If you are auditioning for a Hold the Applause Productions show and have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact our Artistic Director Natalie at natalie@hapabq.org.
Unless otherwise noted in the show-specific information, all auditions require the following:
· Completed Audition Form (to be completed when you arrive for your audition)
· Headshot
· Resume
· Auditioners will be expected to sing 16-32 bars of a musical theatre song if the production is a musical, or otherwise noted
· Completed Audition Form (to be completed when you arrive for your audition)
· Headshot
· Resume
· Auditioners will be expected to sing 16-32 bars of a musical theatre song if the production is a musical, or otherwise noted
In this delightful adaption of Austen's well-loved classic, we follow the fortunes of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood as they come of age in regency England, chasing their dreams from Devonshire to London and back.
SYNOPSIS: When their wealthy half-brother cheats them of their fortune, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are left penniless. They are forced to leave the comforts of Norland Park and relocate to chilly Barton Cottage in Devonshire, but when John Willoughby, a handsome stranger, arrives one day with a rain-drenched Marianne in his arms, the sisters are convinced that their fortunes are changed forever.
AUDITIONS
When: Monday, April 19th, beginning at 7PM
Where: 6909 Menaul Blvd. NE, Suite G (entrance is on the east side of the building)
Formerly the Growing Stage theatre space
This audition will consist of a cold reading from the script. Callbacks will be the following afternoon, Tuesday, April 20th, beginning at 7PM.
Rehearsals will be Monday through Friday, 7:00-9:00pm, beginning Monday, April 26th. This production will be filmed and presented online, and (if deemed safe by the state of New Mexico) have a limited in-person audience. If this is possible, show dates and times will be as follows. ALL ACTORS are expected to be available for shows if they audition, regardless.
WEEKEND #1
May 21 @ 7PM
May 22 @ 7PM
May 23 @ 7PM
WEEKEND #2
May 28 @ 7PM
May 29 @ 7PM
May 30 @ 7PM
AUDITIONS
When: Monday, April 19th, beginning at 7PM
Where: 6909 Menaul Blvd. NE, Suite G (entrance is on the east side of the building)
Formerly the Growing Stage theatre space
This audition will consist of a cold reading from the script. Callbacks will be the following afternoon, Tuesday, April 20th, beginning at 7PM.
Rehearsals will be Monday through Friday, 7:00-9:00pm, beginning Monday, April 26th. This production will be filmed and presented online, and (if deemed safe by the state of New Mexico) have a limited in-person audience. If this is possible, show dates and times will be as follows. ALL ACTORS are expected to be available for shows if they audition, regardless.
WEEKEND #1
May 21 @ 7PM
May 22 @ 7PM
May 23 @ 7PM
WEEKEND #2
May 28 @ 7PM
May 29 @ 7PM
May 30 @ 7PM
The Characters
NOTES:
John Dashwood (20s-30s): The half-brother of the Dashwood sisters. John likes to think of himself as kind and generous, but his behavior proves him to be actually rather greedy. He is easily persuaded and even bossed around by his wife Fanny, and is greatly concerned with social status and prestige.
Sir John Middleton (20s-30s): The jovial distant relation of the Dashwoods who invites Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters to stay at Barton Cottage after they lose their home.
Edward Ferrars (18-30s): Edward is a kind, honorable gentleman and the brother of Fanny. Edward is content with a modest, comfortable life, with no lofty ambitions of wealth or social status.
Colonel Brandon (25-40s): A retired officer and friend of Sir John Middleton, he is kind and honorable. He is an “old bachelor” at 35. He gains the friendship of Elinor, but is in love with Marianne.
John Willoughby (18-25): An attractive and charming young man. He shares Marianne’s sensibility and artistic tastes, and the two quickly become very close.
Robert Ferrars (20s-30s): The conceited and arrogant younger brother of Edward and Fanny. Robert inherits his mother's fortune after she disinherits Edward.
Mr. Palmer (20s-30s): Mrs. Palmer's gruff, unemotional husband.
