - well-bred southern gentleman; also plays DOCTOR/LAME MAN
COTTON FARMER: Male, 18-64, All Ethnicities - poor, uneducated; also plays ROUGH MAN/CAJUN/MR. ALLEN
Hedda Gabler, by Henrick Ibsen, Translated by Anne-Charlotte Harvey
Directed by David Ellenstein
First Rehearsal: May 3, 2016
Tech Weekend: May 28 & 29, 2016
Runs: June 1 - June 26, 2016
Possible Extension: June 29 - July 3, 2016
Chacacter Breakdown:
GEORGE TESMAN. – an academic who is as interested in research and travel as he is in his wife. Despite George's presumed rivalry with Eilert over Hedda, he remains a congenial and compassionate host, and even plans to return Eilert's manuscript after Eilert loses it in a drunken stupor.
HEDDA TESMAN, wife of George, newly married and bored with both her marriage and life, seeking to influence a human fate for the first time. She is the daughter of General Gabler.
MISS JULIANA TESMAN— George's loving aunt who has raised him since early childhood. She is also called Aunt Julle in the play, and Aunt Ju-Ju by George.
MRS. THEA ELVSTED. — A younger schoolmate of Hedda and a former acquaintance of George. Nervous and shy, Thea is in an unhappy marriage.
JUDGE BRACK. — An unscrupulous family friend.
EILERT LOVBORG. — George's former colleague, who now competes with George to achieve publication and a teaching position. Eilert was once in love with Hedda.
BERTA, servant at the Tesmans.
Ain't Misbehavin', Music by Thomas Fats Waller
Conceived by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Lyrics by Various
Directed by Yvette Freeman
First Rehearsal: June 14, 2016
Tech Weekend: July 9 & 10, 2016
Runs: July 13 - August 7, 2016
Possible Extension: August 10 - 21, 2016
Character Breakdown:
ANDRÉ An unrepentant party hound. A flirt and a bit of a womanizer.
Male, 25-45 yrs old
Range: G2 - E6
ARMELIA A voluptuous and sassy woman. Very strong-willed and not afraid to share her thoughts.
Female, 25-45 yrs old
Range: G3 - C6
CHARLAINE A sweet, young lady. Very innocent.
Female, 18-25 yrs old
Range: G3 - G5
KEN Jovial, cheerful, and loud. Larger than life.
Male, 25-45 yrs old
Range: D3 - C6
NELL Confident and charming. A knowledgeable woman of the world.
Female, 30-45 yrs old
Range: F3 - F5
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