Auditions for Unnecessary Farce
Schedule
Mon Jan 13 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
21730 Madison St, Dearborn, MI, United States, Michigan 48124 | Allen Park, MI
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Audition Dates: Monday, January 13 and Tuesday, January 14, 2025Auditions begin at 7:00 p.m. The registration will close at 7:30 p.m.
Performances: March 7-9, 14–16, & 21–23, 2025
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
Auditions will be held at the Players Guild of Dearborn: 21730 Madison, Dearborn, MI 48124.
You must complete the audition form and conflict calendar found at www.playersguildofdearborn.org before arriving. Please list all actual and possible conflicts.
Director
JANE PFEIFER
Assistant Director
NANCY VALENTINI
This fast paced farce gives the audience a peek into a sting operation with a less-than-expected outcome. With a script that involves eight doors, two seamy hotel rooms, a slew of crooks, and a couple of police officers trying their best to bust a local crime ring, this show will require actors to deliver rapid-paced dialogue and a great deal of physical comedy.
A Note From the Director
In reference to the character descriptions below –The characters in this show are written with he/him or she/her pronouns. However, we seek to be as inclusive as possible and ask actors to list on the audition form the roles they most identify with.
The ages listed are the “playing ages” of characters. Actors who fall out of these parameters with respect to their own chronological age may still audition for any role.
Character Descriptions
ERIC SHERIDAN – Male, 30s. A police officer. A bookish, even-keeled guy who finds himself completely out of his element when called upon to express his feelings for a woman, lie to his boss, disguise himself as someone else, and stand up to an armed mobster.
BILLIE DWYER – Female, 20s – 30s. A police officer. Eric’s partner. Excitable and entirely unthreatening. She seemingly lacks every skill necessary for police work, but is as eager to succeed as she seems destined to fail.
KAREN BROWN – Female, 30s. An accountant, who has always taken pride in her professional demeanor– until she finds herself filled with a sexual hunger and unable to keep things in control.
MAYOR MEEKLY – Male, 50s – 70s. An innocent, affable, gentle fellow. Not too quick on the pick-up, but a sweet, sweet soul.
AGENT FRANK – Male, 20s – 50s. The Head of Security at Town Hall and, frankly, the wrong man for the job. Though he presents the confident, gruff exterior of a secret agent (or film noir detective, even), he is frequently (and at moments of crisis, invariably) a man frightened by his own shadow.
TODD – Male, 20s – 50s. Speaks with a pronounced Scottish accent. A professional hit man. Cool, quiet, and perceptive when at his best, but more frequently an angry Scotsman– and the angrier he becomes, the thicker his accent gets, until he is entirely indecipherable.
MARY MEEKLY – Female, 50s – 70s. The Mayor’s wife. Unfailingly sweet, she seems the perfect match for her husband.
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Where is it happening?
21730 Madison St, Dearborn, MI, United States, Michigan 48124, 21730 Madison St, Dearborn, MI 48124-3601, United States,Dearborn, Michigan, Allen ParkEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
