Late Company, Village Players
Late Company
by Jordan Tannahill
MARCH 1 to MARCH 23, 2019
Director: Valary Cook
Producer: Anne Harper
(Only non-union, non-paying. We are unable to cast full equity or ACTRA members.)
AUDITIONS will be held at the Village Playhouse, 2190E Bloor St. West (around the corner from Runnymede subway station) at the following dates and times:
Friday, Dec 7: 7pm to 10pm
Saturday, Dec 8: Noon to 5:00 pm
Callbacks (if necessary): Tuesday, Dec 11: from 6:30 pm
A copy of the play is on hold for reading at the Arts Dept. information desk on the 5th floor of the Toronto Reference Library.
REHEARSALS: Will be held at the Village Playhouse. First read: Saturday Dec 15 at 11 am – 2 pm. (We will start full rehearsals in early January) Rehearsals will be Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-10 pm, and Sundays 1 – 5 pm. And every night of tech week beginning Sunday, FEBRUARY 24 (full day on the 24thth).
PLAY SYNOPSIS: One year after the suicide of their son, Debora and Michael Shaun-Hastings sit down to dinner with their son’s bully and his paren'ts. Blame shifts over the course of the evening as everyone takes a turn in the hot seat for their real or imagined part in Joel’s suicide, and questions are raised that no one is prepared to answer.
CHARACTERS (ages given are character ages, not actor’s ages)
Michael Shaun-Hastings: early 50s successful conservative politician; used to power and sure of his views
Deborah Shaun-Hastings: early 50s sophisticated “ gracious “ upper – middle-class matron who sees herself as primarily as an” artist” ( sculptors)
Tamara Dermot: late 40s a working class woman who sees “ mom” as her primary role
Bill Dermot: late 40s a “ hockey “ dad who is very traditional regarding values and family roles
Curtis Dermot: 17 a somewhat sulky high school student.. very much a cliché “ ordinary” guy
PREPARATION: Please prepare a 2-minute dramatic monologue. You may be asked to do cold readings from the script; please read the whole play before the audition. A script is available upon request from the audition coordinator and may be available 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. Please also bring a hardcopy of your resume and headshot (photocopy is fine) to your audition.
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