Audition Notice: Chekhov in Shorts
Author: Anton Chekhov
Adaptation & Translation: Diane Benedict
Directors: Jonah Goger, Holly Leveque, Diane Benedict
Performance Run-:
Aug. 30, 2024 - Sept. 21, 2024, Fri. & Sat. 8 pm, Sundays at 2pm.
Audition Dates/Requirements-:
Auditions: Thu. July 11th 1pm-4pm and Sat. July 13th 10a-12p
Callbacks: Sat. July 13th 1p-3p
Location: Long Beach Shakespeare Co.- 4250 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach, CA 90807
No pay, non-union production.
Rehearsals-:
Sundays-Thursdays 7-10pm (Actors will not be called every day except for run thru days, and during tech)
Tech dates: Sat-Thu Aug. 24-29th, 2024
MANDATORY FIRST READ THROUGH AND MEET & GREET: Mon. July 15th 7p-10p
Location: Long Beach Shakespeare Co.- 4250 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach, CA 90807
Synopses-:
The Bear: Popova has locked herself in the house since her husband’s death. Unable to pay her dead husband’s debt, she is embroiled in an argument with a landlord, Smirnov. In the end Smirnov falls in love with Popova and a kiss arrives only after much argument.
The Proposal: A long-time neighbor, Lomov, asks Stepan for his daughter, Natalya’s, hand in marriage. After receiving the father’s blessing, Natalya is asked to join them. Natalya & Lomov argue about the mundane, as Lomov collapses from exhaustion. The proposal is accepted with a kiss and their marriage begins with yet another argument.
The Bet: A lawyer and a banker concoct a bet with one another regarding whether or not life in prison was better than receiving the death penalty. Twist ending.
Role Breakdowns-:
The Bear:
ELENA IVANOVNA POPOVA, female, gentry, widow, drama-queen, comedic 30-45 ( Understudy)
GRIGORY STEPANOVITCH SMIRNOV, male, land owner, bearish, awkward, comedic 30-60 ( understudy)
LUKA, male/female, Popova's assistant, highly nervous, physically comedic- 25-60
The Proposal:
STEPAN STEPANOVITCH CHUBUKOV, male, peasant stock, at wits end, comedic 40-60
NATALYA STEPANOVNA, his daughter, peasant stock, smart, contentious, comedic 20-30
IVAN VASSILIYITCH LOMOV, 30-45 gentry, male, nervous, heart condition, comedic- 30-50
The Bet:
LAWYER, 35-60, male, determined, refined, intelligent
BANKER, 35-60, female or male, boastful, arrogant, smug
Calendar: July/August/September
*** ALL ETHNICITIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO AUDITION. NON-TRADITIONAL CASTING.