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AUDITION NOTICE
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Andrew Legg
The Department of Theatre and Dramatic Arts is holding auditions for its second production of the season, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest is widely considered one of the best English comedies ever written. You don’t want to miss out on the opportunity to participate in this iconic production. Audition information is listed below.
**PLEASE NOTE - AUDITION DATES HAVE BEEN UPDATED**
Auditions: September 19 & 20, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Callbacks: September 22, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Auditions and callbacks will take place in W420.
An audition sign-up sheet is posted behind the University Theatre Box Office.
Performance Dates: November 22 – 26
First read-through will be September 30, and rehearsals will begin October 3. There will be a few rehearsal dates scheduled for the fall reading week, November 7 - 11. Dates TBA.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Prepare a one-two minute monologue from the work of Oscar Wilde or George Bernard Shaw. In addition to this, prepare one of the selected audition scenes. Audition scenes will be announced and made available on September 1. Copies of Earnest are already available for short-term loan in the U of L library. Choose a scene that includes a character that you would like to audition for. A reader will be provided for your audition. You do not need to pair up with another actor auditioning for the play. Scenes do not need to be memorized, but you are expected to be as familiar as possible with the scene.
The Importance of Being Earnest is a dialect play. All actors will need to speak with a British RP (Received Pronunciation) dialect. RP is sometimes referred to as the Queen’s English or Posh. Please choose either your monologue or audition scene to demonstrate your best British RP. We are looking for aptitude, so just do your best. Dialect coaching will be provided as part of the rehearsal process. Knowing your aptitude with the RP dialect will be helpful to the Director during the casting process.
Roles to be Cast:
John Worthing
Algernon Moncrieff
Rev. Cannon Chasuble
Gwendolen Fairfax
Cecily Cardew
Miss Prism
Merriman
Lane
Contact:
finearts | finearts@uleth.ca