Arctic Playhouse is proudly presenting I Hate Hamlet and we're holding auditions!!!
I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick
Directed by Christian O'Brien
Rehearsals begin week of November 7
Performances January 19 - 29th
Auditions:
October 11 & 12 with callbacks October 13
7pm - 10pm ALL DAYS
Arctic Theater (new complex)
1249 Main Street
West Warwick, RI 02893
CASTING FOR ALL ROLES. WILL CONSIDER ALL TYPES. NON EQUITY. NO PAY.
Andrew Rally: 20-40's MALE. Handsome and charming, Andrew Rally is a television actor and star of a recently canceled soap opera. He just moved to New York City from Los Angeles, where he will soon be playing Hamlet on stage.
John Barrymore: 40-50's MALE. A lengendary actor, John Barrymore, or, rather, his ghost is still quite active (in many ways) and appears to help Rally in the nuances of both acting and love.
Deirdre McDavey: 20-40's FEMALE. Deirdre is Rally's girlfriend. She is committed, much to his annoyance, to "saving herself" until they are married.
Felicia Dantine: ANY AGE. Andrew Rally's real estate broker, Felicia Dantine claims that she can speak to the dead;
Lillian Troy: 50-70's FEMALE. Rally's agent, Lillian remembers fondly an affair she had with John Barrymore many years ago, in the apartment Rally now lives in.
Gary Peter Lefkowitz: ANY AGE. A cocky, pompous television producer, Gary Peter wants Rally to move back to Los Angeles to film a new television series and can't understand why he is performing Shakespeare on stage.
**Sides will be announced 10/4 on thearticplayhouse.com or emailing christianobrien@gmail.com**
**If you are unable to audition and are still interested, please contact christianobrien@gmail.com or info@thearticplayhouse.com**
Synopsis:
Andrew Rally seems to have it all: celebrity and acclaim from his starring role in a hit television series; a rich, beautiful girlfriend; a glamorous, devoted agent; the perfect New York apartment; and the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park. There are, however, a couple of glitches in paradise. Andrew's series has been canceled; his girlfriend is clinging to her virginity with unyielding conviction; and he has no desire to play Hamlet. When Andrew's agent visits him, she reminisces about her brief romance with John Barrymore many years ago, in Andrew's apartment. This prompts a seance to summon his ghost. From the moment Barrymore returns, dressed in high Shakespearean garb, Andrew's life is no longer his own. Barrymore presses Andrew to accept the part and fulfill his actor's destiny. The contrast between the two actors, the towering, dissipated Barrymore whose Hamlet was the greatest of his time, and Andrew Rally, hot young television star, leads to a wildly funny duel over women, art, success, duty, television, and yes, the apartment.
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