Auditions for The Man Who Came To Dinner
Schedule
Mon, 15 Dec, 2025 at 09:00 am
UTC+10:30Location
53 Angas Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia, South Australia 5000 | Adelaide, SA
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Auditions for select roles in the Rep's production of The Man Who Came to Dinner featuring Peter Goers as Sheridan Whiteside are to be held on 15 December 2025. A group audition for the male ensemble will be held at 7 pm and individual auditions from 7.30 pm.DIrected by Sue Wylie, the season is 4-6 and 11-13 June 2026 at 7.30 pm, Saturday 6 and 13 June at 2 pm and Sunday 7 June at 2 pm at the Arts Theatre.
Synopsis:
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley are thrilled when Sheridan Whiteside, a brilliant, witty, and widely beloved radio celebrity, accepts their invitation to dinner on his tour through their little town of Mesalia, Ohio.
When Whiteside injures himself by slipping on a piece of ice on their doorstep, and is confined to their home for the better part of December, the Stanleys are not so pleased with the change in their household. He fills the library with penguins and cockroaches, and invites a band of paroled convicts over for lunch.
Whiteside’s secretary Maggie Cutler, falls in love with Bert Jefferson, a personable young reporter with ambitions to be a playwright. When she declares that she will leave her job to marry him, Whiteside panics. He calls on glamorous vamp Lorraine Sheldon, to lure Bert away from Maggie, under the guise of pursuing his brilliant play.
Maggie counters with a trick of her own.With Maggie preparing to leave his service, married or not, and Mr. Stanley preparing to throw him out into the snow, a newly contrite Sheridan Whiteside must save the day armed only with his knowledge of famous murderers, his friend Banjo’s airplane to Nova Scotia, and his newly acquired mummy case, sent as a Christmas present from the Khedive of Egypt.
Roles available are as follows:
Sandy (M) - Late 20’s to mid 30’s. Union organiser. June Stanley’s boyfriend. Runs away with June. American accent – not Southern Four pages. Will also be part of the male ensemble doubling as Prison Guard / Convict / Radio Technician / Deliveryman / Deputy Sherrif /Choir
John - 50’s – late 60’s. 27 pages. Must be agile. Butler for the Stanleys. American accent – not Southern. Important linking role.
Sarah - 50’s – late 60’s. 10 pages. American accent – not Southern. Cook for the Stanleys.
Bert Jefferson - Early thirties. 20 pages. Important featured role. American accent – not Southern. A personable young reporter with ambitions to be a playwright, in his early thirties. Aspiring and somewhat naive, he has written a play with potential for production. He is tempted by the prospect of success, even if it risks his personal happiness. Maggie’s love interest. Tempted by Lorraine Sheldon.
Male ensemble - All ages. 14 pages. Some minor speaking roles. Will double as:
Prison Guard / Convicts / Radio Technicians / Deliverymen / Deputy Sheriffs /Choir.
Good singing voice an advantage but not a requirement
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Where is it happening?
53 Angas Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia, South Australia 5000Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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