It's Audition time again!!!
We are holding auditions for the Nashville premiere of Unnecessary Farce, a comedy by Paul Slade Smith.
Auditions will be held Saturday, February 22, 2 – 5 pm, and Sunday, February 23, 6 – 9pm at Lakewood Theatre. 2211 Old Hickory Blvd, Old Hickory, TN.
Performances will be May 2- 18, 2014.
Roles available for 4 men and 3 women; see character descriptions below. All actors must be versatile, quick-thinking, and comfortable with adult situations. We will be using mostly cold readings from the script, but you are welcome to bring a monologue/poem/etc. Appointment not necessary, but RSVP is appreciated. You can RSVP thru Facebook or by emailing Elizabeth Hayes and Medodee Freeman at the email below.
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Hayes or Melodee Freeman at
Lakewood.UnFarce@gmail.com or
615-418-1591.
Synopsis: Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go. In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next door, two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But there’s some confusion as to who’s in which room, who’s being videotaped, who’s taken the money, who’s hired a hit man, and why the accountant keeps taking her clothes off.
Characters: (all ages are guidelines only)
Eric Sheridan (m): 30s. Police officer, seasoned. Even keel, tries (yes, “tries”) to be a good cop. Romantically inept.
Billie Dwyer (f): 20s-30s. Police officer, rookie. Basically inept all-round, but is as eager to succeed as she is destined to fail.
Karen Brown (f): 30s. Accountant. Tries (yes, “tries”) to remain professional. Also romantically inept, but takes her clothes off a lot.
Mayor Meekley (m): 50s-70s. Mayor (duh). Lives up to his name. Innocent with a capital I. Not very savvy, but sweet and extremely likeable.
Mary Meekley (f): 50s-70s. The Mayor’s wife (duh). Small and sweet. Seems to be the perfect match for her husband… or is she???
Agent Frank (m): 20s-50s. Head of Security. Tries (yes, “tries”) to be “film noir,” but ends up more like the Cowardly Lion.
Todd (m): A professional hit man (they have no last names). Heavy and sometimes unintelligible Scottish accent. You won’t like him when he’s angry.
