Auditions! for ~ The Importance of Being Earnest

Name: Auditions! for ~ The Importance of Being Earnest
Start: 2025-03-22T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-23T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Kelsey Theatre at Mercer

Schedule

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025 at 04:00 pm to Sun, 23 Mar, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Kelsey Theatre at Mercer | Hamilton Square, NJ

The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar Wilde
• Presented by Shakespeare 70
• Director Frank Erath
• Ass’t Dir. Janet Quartarone
• Producers Curt Foxworth & Lili Timmes

Shakespeare 70 and Kelsey Theatre are committed to advancing an environment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. We aim to foster an inclusive environment for people of all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, creeds, socio-economic statuses, nationalities and abilities.
ABOUT THE SHOW
The fast, and very funny beloved play about love, society, the best names, and whether cake is fashionable nowadays…
{The production will be performed with RP British accents.}
PERFORMANCE DATES
Friday, June 20 & 27, 2025 at 8pm
Saturday, June 21 at 8pm, June 28 at 2pm
Sunday, June 22 & 29 at 2pm

AUDITION DATES & TIMES
Saturday, March 22, 2025 – (4pm- 8pm)
Sunday, March 23, 2025 – (1pm - 5pm)
Zoom auditions are also possible

Live Auditions will be held on the Mercer County Community College West Windsor Campus. Check the Kelsey Theatre sign board for a room location on the day of your audition.
MCCC is located at 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor NJ 08550
APPOINTMENTS AND QUESTIONS
Appointments can be made by filling out this form on our website, Instagram account or Facebook pages. Please contact Lili Timmes at [email protected] with questions.

PREPARATION
Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Sides will be provided via email prior to audition dates.
We are eager to see any actor interested. No experience in non-musical plays? We’d love to see you.
REHEARSALS:
Based on availability of the final cast, a read-thru and table work will commence in early May; rehearsals will then be held 2 - 3 weeknights and 1 weekend afternoon until closer to performance dates.
Direction and stage management are committed to respecting everyone’s time, so a final schedule will be made—again, based on actors’ availability— to make the best use of actors’ time and to minimize downtime.

SEEKING
Roles unless specified are open to performers of all races, gender identities, sexual orientations, body types, ages (over 18) and abilities.
For this production, S70 is seeking a total of 10 actors.
All roles are non-equity and unpaid.

CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Earnest/Jack Worthing - [Male identifying, plays mid/late 20s – early/mid 30s] Responsible, thoroughly likeable, sometimes shocked by Algy’s behavior
• Algernon Moncrief - [Male identifying, plays mid/late 20s – early 30s] Charismatic, clever, mischievous.
• Lane - the role of Lane the butler has been cast
• Mr. Gribsby - [Male identifying, 30s and up] A lawyer, too “average” to understand or appreciate Algy’s charm
• Gwendolyn Fairfax – [Female identifying, plays mid/late 20s – early 30s] A sophisticated young woman of London, always smart
• Lady Bracknell – [Female identifying, plays 50ish and up] A formidable lady of London society, protective Mother to
Gwendolyn
• Merriman – [Female or male-identifying, plays 30 and up] A butler/head of household staff at the country house
• Miss Prism – [Female-identifying, plays 40s and up] A governess, proper, responsible, “secretly” enamored of Rev. Chasable
• Dr. Chasuble – [Male-identifying, plays late 40s and up] A dedicated country parson, “secretly” enamored of Miss Prism
• Cecily Cardew – [Female identifying, plays l8+ (thru’ early 20s)] The young, dreamy-eyed ward of Mr. Worthing, not worldly but wise.