THE PREVALENCE OF MRS. SEAL Auditions Held At Spotlighters Theater 8/1, 8/2

The Prevalence of Mrs. Seal auditions held at Spotlighters Theater - show runs Oct. 30 / Nov. 22, '09. Directed by Michael Spellman

Auditions: Saturday - Aug 1, 2009 - 2-5pm
Sunday - Aug 2 - 6-9pm
Contact : tesoromio@comcast.net

A screwball comedy about a very rich, very old woman who tries for immortality by having her brain transplanted into a young body. But things go awry and one brain transplant leads to another until many of the cast members' brains end up in different bodies. The challenge is that each of these actors will have to play his/her original character and then the character(s) whose brains are switched into their body. There are all kinds of gender, age and class exchanges. Sound confusing? It's not. It's utter chaos.

To add to the fun the play will be set in the 1930's as befits a screwball comedy.

We're looking for actors with great comic sense and the talent to mimic the other cast members. You'll have to switch with another character's accent and mannerisms. No makeup, no costume, no time.... just switch.

Character Description:
Mrs. Seal (who later becomes Harry then Igor then Dr. Skeffington)
Mrs. Seal, able to play 90's+. Richest woman in the world. Upper class British accent; who then becomes:
Harry, 18. Male ingenue, Middle class British accent; who then becomes
Igor, 18. Fabricated body, automaton. Flat accent; who then becomes
Dr. Skeffington, 50's. Affable scientist, Scottish accent.
Harry (who later becomes Mrs. Seal)
Harry, 18, Good looking male ingenue. Middle class British accent; who then becomes
Mrs. Seal, 60's. Upper class British accent.
Igor (who later becomes Harry)
Igor, 18. Good looking laboratory assistant. Flat accent; who then becomes
Harry, 18. Male ingenue, Middle class British accent.
Dr. Porteous (who later becomes Mr. Smith)=2 0
Dr. Porteous, 50's. Heavy set, affable scientist. Middle class British accent; who then becomes
Mr. Smith, 40's. A vampire, Transylvanian accent.
Mr. Smith (who later becomes Dr. Porteous)
Mr. Smith, 40's. A vampire, Transylvanian accent who then becomes Dr. Porteous, 50's. Middle class British accent.
The following roles suffer no brain transplants and the actor plays only one character;
Belinda, 18. Pretty ingenue. Middle class British accent.
Mrs. Pilgrim, 40's. An American Evangelist. Mid-west accent.
Mr. Murdstone, 60's. The lawyer. Upper class British accent.
Graves, ancient. The butler. Very, very British.

Spotlighters Theatre
817 Saint Paul Street - Baltimore, MD 21202
www.spotlighters.org

 

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