The God of Carnage, East Side Players
The God of Carnage, East Side Players
Auditions for God of Carnage
By Yasmina Reza
Translatd by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Mario D'Alimonte and Produced by Linda Ramsay
** A reading copy of the play is available at the Information Desk of the Arts Dept. 5th floor – Toronto Reference Library. **
Synopsis: A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of paren'ts for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses – and the alcohol flows – tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.
Audition Information
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 – 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Friday, January 26, 2018 – 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Callbacks: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 – 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Location: East Side Players' Rehearsal Space
746 Warden Avenue, Unit 10 (north of St. Clair Avenue, free parking)
To book an audition, please email Linda Ramsay at lindaramsay25@hotmail.com
Audition requirements: Please prepare a short (1-2 minutes) contemporary monologue
Please bring a resume and a headshot
Rehearsals and Performances
Rehearsals are Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
& Sundays from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. beginning March 18, 2018
Technical Rehearsals are May 21 – 24, 2018 inclusive
Perfomance dates are May 25 – June 9, 2018
Wednesday – Saturday 8:00 p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m.
Performances are at The Papermill Theatre at Todmorden Mills (67 Pottery Road)
Roles
Veronica Novak (40's/50's) A writer. She pictures herself as the queen of social conscience and common courtesy – but she can be judgemental and domineering. As the situation disintegrates, she fails to maintain her crumbling façade of civility.
Michael Novak (40's/50's) Initially, he appears to be a very gentle man who is eager to create peace. Another side of him is slowly revealed as the evening progresses. He makes racial comments, justifies the children’s violence, and progresses from a seemingly good-natured hardware-store supplier to the bully he was during his own days in school.
Annette Raleigh (40's/50's) She is a woman who is constantly on the brink of a panic attack. In fact, she vomits twice during the course of the play…on stage! Her self confidence has been eroded by the pressures of motherhood and by living with a husband who is eternally preoccupied with work and pays her little attention.
Alan Raleigh (40's/50's) An openly rude corporate lawyer who frequently interrupts the discussion by taking work-related cell phone calls. He has very little interest in being at the meeting, claiming that all little boys are savages and he doesn’t see any point in trying to change them.
Please note: this is a community theatre, non-paying, non-Equity production.
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