Audition Notice

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Haunted

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Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company​

Auditions: 2 Dec 2024 @ 7.00pm, 3 Dec 2024 @ 7.00pm

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Author: Eric Chappell

Director: Nicholas Ryan

Agent: ORiGiNtm Theatrical, on behalf of Samuel French Inc.- A Concord Theatricals Company

 

Synopsis

Aspiring playwright Nigel Burke is neurotic, agoraphobic and hasn’t written a word for three months, to the chagrin of his wife, who is at the end of her tether. His agent is desperate for him to start writing again. A mysterious man who knows of Nigel’s interest in Lord Byron, gives him a goblet used by the poet. Nigel drinks from it and there is a change in his confidence and manner. Then Byron himself appears. Part ghost story, part thriller, part battle-of-the- sexes comedy.

 

Audition Dates and Times:

7.00pm on:

• Monday 2nd December 2024

• Tuesday 3rd December 2024

 

Performances: 24 April – 10 May 2025

 

Characters:

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Nigel Burke: A Writer who hasn’t written in three months. He’s agoraphobic, has a fixation on Lord Byron, and tries to emulate him.

Gender: Male

Age: 35 - 45

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Mary Burke: Nigel’s wife. Attractive early 40s. Frustrated with Nigel’s quirks. Conservative.

Gender: Female

Age: 35 – 45

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Potter: He is a nondescript little man. Lacking in confidence.

Gender: Male

Age: 70 – 80

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Julia Phillips: Attractive. Confident in her beliefs, Author and playwright.

Gender: Female

Age: 40 – 50

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Lord Byron: A complex and many-sided man who was witty, conversational, and relaxed, but also jealous and prone to scandal

Age: 36​

 

Turner Gould: Nigel’s agent. Self centred and his attraction with Mary.

Gender: Male

Age: 45 – 50​

 

Audition Venue:

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

39-41 Castella Street

Lilydale​

 

Audition Enquires Contact:

Director: Nicholas Ryan

Phone No: 0416004409​

 

Performances:

Season Dates: 24 April – 10th May 2025

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Showtimes:

2.00pm on:

• Sat 3rd & 10th May 2025

• Sun 27th April & 4th May 2025

8.00pm on:

• Thur 24th April 2025

• Fri 25th April 2025

• Sat 26th April 2025

• Thur 1st May 2025

• Fri 2nd May 2025

• Sat 3rd May 2025

• Thur 8th May 2025

• Fri 9th May 2025

• Sat 10th May 2025​

 

Other Information:

Auditions will be open and will ideally involve combining different groups of auditionees reading the same pieces.

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Knowledge of the script is not required. I will be looking to see how people react to the lines and to each other. I may ask for variations in approach purely to get an idea of adaptability and range.