Auditions for Alpha Players

Alpha Players of Florissant holds non-equity auditions for Pam Cook's comedy The Canterville Ghost

directed by Sharon Cotner 

assistant director Therese Rudroff

stage manager Liana Kopchak

Monday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. at The Florissant Civic Center

 

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Performances are May 18, 19, 25, 26 at 8pm and May 27 at 2pm.  Rehearsals will occur 3 times per week.  Dates will be selected based upon the cast's schedules.

No need to schedule an audition – please bring a list of schedule conflicts with you.  To become a cast member, you must become a member of Alpha Players for a small fee. Call Sharon at 838-1734 with questions. 

 

Cast of  Characters:

 

Hiram Otis:  A (age 35-45) American businessman who's anxious to start a New job, but a bit afraid of ghosts.

 

Lucy Otis:  Hiram's wife, (age 35-45) and a bit of an occult freak.

 

Virginia Otis:  A 15-year-old girl who misses home but is kind and sweet.

She befriends the ghost.

 

Sir Simon de Canterville :  The Canterville ghost, quarrelsome and over 400 years old, but not without a sense of humor.  (Will wear costume of 1594.)

 

Durward Otis:  A 12-year-old brat who torments everyone - including the ghost.

 

Mrs. Umney:  An English housekeeper in her 50s, has seen it all and is afraid of most of it.  Slight British accent needed.  Quite a comic character.

 

Daphne Canterville:  Sort of an upper crust English type who eats her way through the show and will say whatever it takes to sell the manor.  Slight British accent needed.

 

Joshua R. Barrington:  A blustering American boss, who is hiding a secret.

Has an 18-year-old son.

 

Matt Barrington:  Joshua's 18-year-old son who likes Virginia.