Audition Notice: Milnerton Playhouse

Men and women 25 - 35 Years old, Western Cape

AUDITION NOTICE

Please note: This job is NOT paid.

Start off the new year by living your dream of acting! Auditions for "AND THEN WHAT?" by Werner Asher Steffen

Milnerton Players will present an original play, And Then What? as the first production of the year from 28 March and 13 April 2019.

Auditions for this new production will take place on Saturday January 12, 2019 at 13:30 at Milnerton Playhouse.

Written and directed by Werner Asher Steffen (director of 2018's 'Dangerous Obsession' at the Playhouse) And Then What? will be Werner's third time writing and directing, following on Die Lappop in 1998 for the UJ Drama Festival, and the short play Before I Forget at the Playhouse in 2018. He is also not a stranger to the stage as an actor, most recently having portrayed roles in Art (2017) and The Christmas Spirit (2018).

In the comedic drama And Then What?, the playwright explores the theme of chasing a dream, sometimes to our own detriment, without giving much thought as to what comes next. Does thinking about what is to follow change our decisions or goals? Can we ever with certainty predict what is to follow? Does the question And Then What? necessarily require contemplation and a resolution?

The piece further takes a look at the concept of what 'fine' means, and if it is a social construct to describe our physical and emotional state as we attain one goal and start to work towards the next.

They are inviting any and all interested thespians to attend auditions at Milnerton Playhouse on Saturday, January 12 2019 at 13:30.

Rehearsals will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays at 19:15, starting on Wednesday, 16 January 2019.

Even if you may feel that being 'on the boards' is not your forte they strongly encourage Society members to get involved and learn more about what goes on 'behind the scenes'. They are always looking for help with set building and painting, set dressing, assisting with lighting, costumes, etc. Please contact them here if interested.

All about the play and characters:

Set in a café-bar in the Cape Town inner city, the production requires a principal cast of three - two females and one male, a supporting cast of one male and a number of walk-on extras in non-speaking parts.

Principal Cast:

FIONA - a divorcée for some years. Somewhat 'bohemian' in appearance with a pseudo-feministic attitude. She longs for a deeper social connection, but in most instances ends up alienating the very people she wants to connect with, especially as her real concern for those around her is mistaken for her default condescension. She seems doomed to repeat her past mistakes by confusing physical for emotional connection and intimacy. To be played by an actress in the range of 28 - 35 of age.

BRYAN - clean-cut and seemingly confident, Bryan lets his fear of rejection from family and friends, and especially the communities of which he is part of, render him incapable of pursuing a serious relationship, despite all reassurances and a serious advance from the very handsome (dare one say beautiful) Barman. He does not recognise what is in front of him as he is preoccupied with looking towards a future with foregone conclusions. To be played by an actor in the range of 28 - 35 of age. The character of Bryan is Jewish.

ANNE - a bride-to-be, she suffers from the stress and strain of arranging a 'special day' as she had always imagined it. She soon realises that her fiancé is perhaps not as committed to this day - and possibly their marriage - as she is. She seemingly takes a rash and harsh decision when she suddenly has to think about what comes after the wedding day. To be played by an actress in the range of 25 - 30 of age.

Supporting:

BARMAN - having earlier picked Bryan, himself attractive, as the object of his affection, we later on learn that his nervous and somewhat clumsy demeanour belies his strength and decisiveness in pursuing what he wants. To be played by an actor in the range of 25 - 30 of age.

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