THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST Equity Principal Auditions - Tri-State Actors Theater Auditions

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

– Equity Principal Auditions in NJ

Tri-State Actors Theater Sussex NJ SPT Currently $230/week minimum. Housing/transportation provided to out-of-area performers.

Artistic Dir / Stage Dir: Paul Meacham

Authors: Oscar Wilde

1st reh: 5/14/12. Runs 5/31-6/17.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Sussex County Community College PAC

10 AM – 5 PM 1 College Hill Road

No scheduled break. Newton NJ 07860

Park at rear of PAC; enter through stage door (marked for audition)

No appointment necessary. The producer will run all aspects of this call. Equity audition procedures are not in effect, and no Equity Monitor will be provided.

Read the play before auditioning. Sides will be provided at the audition, and in advance at
www.tristateactorstheater.org. Visually-impaired performers may request an advance copy of sides by calling 973/875-2950.

Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.

Seeking (the following are the only Equity-contract roles; all are available):

Lady Bracknell:

Algernon’s snobbish, mercenary and domineering aunt. Gwendolen’s mother. Given to making hilarious pronouncements, but the humor in her speeches is unintentional. Through the figure of Lady Bracknell, Wilde manages to satirize the hypocrisy and stupidity of the British aristocracy. She is cunning, narrow-minded, authoritarian and possibly the most quotable character in the play.

Miss Prism:

Cecily’s governess. Miss Prism is an endless source of pedantic bromides and clichés. Puritan though she is, Miss Prism’s severe pronouncements have a way of going so far over the top that they inspire laughter. Despite her rigidity, Miss Prism seems to have a softer side. She also entertains romantic feelings for Dr. Chasuble.

Rev. Canon Chasuble, DD:

The rector on Jack’s estate. Both Jack and Algernon approach Dr. Chasuble to request that they be christened “Ernest”. Dr. Chasuble entertains secret romantic feelings for Miss Prism. The initials after his name stand for “Doctor of Divinity.”

Theater is located in Newton, NJ, northwestern New Jersey, approximately 50 miles from NYC.