La Comedia Dinner Theatre in Springboro, Ohio, is holding an open call audition for its upcoming production of NOISES OFF on Saturday, November 7 at 9:00 a.m. at 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, Ohio.
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage, intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious, high-energy comedy. Chaotic slapstick and physical comedy reigns as forgotten lines, misplaced props, and love triangles make it nearly impossible for the show to go on. Everything that can go wrong does, and with a rotating set showing the antics both onstage and backstage–there is nowhere to hide.
Seeking:
- Dotty Otley – A middle-aged television star and one of the principal investors in the play-within-the-play.
- Lloyd Dallas – Male, the temperamental, exacting director of the play within a play Nothing On.
- Garry Lejeune – Male; the play’s leading man, a solid actor prone to stuttering and jealousy.
- Brooke Ashton – Female; A young, inexperienced actress who is oblivious to the chaos around her.
- Poppy Norton Taylor – Female; Assistant Stage Manager and understudy to female roles, emotional and skittish.
- Frederick (Freddie) Fellowes – Male; a well-meaning but insecure actor who struggles with his lines and the unfolding drama.
- Belinda Blair – Female; cheerful, sensible, and the company’s peacemaker.
- Selsdon Mowbray – Male; elderly, half deaf “pro” actor with a long career and a drinking problem.
- Tim Allgood – Male; over worked, flustered Stage Manager.
All rehearsals and performances take place in Springboro, OH.
Rehearsals: December 21,22,23,26,27,28,29,30,31, Jan 2,3,4 (9 AM – 6 PM).
Tech: January 5-7.
Performances: January7-February 7. Thurs-Sun matinees and evenings.
Performers are paid biweekly. Meal each performance, gym membership, workman’s comp provided.
Non-Equity.
If you are unable to attend the in-person audition, you may send resume, headshot, and video with physical movement and monologue before that day to submissions@lacomedia.com.
Please review all rehearsal and show dates. Scheduling conflicts will not be accepted.
