AUDITIONS FOR: Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins
DIRECTED BY: Alice Luchau
AUDITION DATES: Sun, May 26th & Mon, May 27th @ 7pm
(dates/times may be changed or extended – check back)
AUDITION SITE: Theatre West 3536 SE Hwy 101
LOOKING FOR: 5 Men & 1 Woman
PLAY RUNS: Aug 1 – Sep 7, 2024 (Matinee TBD)
LOOKING FOR: 5 Men & 1 Woman
MAIN CHARACTERS:
Harold – Young male, 18-25. Very shy and insecure
Maude – Late 60s – 70s. Eccentric and fun loving
MRS CHASEN – Harold’s strict, posh mother
MAID – Any age. Must be able to scream
SMALLER ROLES:
Dr Matthews
Priest
Gardener
Chief Gardener
Inspector Bernard
A Seal – Perhaps a child or small person
Sylvia Gazel, Nancy Mersch, Sunshine Dore – Potential dates for Harold
** Plus backstage volunteers of all types are encouraged to attend **
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SUMMARY:
HAROLD AND MAUDE is a quirky play about a couple of society’s misfits, who find common ground for their particular brand of weird. Harold, a young man, is stifled by his mother’s rigid parentage. Desperate for acknowledgement and affection, he stages “suicides” intended to produce reactions that prove she loves him, but she never responds as hoped. He meets Maude, an eccentric woman in her late 70s, who lives life on her own terms: “borrowing” cars and other equipment she needs to perform tasks essential to her, like freeing animals from the zoo, planting trees in a graveyard, and such. Both are fascinated with death, and the odder aspects of life. Harold learns to embrace his weirdness, falls in love with Maude, who has plans of her own.
This play is full of fun for all concerned
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Auditions are typically held on Sundays and Mondays. Dates will be announced in local newspapers, on Facebook via the Theatre West of Lincoln City page, and on this website at least one month before audition dates.
Auditions are held several weeks before each new play at Theatre West. The call goes out for local actors/wanna be actors to audition for the roles and beginners are most welcome to audition. Everyone has an equal chance to be chosen for a part since directors at Theatre West do not pre-select their cast. You might read for one part, but the director wants you in an entirely different role. Surprise, the director saw something special! The point is that we encourage the public to come and participate. Even if you are unfamiliar with the play or not necessarily interested in actually getting a role, it can be a lot of fun.
We don’t pre-judge anyone. If we laugh it will be because you read the funny line really well. Don’t want a stage role but think it would be fun to be a prop person, run lights and sound, be in charge of costuming, ushering, or helping out in the box office? Great, there are many parts to putting a play on stage and only a few are the actors. Auditioning can be fun and you are sure to meet friends, and who knows you may discover that you really want to be a part of the “Live” Theater experience.