Auditions for The Liar
Sunday, June 19th and Monday, June 20th
6:30pm
Auditions held at the Rochester Rep
Reserve your audition slot by emailing Stage Manager Susan Zahasky at srzahasky@gmail.com
The Liar
By David Ives, Adapted from Le Menteur by Pierre Corneill
Directed by Merritt Olsen
It’s Paris, 1643. A sweet, small town boy with big ambition has but one single flaw; he can’t tell the truth. He hires a servant who can’t tell a lie, falls for a girl engaged to his best friend, and…things get complicated. Madcap misunderstandings and breathtakingly intricate lies abound in this tour-de-force comedy of errors.
Needed: 8 Actors (5 Male Presenting, 3 Female Presenting)
Roles being cast include:
- Dorante (M, 20-40+) – upbeat, naive, ambitious, big-hearted and easily spun up
- Cliton (M, 20-40+) – unruffled, unpretentious, and seemingly self-contained
- Geronte (M, 40-80+) – also upbeat, naive, ambitious, big hearted and easily spun up
- Alcippe (M, 20-40+) – uncomplicated, teddy-bear brash and hot tempered
- Philiste (M, 20-40+) – earnest. eccentric and unfocused
- Clarice (F, 20-40+) – decisive, fun loving and vivacious
- Lucrece (F, 20-40+) – intuitive, strategic, and eventually commanding
- Played by the same actor (F, 20-40+) :
Isabell – cheery and flirty with a good head for business
Sabine – judgmental and in charge; “a sterner/stricter presence”
Auditions will consist of readings from the script
Important Dates:
– Rehearsals start August 15th (Final rehearsal schedule will be set once the show is cast)
– Performances will be held Oct 7th-8th, 13th -16th, 20th – 23rd, 2022
Please call or email Merritt for a perusal script and audition sides:
- 507-226-8497 (Home)
- 507-254-0024 (Cell)
- mjo135@charter.net