Audition: Bloor West Village Players – Ripcord by David Lindsay-Abaire
BLOOR WEST VILLAGE PLAYERS AUDITION NOTICE!
Bloor West Village Players is seeking a cast for our January production of RIPCORD by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Katherine Bignell.
RIPCORD will be on stage at the Village Playhouse from January 10 to February 1, 2025. We are non-union, non-paying, and are unable to cast equity or ACTRA members.
AUDITIONS will be held in person at the VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE, 2190E Bloor St. West (around the corner from Runnymede subway station) at the following dates and times:
- Saturday, October 5: 1:00pm – 5:30pm
- Monday, October 7: 6:30pm – 9:45pm
- Wednesday, October 9: 6:30pm – 9:45pm
Call-backs (if required) will also be held at the Village Playhouse on Wednesday, October 16: 7:00pm – 9:30pm
REHEARSALS & PERFORMANCES will be held at the Village Playhouse. Rehearsals will generally be Tuesdays and Thursdays (7:00pm – 10:00pm) and Sunday afternoons (1:00pm – 5:00pm) but are flexible depending on actor availability.
Rehearsals will begin with a first read-through on Sunday, October 20 and will continue until Thursday, December 19 after which there will be a one-week break over Christmas. Rehearsals will resume Friday, December 27, Sunday, December 29, and Thursday, January 2.
Actors must be available for all of Tech Sunday, January 5, and for Tech Week evenings of Monday, January 6, through Thursday, January 9’s preview performance, and for all 14 performances:
- Friday, January 10 – Saturday, January 11 (Saturday is a matinée)
- Wednesday, January 15 – Sunday, January 19 (Sunday is a matinée)
- Thursday, January 23 – Sunday, January 26 (Sunday is a matinée)
- Thursday, January 30 – Saturday, February 1
SYNOPSIS: A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate in the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, so when the cantankerous Abby is forced to share her quarters with new-arrival Marilyn, she has no choice but to get rid of the infuriatingly chipper woman by any means necessary. A seemingly harmless bet between the old women quickly escalates into a dangerous game of one-upmanship that reveals not just the tenacity of these worthy opponents, but also deeper truths that each would rather remain hidden…
PREPARATION: Auditionees must read the play. A copy of the script will be made available upon request. This play is not available in hard copy at the Toronto Reference Library, but there is a eBook available online with your library card. The first audition will involve a cold read from the script. The sides will be provided at the audition, not before. Early arrival is encouraged. If called back, you will be reading sides from the script with a scene partner(s).
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. Once we receive and confirm your details, we will give you a day and time for your audition.
CHARACTERS: Character ages are approximate, and all ethnicities are welcome. Accents are NOT required for any character.
Female Roles
- Abby Binder, a resident at the care home, seventies-eighties
- Marilyn Dunne, a resident at the care home, seventies-eighties
- Colleen (Marilyn’s daughter)/Woman in White, thirties-forties
Male Roles
- Scotty, an aide at the care home, twenties
- Benjamin (Abby’s son)/Lewis (Marilynne’s son)/Clown, forties
- Derek (Colleen’s husband)/Zombie Butler/Masked Man, thirties-forties
For more information please visit https://villageplayers.net/ripcord/
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