Please fill out the audition form below:
A distant heir to a family fortune sets out to speed up the line of succession by using a great deal of charm... and a dash of murder.
Directed by: Kristy Montgomery and Kimberly Human, with Assistant Director Gabby Coleman.
A Second Act Players Production
Ages 18+
Audition: May 28th, 2022 11am-2pm
Rehearsals: Mondays and Thursdays (those auditioning must be able to attend both rehearsal days most weeks)
Performances: August 26th & 27th, 2022
AUDITION PREPARATION:
There are only a limited number of roles available in this cast. In advance of the audition, please prepare:
- a monologue that is between 1-2 minutes in length
- a short selection from a Broadway song that matches the tone of the show and the character for which you'll be auditioning. This piece should be no more than around 90 seconds. Please bring recorded accompaniment that can be played from a device (phone, iPad, etc) through our speaker.
- a short selection FROM GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE for a character for which you'd like to audition. Instrumental tracks can be found on YouTube. Please bring recorded accompaniment that can be played from a device (phone, iPad, etc) through our speaker. This also needs to be no more than about 90 seconds.
We are asking for more so that we can fully see what's available from the auditioning pool. This audition will contain a short, warm-up movement piece, but not a choreography combination. Dress comfortably, but you don't have to dress to dance!
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Character Info:
MONTAGUE "MONTY" NAVARRO -
Handsome, clever, charismatic, vulnerable and endearing. Discovers he is in line to become the Earl of Highhurst, and intends to kill off the family that stands in his way.
MISS SHINGLE - Monty's unexpected visitor.
SIBELLA HALLWARD - The girl Monty loves.
PHOEBE D'YSQUITH - Monty's cousin.
THE D'YSQUITH FAMILY -
*Asquith D'Ysquith, Jr., a dandy
*Lord Adlabert D'Ysquith, Eighth Earl of Highhurst
*Reverend Lord Ezekiel D'Ysquith, a clergyman
*Lord Adlabert D'Ysquith, Sr., an elderly banker
*Henry D'Ysquith, a country squire
*Lady Hyacinth D'Ysquith, a benefactress
*Major Lord Bartholomew D'Ysquith, a bodybuilder
*Lady Salome D'Ysquith Pumphrey, an actress
*Chauncey D'Ysquith, a janitor
*These roles all played by one actor
ENSEMBLE -
WOMAN #1: Mourner; Tour Guide; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Pub Owner's Wife; Mrs. Pebworth; Phoebe's Maid; 3rd Newsboy; Tailor; Selina Chard (Servant); Flower Girl
WOMAN #2: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Mrs. Hetherington; 4th Newsboy; Tailor; Lady Eugenia D'Qsquith; Flower Girl
WOMAN #3: Mourner; Sibella's Maid; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Miss Evangeline Barley; Bridesmaid; Miss Hayes; Tailor; Hilda (Servant); Flower Girl
MAN #1: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 2nd Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Tom Copley; Dr. Brownlee; 1st Newsboy; Weight Lifter; 3rd Actor; Ancestral Bust; Walter (Servant); Dr. Pettibone (Medical Examiner); Prison Guard
MAN #2: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 1st Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Owner; Mr. Cross; 2nd Newsboy; Weight Lifter; 1st Actor; Lord Asquith's Physician; Ancestral Bust; Mr. Waters (Servant); Chief Inspector Pinckney
MAN #3: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Patron; Henry's Employee; Mr. Goodsall; 2nd Actor; Alfred Gorby (Butler); Lord High Steward (voiceover); Magistrate