AUDITION NOTICE – An Act of the Imagination

Playwright
Bernard Slade

Director
Val Mason

Producer
Laura Wallace

Production Dates
October 8 (Preview), 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23 @ 7:30 pm 
Matinées October 18, 24 @ 2 pm (dates subject to minor changes)

Production venue
Deep Cove Shaw Theatre, 4360 Gallant Avenue, North Vancouver

Audition Dates
Sunday June 14, 2 to 4 pm and Tuesday June 16, 7 to 9 pm.
Potential callbacks – Wednesday June 17, 7-9 pm.

Auditions and Callbacks Venue
936 Bowron Court, North Vancouver. (See map at bottom of page)

Rehearsals
Location of rehearsals:
936 Bowron Ct, North Vancouver
And possibly other locations

First read throughs – everyone required
Sunday July 12 from 2 to 5 pm and Tuesday July 14 from 7 to 9 pm

Rehearsals will begin Thursday July 16 and in general will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9:30 PM and Sundays from 2 to 5 pm

• No rehearsals – Sundays, August 2, 16 and September 6
• Not all actors will be required for all rehearsals during July and August as not all are in every scene.
• It will be a full schedule for most starting September 13
• Tech and dress rehearsals October 4 to 8

Synopsis
This masterful suspense tale involves a successful mystery writer whose latest work has strangely turned into a vivid and adulterous romance novel. His son, his second wife and his editor marvel at the truthfulness of the work, remarkable since it is inconceivable that he could ever have such an affair. Enter a woman who is intent on blackmail and whose story is fool proof and airtight. Then the woman disappears and evidence incriminates Arthur in her murder. There is a conspiracy to do Arthur in, a conspiracy that entails cunning, deceit and ingenious plotting. Who done it?

Roles
    1. Arthur Putnam: Large role – Mid to late fifties. An unromantic looking, yet appealing eccentric
    2. Julia Putnam: Large role – Forties. Beautiful, warm, graceful – must be comfortable kissing a male actor
    3. Simon Putnam: Late twenties to mid-thirties. Attractive, charming, impetuous – must be comfortable kissing a female actor
    4. Detective Sergeant Fred Burchitt: Mid-fifties. A spry friendly Londoner 
    5. Holly Adams: Mid-twenties to late thirties. Enthusiastic, emotional, vivacious
    6. Brenda Simmons: Thirties. Offbeat, unpredictable, slightly unkempt
    7. Brooke Carmichael: Mid-thirties. Cooly, beautiful with unforced elegance and charm

Notes
    • No scheduled appointments – first come, first served
    • Expect to possibly stay for the entire audition time as actors may read for a variety of roles and with various other actors
    • Cold read from the script, sides will be provided at the audition
    • If desired, a digital copy of the script is available in advance from Val Mason – val@valmason.com 
    • Wanting to audition, and absolutely not available for audition dates contact Val Mason
    • This is a Non-Equity, community theatre production.  All roles are volunteer based.
    • Please bring a résumé and a head shot to the audition
    • Actors are required to become members of the Deep Cove Stage Society (at no cost)
    • Auditions are open to everyone regardless of background, race, gender, orientation. We encourage anyone to audition as we will be casting whoever is best for the role.