A MOST DANGEROUS WOMAN
- Submit Photo / Resume for NYC Appointments
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
(Madison, NJ) LORT D (theatre paying above minimum at $700/week)
by Cathy Tempelsman
Casting Director: Corinne May Farkas
1st Rehearsal: Aug 20. 1st Preview: Sept 18. Opening: Sept 21. Closing: Oct 6, 2013
NYC auditions will be held in early March, TBD, by appointment only
Seeking submissions from Actors' Equity Members only for these auditions
For consideration, email or mail picture and resume to:
Corinne May Farkas, Casting Director
Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
Indicate in your submission: “MOST DANGEROUS WOMAN / AEA Submission”
Seeking
GEORGE ELIOT/MARY ANNE (OR MARIAN) EVANS:
The writer. Age is flexible: Eliot is in her mid-30s for most of the play, yet she sometimes appears older and homely, and at others sensual and compelling. The ideal actress would have a face that can appear to be plain, but which, over the course of the play, grows radiant.
GEORGE HENRY LEWES:
A writer. Eliot’s common-law husband. Age is flexible: 30s or early 40s. Lewes had a reputation for being wild in appearance and even off-putting, and yet he’s charismatic and flamboyant.
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The rest of the ensemble plays the following roles as well as a wide range of smaller parts. Versatility, a feel for dialect and an ear for comedy are essential.
ISAAC EVANS:
Eliot’s older brother. Some flexibility as to age: late 30s-40s. The character is rigid and judgmental.
JOHN BLACKWOOD:
Eliot’s publisher. Scottish. About 50.
GEORGE COMBE:
A famous phrenologist. About 40. A quack, but a genuine believer in the pseudo-science.
HERBERT SPENCER:
A well-known writer. Mid-30s. Cerebral and asexual.
EDWARD: A young clerk in a publishing house. Mid-20s or 30s. A strong comedic actor is needed. Also warmth, versatility and an ear for dialect.
The chorus of male actors plays the following, including several female characters: Gentlemen, Gossiping Women, Mr. Holbeche, Porter, Mrs. Richley, male characters from Eliot’s novels (Mr. Brooke, Sir James, Grandcourt, Stephen, Mr. Hackit, Mr. Crackenthorp, Silas Marner, Tom), Young Man, Critics, Lewes’s young sons (Bertie, Thornie, Charles), the Queen’s Herald, Charles (as an adult), Lanford, John Walter Cross and the Commissioner. Many of these characters appear only once, or very briefly, with just a few lines of dialogue.
BARBARA BODICHON:
A painter and Eliot’s best friend. In her 30s. Physically attractive, with an almost masculine air of authority. Also plays characters from Eliot’s novels: Dorothea, the Princess Halm-Eberstein, Rosamond and the Older Woman.
WOMAN:
Again, versatility and a strong ear for dialect are essential. Age is flexible—late 20s or 30s will do. This third actress plays the remaining female characters from the novels, including a wide range of age and type: Celia, Esther, Hetty, Maggie, Mary, Miss Gibbs, Kitty, the Young Widow, Mrs. Kimble and Janet. She portrays the Woman Reader as well.
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