Auditions Announced for 'Blithe Spirit' by Castle Craig Players

The Castle Craig Players are holding open auditions for their fall production of Noel Coward’s “BLITHE SPIRIT”

SEEKING: 2 Men & 5 Women – all roles available! (See Character Breakdown below)

AUDITION DATES: Sunday, August 21 from 2-4pm & Monday, August 22 from 7-9pm

PERFORMANCES: October 14-23, 2016 (Friday & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm)

REHEARSALS: Sundays afternoons & 2 weeknights (TBD) beginning August 25th

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
(please visit http://castlecraig.org/Auditions.html to download audition sides)

Charles Condomine – a novelist. Charles is bright, sophisticated, articulate, and debonair, but somewhat at the mercy of his wives, past and present. His interest in spiritualism as a subject for a novel leads Charles to ask Madame Arcati to dinner and a séance. He is skeptical, but becomes a believer when the ghost of his first wife appears—and stays.

Ruth Condomine – Charles’ second wife. Like her husband, Ruth is witty and sophisticated, and she is quite the society matron. Ruth is a bit stuffy and a little predictable. She is convinced that Charles has lost his mind when Elvira appears. Ruth acts as a concerned wife, trying to restore Charles to normalcy.

Elvira – the ghost of Charles’ first wife. Only Charles can see or hear her. In life, Elvira was spirited, outgoing, wild, and carefree. In death, she is no different; she socializes with Genghis Khan. She does love Charles, if somewhat casually, and is jealous of Ruth. When she is summoned back as a spirit, she decides to take up residence in her former home. She intends to kill Charles so they can be reunited.

Madame Arcati – the local spiritualist and medium. Elderly but spry, Madame Arcati comes into the play talking to an eight-year-old contact on the other side. She truly is in contact with the other world and inadvertently is the “medium” through which Elvira is called back to this one. She is eccentric, effusive and boisterous.

Dr. George Bradman – a good friend of the Condomines, who is invited to dinner and the séance. He is entirely skeptical of anything to do with the occult, but tries his utmost to go along with the proceedings for the sake of Charles’ research.

Violet Bradman – Dr.Bradman’s wife. Simple and naïve, she is quite excited about being in the presence of the medium, whom she finds fascinating.

Edith – the Condomine’s new maid, who is revealed in the end as a psychic. She is unintentionally responsible for Elvira’s spirit being brought back to the house. She has frantic tendencies and is frequently encouraged to slow down by Charles and Ruth.

Auditions, Rehearsals & Performances held at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse, 59 West Main Street, Meriden.

If you have any questions, please email CastleCraigPlayers@gmail.com, or visit our website at www.CastleCraig.org.