Auditions for ‘The Great Gatsby’ @ Playhouse Theatre
Venue: Playhouse Theater Somerset West
Dates: 08/03/2015 to 08/03/2015
Times: 18:00
AUDITION NOTICE
Carnivals of the Heart and the team that brought you A Streetcar Named Desire and many more…
presents
THE GREAT GATSBY
Script by SIMON LEVY
By special arrangement with DALRO
Staging by DARRYL SPIJKERS
Musical Direction by FRANCOIS DENYSSEN
Set Design by ZANODEAN CASSIEM
Round 1 of the audition will be held on Sunday 08 March at the PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, SOMERSET WEST at 6pm for singers, musicians and actors.
BOOK YOUR SLOT by emailing thedashingwriter@gmail.com
Important Notes:
· Actors must prepare any monologue suitable in an American accent.
· Actors will be asked to site read from the script.
· Singers must sing a 20s / 30s style song. USB and CD facility are available.
· Dancers must prepare a one minute 20s styled piece of choice. USB and CD facility are available.
· Musicians must play one minute of 20s styled music.
Show details:
· Show: 2 weeks in June at the Playhouse Theatre in Somerset West
· Rehearsals will be held in Somerset West and commence mid March. Times will be arranged around cast needs as far as possible.
· Carnivals of the Heart is an amateur dramatic society and as such, no party involved in the production will be financially remunerated.
CAST
Jay Gatsby:
A “Midwesterner” by birth, Gatsby’s past is shrouded in mystery, while his present persona exhibits an incredibly rich man with a strong emotional attachment to a woman from his past. “‘I wouldn’t ask too much of her,’ [Nick] ventured. ‘You can’t repeat the past.’ ‘Can’t repeat the past?’ [Gatsby] cried incredulously. ‘Why of course you can!’”
Daisy Buchanan:
Born to a wealthy family in Louisville, Daisy is a debutante and socialite whose past with Gatsby collides with her present life with her husband, Tom. “‘Her voice is full of money,’ [Gatsby] said suddenly. That was it. I’d [Nick] never understood before. It was full of money — that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it … high in a white palace the king’s daughter, the golden girl.”
Nick Carraway:
Nick is a true Midwesterner, having come East to attend Yale and then work in bonds and explore New York. Nick is the play’s narrator and it is through his eyes that we experience the other characters and the events of the story. He is the cousin and former classmate of Daisy and Tom Buchanan, respectively. “Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I [Nick] am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.”
Tom Buchanan:
A Yale-educated man from a wealthy and respected family, Tom has never had to play by the rules because the rules don’t apply to someone of his social standing. “‘Now, don’t think my opinion on these matters is final,’ [Tom] seemed to say, ‘just because I’m stronger and more of a man than you are.’”
Jordan Baker:
A professional female golf player, Jordan has little family but money to spare. A friend of Daisy and Tom, Jordan is a knowledgeable source of gossip regarding the social circles in which the characters move. “She was incurably dishonest. She wasn’t able to endure being at a disadvantage and, given this unwillingness, I [Nick] suppose she had begun dealing in subterfuges when she was very young in order to keep that cool, insolent smile turned to the world and yet satisfy the demands of her hard, jaunty body.”
Myrtle Wilson:
A fiery woman of a lower social class than many of the other characters in the play, Myrtle and her husband George live in the valley of ashes near New York City. “Her laughter, her gestures, her assertions became more violently affected moment by moment, and as she expanded the room grew smaller around her, until she seemed to be revolving on a noisy, creaking pivot through the smoky air.”
George Wilson:
The owner of a garage in the valley of ashes, George is a layman in this world of the excessively wealthy. “’I know,’” [George] said definitely, ‘I’m one of those trusting fellas and I don’t think any harm to nobody, but when I get to know a thing I know it.’”
Meyer Wolfshiem:
An associate of Gatsby’s who appears to have ties to various criminal organizations. Gatsby said, “He’s the man who fixed the World’s Series back in 1919.”
Mr. McKee:
Myrtle’s friend.
Mrs. McKee:
Myrtle’s friend.
Mrs. Michaelis:
A witness to a crime.
Cop
5 dancers
4 singers
4 musicians
Venue Details & Map
Playhouse Theater Somerset West
Physical Address: Corner Lourensford Road & Swalle Road, Somerset WestEmail: hhdsinfo@gmail.com Latitude: -34.078523 Longitude: 18.866186