The 39 Steps
Information Sheet
Performance Dates:
April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 7:30 PM
April 15, 21 2:00 PM
Director: Linda Miller—445.1578
About the show: A combination of spy thriller and farcical comedy, this show is fast-paced physically and mentally demanding, and a true adventure in theatre.
Auditions: Monday 2/6/2012 and Tuesday 2/7/2012 7:00 PM PCA GALLERY. Please come prepared to read scenes from the script with the possibility of fun, easy improv. If you have any questions about the show/the characters, or are not available on the above audition dates, please contact me.
Rehearsals: Rehearsals will be scheduled as arranged from 2/8—2/24. Beginning 2/27
rehearsals will be every week night beginning at 7:00 PM. If you have conflicts with the
schedule, please let me know during auditions. Additional rehearsals may be scheduled as needed.
Backstage/Tech: If you are interested in helping backstage or with tech, please contact me.
Characters - all roles are physical and require versatility, endurance and focus. Fast costume/character changes and manipulation of props and set pieces are a requirement of the play. There needs to be a strong sense of ensemble between all 4 actors. Dialects can be developed through the rehearsal process—just come to auditions with a sense of uninhibited ‘willingness to try’.
Richard Hannay—A spy thriller hero; daring, resourceful, innocent, charming and charismatic. The role requires endurance and excellent comic timing. Must have or be able to develop a standard British dialect.
Woman—This is the only scripted female role in the show. The role calls for multiple dialects including German spy, naive lower-class Scottish farmer’s wife, and upper class, British, romantic lead of the show. Must have a strong sense of comic timing and great versatility.
Clown 1 and Clown 2—the word “clown” for this show is used to describe 2 actors who possess the ability to change quickly (often on stage and with a simple switch
of hats) and portray dozens of different roles between them. They play men, women, old, young, comic buffoons, deadly spies, pompous fools, geniuses, a Cockney milkman, salesmen, politicians, a Scottish farmer, innkeepers, landladies, a corrupt sheriff, a traitorous professor and more.
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