Audition Listings

The Liar, The Village Players
 (Non-Union, Non-paying)
 
THE LIAR by David Ives, adapted from a play by Pierre Corneille

Performance dates: January 12, to February 3, 2018

Director: Katherine Bignell-Jones

AUDITIONS will be held at the Village Playhouse, 2190 Bloor St. West (around the corner from Runnymede subway station) at the following times:
Saturday October 14 – 10am – 6pm
Monday October 16– 8pm – 10 pm

CALL BACKS: Wednesday Oct 18– 8 pm – 10 pm
NOTE: Rehearsals & Performances are at 2190 Bloor St. West.
Rehearsals are planned to commence on October 22nd, and are generally Tuesdays and Thursdays 7pm-10 pm, and Sundays 1-6 pm, but are flexible depending on actor availability.
Actors MUST be available Tech Weekend (Jan 6, 7) and every night of tech week (Jan 8-11)
Actors must also be available for all performance dates: January 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 (matinée), 25, 26, 27, 28 (matinée), February 1, 2 and 3.

The play:   Paris, 1643. Dorante is a charming young man newly arrived in the capital, and he has but a single flaw: he cannot tell the truth. Which creates compounding woes for him, which even his manservant, Cliton, who cannot lie, might not be able to get him out of.

CHARACTERS (no accent required) (ages refer to characters, not actors – and are approximate):
 1. Dorante:  (20-39) Apparen'tly a wide-eyed energetic young man just in from the country, he turns out to be an eloquent and articulate pathological liar.
 2. Cliton: (25-40) Dorante's manservant, he is guilible, endearing, very much put-upon.
 3. Clarice: (20-39) A young woman who is flirty and smart, with plenty of experience with men.
 4. Lucrece: (20-39) Clarice's best friend, both her feet are firmly on the ground.
 5. Alcippe: (20-39) Dorante’s best friend and Clarice's fiancee. Hot- tempered, sheepish, given to sulking, not the brightest guy but   good hearted.
 6. Geronte: (50-69) Dorante’s father. Indulgent towards his son, blind to his son's faults.
 7. Philiste: (30-45)  He is Alcippe’s good friend, snobbish, polished and well-educated.
 8. Isabelle/Sabine: (30-45) These are the twin sister maidservants to Lucrece and Clarice. Isabelle is sexy, kittenish and sweet. Sabine is tart, stern and moralizing.

PREPARATION:   Please prepare a short (2-3 minute) monologue if the Director is not familiar with your work.   Please also be familiar with the play as you may be asked to do cold readings from the script. A script is available upon request.

A copy of the play is also on reserve at the Information desk of the Arts Dept.(5th floor) at the Toronto Reference Library.

TO BOOK AN AUDITION:  Please email a copy of your headshot and resume to villageplayersauditions@gmail.com with your preferred date, time, interested role(s), and contact information.