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casting@arizonatheatre.org
NYC Auditions will be held June 12 and 13, by appointment only.
Include in subject line: EARNEST NYC APPTS / AEA SUBMISSION. And make to the attention of Tim Toothman
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
$788/week AEA minimum
Seeking
Submissions from AEA actors for these auditions.
Personnel
Director: Stephen Wrentmore; Artistic Director: David Ira Goldstein;
Casting Agents: Robin Carus and Jennifer Peralta-Ajemian of J and R Creative.
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Breakdown
Seeking:
John Worthing
‘I hate to be inquisitive, but would you kindly inform me who I am?’
A respectable man-about-town with a secret. In town, he is Earnest; in the country, he is Jack. He is in love with Gwendolen, but as a foundling, albeit a now wealthy one, he has to prove his worth in society. Age - 29
Algernon Moncrieff
‘I don’t play accurately… but I play with wonderful expression.’
An idle dandy and dedicated follower of fashion. Nephew to Lady Bracknell and cousin to Gwendolen. He is witty, acerbic selfish and utterly without morals. He has a perpetually terminally ill fictional friend, ‘Bunbury’, to whom he pays regular visits as an alternative to tedious social engagements. Age - 26
Gwendolen Fairfax
‘I never change, except in my affections’
Is in her mid to late 20’s and is the daughter of Lady Bracknell. She has been brought up with her mother’s prejudice and pretension. A social animal, she slides through life with comfort and style without a care for anything or anybody. She is witty, venomous and utterly bewitching. Age -27
Lady Augusta Bracknell
‘I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance.’
A ghastly abomination, wrapped in ego, snobbery and the disdain for others that can only come from ruthlessly climbing the social ladder. She is kept young by all the advantages of modern cosmetics. She is weathered by spite and stupidity and is the gatekeeper to Gwendolen’s hand in marriage and all of London society. Not born into wealth herself she knows the benefits of a ‘good marriage’. Age - god knows
Miss Prism
‘I spoke horticulturally. My metaphor was drawn from fruits.’
Governess to Cecily. A secret romantic. She is wrapped in should and could do’s presented in cliché and failed sophistication. Described by Bracknell as, ‘a female of repellent aspect, remotely connected with education.’ Age 48
Rev. Chasuble / Lane ----- Parts doubled
Chasuble - A ruddy vicar and self declared celibate who is desperately in love with Miss Prism.
- Lane - A serious and condescending butler who tolerates his employer Algernon but can never hide his scorn.
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