Auditions for "The Sleeper" on 29 August

AUDITIONS FOR "THE SLEEPER"

Season is from 17 - 28 November
Rehearsals start - 4th October

AUDITIONS TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY 29TH AUGUST, AT 1PM
at Titirangi Theatre, Lopdell House, 418 Titirangi Road, Titirangi, Waitakere City.

For audition pieces, please contact the Director: Mark Matthews smittenplay@live.com or the Producer: Meg Freeman at freemanbr@xtra.co.nz.  You will have the option to cold-read at the audition if you prefer not to learn an audition piece.

SYNOPSIS OF "THE SLEEPER"

The Twin Towers have fallen.  A sheltered suburban housewife, deeply worried by the new security threats, both imagined and real, finds herself drawn to her son’s tutor, a young and handsome man with politics very different from her own.  Her life, as she knows it, is about to change forever.  It’s comic, sexy, fast and black.

Written by Catherine Butterfield. The Sleeper received the 2004 Kaufman and Hart prize for Best American Comedy.

ACCENT

All roles are American.  Actors will be required to use the American Standard accent.  Dialogue coaching will be available to the chosen cast if required, so just do your best at the audition.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

• Gretchen (Female – Lead Role)
  30's.  American.  A middle-class suburban Housewife & Mother.  She is bright & optimistic. A strong and confident actress is required.
• Bill (Male – Major/Med-sized Role)
  35 - 50.  American.  Succesful, middle-class businessman.  Intelligent, confident and driven.
• Vivien (Female - Major/Med-sized Role)
  30's. American.  Failed actress.  Drinks a lot, but hides it well.  Quick-witted.
• Matthew (Male - Major/Med-sized Role)
  20's. American.  A language & maths tutor. Dark-haired. Politically aware, confident, bright and perceptive.
• Therapist (Female or Male)
  40 or over.  American.  Psychiatrist.  Progressive & Liberal.
• Terrorism/Anthrax Expert (Male)
  30 - 50.  American.  Serious and authorative.  Possibly a pervert.
• Toy Store Salesman  (Male)
  20 to any age.  American.  Toy store manager.  But sells guns on the sly.
• Toy Store Customer (Female)
  30 - 50.  American.
• Prison Guard (Female)
  30 - 50.  American.