The WYO Theater and Civic Theatre Guild will be hosting auditions for the 2023 Co-Production, Noises Off on Monday, January 23 and Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30pm with performances at the WYO May 12-14 and 19-21, 2023.
Called the “funnies play ever written,” Michael Frayn’s Noises Off, directed by Dan Cole, takes a fond look at the follies of theatre folk, whose susceptibility to out-of-control egos, memory loss, and passionate affairs turn every performance into a high-risk adventure. This play-within-a-play captures a touring theatre troupe’s production of Nothing On in three stages: dress rehearsal, the opening performance, and a performance towards the end of a debilitating run. Frayne gives us a window into the inner workings of theatre behind the scenes, progressing from flubbed lines and missed cues in the dress rehearsal to mounting friction between cast members in the final performance. Brimming with slapstick comedy, Noises Off is a delightful backstage farce, complete with slamming doors, falling trousers, and — of course — flying sardines!
Please be prepared for cold-readings from the script.
CHARACTERS:
DOTTY OTLEY – A late-middle-aged actress. Plays Mrs. Clackett, the housekeeper for the Brents’ home in England in Nothing’s On.
LLOYD DALLAS – The director of a play-within-the-play, called Nothing’s On.
GARRY LEJEUNE – A stuttering actor, easily fired up. Plays Roger, the estate agent looking to let the Brent’s house in Nothing’s On.
BROOKE ASHTON – A young inexperienced actress from London. Plays Vicki, who works for the tax authorities and is trying to woo Roger in Nothing’s On.
POPPY NORTON-TAYLOR – Assistant Stage Manager.
FREDERICK FELLOWES – Has a serious fear of violence and blood. Plays Phillip Brent, who lives out of the country with his wife Flavia to avoid paying taxes and is on a secret visit in Nothing’s On.
BELINDA BLAIR – Cheerful and sensible, a reliable actress. Plays Flavia, Philip Brent’s wife, who is dependable, though not one for household duties in Nothing’s On.
TIM ALLGOOD – An over-worked Stage Manager.
SELSDON MOWBRAY – Elderly and with actorly mannerisms. Plays Selsdon, a burglar and an old man in his seventies, breaking into the Brents’ house in Nothing’s On.
Contact Dan Cole at 307.752.3475 or Erin Butler at 307.399.4411 with questions or for more information.
