Picasso at the Lapin Agile, East Side Players
Picasso at the Lapin Agile, East Side Players
PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE
By Steve Martin
Directed by Ken Stern
AUDITIONS: Monday, Oct 17 and Wednesday, Oct 19 starting at 7 p.m.
CALL BACKS: Saturday, Oct 22 – 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
REHEARSALS: Tuesdays, Thursdays: 7 – 10 p.m. and Sundays: 1 – 5 p.m. Commencing Oct. 25
PERFORMANCES: February 24, 25, 26, March 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 2017
Synopsis: This long running Off-Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian café in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter sets the art world afire with cubism. In his first comedy for the stage, the popular actor and screenwriter plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as these two geniuses muse on the century’s achievements and prospects as well as other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness.
CAST
Character/age range (ages reflect the needs of the character not the age of the actor)
Freddy: 40, bartender and owner of the Lapin Agile, seems predictable, but capable of surprising insight
Gaston: 60’s, feels his age, misses his days as a ‘ladies man’, a regular at the bar
Germaine: 35, Freddy’s girlfriend, savvy and smart-mouthed, waitress at the Lapin Agile
Albert Einstein: 25, a deep thinker, ambitious and articulate, with a wry sense of humour
Suzanne: 19, attractive, street-wise and in charge, a heart-breaker
Sagot: early 50’s, a bit rotund, nattily dressed, vibrant and energetic; Picasso’s art dealer
Pablo Picasso: 23, brooding, intense, arrogant, a womanizer
Charles Dabrnow Schmendiman: An inventer, confident, self-centered
The Countess: Einstein’s mistress, sophisticated, exotic, “long, red hair”
A Female Admirer: Typical “fan-girl”
A Visitor: 30’s, Elvis look-alike, affable country boy
Auditions will be by readings from the script. Sides will be provided. Please read the script before auditioning. An electronic copy is available upon request.
Please note you must be available for call backs if required. ALSO, ANY CONFLICTS WITH THE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE SHOULD BE GIVEN AT THE TIME OF AUDITION.
To schedule an audition date and time, please contact the Producer, Shirley Alcamo either by telephone at 416-229-6389 or by email at salcamo@sympatico.ca stating preferred date and providing a contact number.
Auditions and rehearsals will be held at East Side Player’s Unit: Unit 10, 746 Warden Avenue, Toronto, M1L 4A2
Map: http://mapq.st/SVRNbr
PLEASE NOTE: East Side Players is a non-profit, non-Equity community theatre group. We do not pay actors for performances or cast ACTRA and Equity members. If you are cast in the show you MUST become a member of East Side Players. Membership fees are $20.00 and are due no later than the first rehearsal.
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