Audition Notice: “The Cherry Orchard”

Audition Date:  Sunday 8 July 2 p.m.

Venue:
Masque Theatre Foyer
Main Rd
Muizenberg.
 
No prepared parts are necessary. Call-backs (if required) will be announced later.
 
Dates of Production:
Wed 7 to Sat 10 November 2018
 
Rehearsals:
Mondays, Wednesdays at 7.30 p.m.
Saturdays at 2 p.m.
 
Rehearsals will begin in the last week of July.
 
Venue:
Rendezvous Club House
Promenade Road
Muizenberg

The Cast (Ages are only a guide)
 
Madame Ranevskaya = (+/-40) Central Character to the plot. A rather scatterbrained yet charming woman. A Large part.
 
Gayev = (+/-45) Brother to Madame Ranevskaya. A talkative eccentric, addicted to billiards. A medium part.
 
Lopakhin = A merchant (+/- 35 -55) a wealthy man, he has his sights set on the cherry orchard. He tries to help Gayev and his sister. Challenging part.
 
Pishchik = (+/-45 – 65) A landowner in financial difficulties. A comic part. Medium
 
Anya = (+/- 17) Ranevskaya’s daughter, virtous, strong and loyal to her mother. A challenging part.
 
Varya = (+/- 20 - 25) Ranevskaya’s adopted child. The opposite if Anya. She is temperamental and difficult. A challenging part.
 
Trofimov = (+/- 20 - 25) In love with Anya. He is a “perpetual student” and very left-wing. Challenging part.
 
Charlotta = (+/-25) A governess, melancholy and out of place, sees herself as a victim. Interesting part.
 
Yepikhodov = (+/-20) A loyal “yokel”, clumsy and unlucky. In love with Dunyasha. A comic part.
 
Dunyasha = (+/-18) A housemaid above her station. Trying hard to be lady-like. In love with Yasha.
 
Yasha = A manservant (+/-20) Handsome and arrogant, he is predatory and flirtatious. He despises and mocks the family. A small but effective part.
 
Fiers (pronounced “Fierce”) = (+/-60) Aging and eccentric manservant. Talks nostalgically of the old days. Represents Russia’s past. Challenging small part.
 
 A tramp = a cameo part. He seems half-mad, half devious.
 
Please Note:

No Russian accents needed. South African accents are quite acceptable as the characters, in reality, would be speaking in Russian or French.
 
Chekhov billed the play as a comedy. More correctly, it is a tragic-comedy, as the plot is about a family unravelling as it faces great challenges.
 
The play is a great opportunity for experienced and less experienced actors.
 
Back stage crew is also needed.
 
Stage manager
Lighting and sound
Costumes
Props
 
Any help would be gratefully accepted!
 
Alastair Duff, Director
(Tel: 021 788 4984)