The Drawer Boy, Scarborough Players
The Drawer Boy, Scarborough Players
The Drawer Boy
by Michael Healey
Produced by special arrangement with The Gary Goddard Agency
Directed by Katherine Turner
Produced by Carolyn Williamson and Katherine Turner
SHOW DATES:
January 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 2017
All shows at 8 p.m. except January 9 and 16 at 2 p.m.
The Play:
On the surface, the story of Angus, Morgan and Miles takes us back to the summer of 1972 when a collective of artists arrived in rural Ontario to create a play reflecting the real life experiences of farmers. Through living with farm families and capturing their stories, The Farm Show was born. Initially the story is funny and charming as the farmer, Morgan, gets the better of Miles, the naïve actor from Toronto. The other farmer, Angus is more of a mystery. Injured during WW II while stationed in England, Angus still has the pain though his memory is gone. All he has is the story Morgan has repeated for almost those many years. Miles, the actor, just wants to “get your history and give it back to you.” He wants Morgan and Angus to see their lives through art, through theatre. What is unexpected is the impact of storytelling on Angus. As Angus begins to remember and becomes “starved to know”, the lies are revealed and the story is re-told.
Characters: 3 Men
Ages listed are a guide for how the character should appear onstage, not necessarily the age of the actor.
Morgan: 50’s It is important that Morgan be played by an actor who looks to be in his mid-50’s (1970’s like – so up to 60ish). He went to war in his early 20’s and has been on the farm for the last 30 years. He has worked hard but he is sharp. He has a wicked sense of humour. Morgan protects his friend Angus.
Angus: Like Morgan, he needs to be played by an actor who looks to be in his mid-50’s. He should never become a stereotype. He is wounded, he has lost his memory but it has not affected his voice and stature. He is strong and able. He was the drawer boy-skilled, creative, the poet. He needed to keep the poems and say the Hopkins just once when it mattered. He was the boy who stayed in the trees to watch the world.
Miles: In his mid 20’s. He has attended U of T and Rochdale managing to rack up $3600 in tuition debt in 1972. So Miles has lived the great Toronto, urban, hippie scene. He has a good heart and some acting experience as he has already played Hamlet and a hedgehog in a show about dead animals. Miles is loosely based on Miles Potter who was part of the farm show and founding member of Theatre Passe Muraille.
AUDITION DATES:
Monday, October 17, 2016 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
CALLBACKS: (IF NEEDED) Wednesday, October 19, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
(CALLBACKS ONLY: PLEASE BE PREPARED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FULL 3 HOURS)
Requirements: Please prepare a short monologue – less than 90 seconds – something you love. You may be re-directed. You will be asked to do a cold reading from the play. Please read the play. A copy of the play will be on hold at the 5th floor Audio Desk, Toronto Reference Library. Please bring photo (photocopy will do) and resume.
Booking Your Audition
Auditions must be booked in advance
TO REQUEST AN AUDITION, SEND AN E-MAIL TO audition4sp@gmail.com
OR by phone (416) 439-1104 (Option #2) – Please leave your name & number VERY clearly.
By email or telephone please indicate your preferred audition date and time(s).
Please note: Email is the most efficient way to book an audition.
We will be booking individual auditions in 10 minute slots. Please indicate the roles in which you are interested.
Auditions and Rehearsals will be held at 780 Birchmount, Unit 5 (West side of Birchmount, south of Eglinton, beside the Low Carb Food Outlet. TTC accessible by #17 Bus from Warden Station or any Eglinton West bus from Kennedy Station)
Some rehearsals and all performances are at Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Road (at Markham Road).
Rehearsals will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. and Sundays, 1:00 – 5 p.m.
First read-through will be Tuesday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. with rehearsals beginning Tuesday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Additional rehearsals may be added as we move closer to the production opening.
This production will be adjudicated for the 2016-2017 Act-Co Festival.
Scarborough Players is an inclusive community theatre company and encourages all interested individuals from all backgrounds to audition. Those auditioning must be Non-Equity performers and understand that this is a non-paying production. We do not enter into any contracts or agreements with CAEA or ACTRA.
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