AUDITIONS at Spotlighters Theatre
Spotlighters Theatre holds auditions for productions approximately 8 to 10 weeks before the scheduled opening of the show.
Some roles may be pre-cast, and will be noted in the audition notice. All actors should bring their resume and a current headshot to the audition.
All roles are non-equity and are non-paid. Spotlighters attempts to cast age appropriate actors when possible, and follows a color-blind casting policy when allowed by script or license.
Some roles may be pre-cast, and will be noted in the audition notice. All actors should bring their resume and a current headshot to the audition.
All roles are non-equity and are non-paid. Spotlighters attempts to cast age appropriate actors when possible, and follows a color-blind casting policy when allowed by script or license.
- AUDITION NOTICE -
Auditions for A DELICATE BALANCE
Spotlighters Theatre announces Auditions for the role of
AGNES
A DELICATE BALANCE by Edward Albee
directed by Fuzz Roark
AUDITION DATES - this show has been cast.
Contact: Fuzz@spotlighters.org to schedule a reading
Performance Dates:
May 24 - June 30, 2013 Fri & Sat - 8pm, Sun - 2pm
AUDITION INFO:
- Prepare an under 2 min dramatic monologue for all roles.
- Actors auditioning for Claire, should also prepare an under 2 min comedic monologue.
- Be prepared to read sides and may be asked to remain to read with other actors.
- NO appointments needed, first come, first read.
- Non-Union / Non-Paid
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Final schedule once casting is completed.
Tentative Schedule:
Mon - Thur, 7p - 10p Apr 2 - May 2
Mon - Thur, 7p - 11p May 6 - May 23 (Tech Weeks)
Plot Summary:
Agnes and Tobias live a relatively peaceful upper class life. Their fragile peace is disrupted when two old friends arrive unexpectedly due to some unexplained terror. All hell breaks loose when the 36yr old daughter of Agnes and Tobias, Julia, arrives. Her fourth marriage has just failed. The delicate balance between sanity and madness is lost for all.
Character Breakdown
Agnes is the main female character of the play. She is woman in her fifties,
well off, and married to Tobias. She is also the mother of Julia and the sister
of Claire. Agnes believes herself to be the fulcrum of the family, keeping
everyone in balance. She often maintains this balance, or order, by not
confronting issues, not taking a stand, and not processing emotions. She tries
to keep the peace by not dealing with anything that might upset it.
On the surface, Agnes is completely supportive of her husband, Tobias. She
looks to him to confirm her thoughts, and, likewise, she confirms his. It is not
until near the end of the play that she brings up issues that show cracks in her
relationship with her husband. When the memory of the death of her son is
brought to the surface of her thoughts, she reminisces about how difficult a
time that was for her, a time when she questioned everything, including her
husband’s love and faithfulness to her.
Although she feels as if she is the fulcrum, Agnes begins and ends the play
on her musings of insanity. She wonders if she could just suddenly slip off into
madness and what that would be like. She wonders what her husband would do if
that happened. Would she be an embarrassment to him? Embarrassment is a very
large issue with Agnes. She is easily embarrassed by her sister Claire, who
Agnes believes has wasted her life and her potential. When Claire insists that
she is not an alcoholic, Agnes states sarcastically, “that’s very nice.” Then
she lists times that Claire has vomited, fallen down, and called from the club
to have someone come and get her. She concludes this commentary with the words:
“If we change for the worse with drink, we are an alcoholic.”
Agnes’s relationship with her daughter, Julia, does not fare much better.
Julia also embarrasses her mother. When Julia becomes hysterical, Tobias asks
Agnes to go talk to their daughter. Agnes’s response is, “I haven’t the time.”
Instead of empathizing with Julia, Agnes becomes more self-absorbed. She tells
her husband that she has suffered far more than her daughter. This same
self-absorption is apparent in all of Agnes’s relationships. She easily becomes
lost in self-pity and at the same time believes herself to be above everyone
around her. If she is the fulcrum of the balance in the family, Albee portrays
her as a very unstable one. Albee has admitted that the character of Agnes is
based on his real-life adopted mother.
NON-UNION / NON-PAID
AGNES
A DELICATE BALANCE by Edward Albee
directed by Fuzz Roark
AUDITION DATES - this show has been cast.
Contact: Fuzz@spotlighters.org to schedule a reading
Performance Dates:
May 24 - June 30, 2013 Fri & Sat - 8pm, Sun - 2pm
AUDITION INFO:
- Prepare an under 2 min dramatic monologue for all roles.
- Actors auditioning for Claire, should also prepare an under 2 min comedic monologue.
- Be prepared to read sides and may be asked to remain to read with other actors.
- NO appointments needed, first come, first read.
- Non-Union / Non-Paid
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Final schedule once casting is completed.
Tentative Schedule:
Mon - Thur, 7p - 10p Apr 2 - May 2
Mon - Thur, 7p - 11p May 6 - May 23 (Tech Weeks)
Plot Summary:
Agnes and Tobias live a relatively peaceful upper class life. Their fragile peace is disrupted when two old friends arrive unexpectedly due to some unexplained terror. All hell breaks loose when the 36yr old daughter of Agnes and Tobias, Julia, arrives. Her fourth marriage has just failed. The delicate balance between sanity and madness is lost for all.
Character Breakdown
Agnes is the main female character of the play. She is woman in her fifties,
well off, and married to Tobias. She is also the mother of Julia and the sister
of Claire. Agnes believes herself to be the fulcrum of the family, keeping
everyone in balance. She often maintains this balance, or order, by not
confronting issues, not taking a stand, and not processing emotions. She tries
to keep the peace by not dealing with anything that might upset it.
On the surface, Agnes is completely supportive of her husband, Tobias. She
looks to him to confirm her thoughts, and, likewise, she confirms his. It is not
until near the end of the play that she brings up issues that show cracks in her
relationship with her husband. When the memory of the death of her son is
brought to the surface of her thoughts, she reminisces about how difficult a
time that was for her, a time when she questioned everything, including her
husband’s love and faithfulness to her.
Although she feels as if she is the fulcrum, Agnes begins and ends the play
on her musings of insanity. She wonders if she could just suddenly slip off into
madness and what that would be like. She wonders what her husband would do if
that happened. Would she be an embarrassment to him? Embarrassment is a very
large issue with Agnes. She is easily embarrassed by her sister Claire, who
Agnes believes has wasted her life and her potential. When Claire insists that
she is not an alcoholic, Agnes states sarcastically, “that’s very nice.” Then
she lists times that Claire has vomited, fallen down, and called from the club
to have someone come and get her. She concludes this commentary with the words:
“If we change for the worse with drink, we are an alcoholic.”
Agnes’s relationship with her daughter, Julia, does not fare much better.
Julia also embarrasses her mother. When Julia becomes hysterical, Tobias asks
Agnes to go talk to their daughter. Agnes’s response is, “I haven’t the time.”
Instead of empathizing with Julia, Agnes becomes more self-absorbed. She tells
her husband that she has suffered far more than her daughter. This same
self-absorption is apparent in all of Agnes’s relationships. She easily becomes
lost in self-pity and at the same time believes herself to be above everyone
around her. If she is the fulcrum of the balance in the family, Albee portrays
her as a very unstable one. Albee has admitted that the character of Agnes is
based on his real-life adopted mother.
NON-UNION / NON-PAID