THE WOMEN
Mrs. Dashwood (30s-40s): The kind and loving mother of Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret. She has inherited no fortune of her own but wants the best for her daughters and shares Marianne's romantic ideals.
Elinor Dashwood (18-25): The oldest of the three Dashwood sisters. She is a rational thinker who restrains her emotions, even when she has suffered great hardship. Elinor is polite and always tries to say the right thing when around company.
Marianne Dashwood (16-25): The middle Dashwood sister, she is romantic, emotional, and sentimental. She often lacks the restraint, prudence, and politeness of her older sister Elinor. She falls in love easily and quickly.
Fanny Dashwood (20s-30s): The selfish, snobbish, and manipulative wife of John Dashwood and the sister of Edward Ferrars. A social climber, Fanny is more concerned with wealth and status than love or character.
Margaret Dashwood (15-20): The thirteen-year-old, good-humored youngest daughter of the Dashwood, Margaret is curious and shares Marianne’s romanticism.
Mrs. Jennings (30s-50s): Sir John’s gossipy but well-intentioned mother who invites the Dashwood sisters to stay with her in London and makes it her "project" to marry them off as soon as possible.
Lucy Steele (18-25): Mrs. Jennings' cousin and a sly, selfish, and insecure young woman.
Mrs. Palmer (30s-40s): Mrs. Jennings' talkative and foolish daughter who invites the Dashwood sisters to stay at her home in Cleveland on their way from London to Barton.
Miss Grey (20s): A wealthy heiress.
- Nearly all actors will play multiple characters
- We are looking to cast 9-12 actors
John Dashwood (20s-30s): The half-brother of the Dashwood sisters. John likes to think of himself as kind and generous, but his behavior proves him to be actually rather greedy. He is easily persuaded and even bossed around by his wife Fanny, and is greatly concerned with social status and prestige.
Sir John Middleton (20s-30s): The jovial distant relation of the Dashwoods who invites Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters to stay at Barton Cottage after they lose their home.
Edward Ferrars (18-30s): Edward is a kind, honorable gentleman and the brother of Fanny. Edward is content with a modest, comfortable life, with no lofty ambitions of wealth or social status.
Colonel Brandon (25-40s): A retired officer and friend of Sir John Middleton, he is kind and honorable. He is an “old bachelor” at 35. He gains the friendship of Elinor, but is in love with Marianne.
John Willoughby (18-25): An attractive and charming young man. He shares Marianne’s sensibility and artistic tastes, and the two quickly become very close.
Robert Ferrars (20s-30s): The conceited and arrogant younger brother of Edward and Fanny. Robert inherits his mother's fortune after she disinherits Edward.
Mr. Palmer (20s-30s): Mrs. Palmer's gruff, unemotional husband.
THE WOMEN
Mrs. Dashwood (30s-40s): The kind and loving mother of Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret. She has inherited no fortune of her own but wants the best for her daughters and shares Marianne's romantic ideals.
Elinor Dashwood (18-25): The oldest of the three Dashwood sisters. She is a rational thinker who restrains her emotions, even when she has suffered great hardship. Elinor is polite and always tries to say the right thing when around company.
Marianne Dashwood (16-25): The middle Dashwood sister, she is romantic, emotional, and sentimental. She often lacks the restraint, prudence, and politeness of her older sister Elinor. She falls in love easily and quickly.
Fanny Dashwood (20s-30s): The selfish, snobbish, and manipulative wife of John Dashwood and the sister of Edward Ferrars. A social climber, Fanny is more concerned with wealth and status than love or character.
Margaret Dashwood (15-20): The thirteen-year-old, good-humored youngest daughter of the Dashwood, Margaret is curious and shares Marianne’s romanticism.
Mrs. Jennings (30s-50s): Sir John’s gossipy but well-intentioned mother who invites the Dashwood sisters to stay with her in London and makes it her "project" to marry them off as soon as possible.
Lucy Steele (18-25): Mrs. Jennings' cousin and a sly, selfish, and insecure young woman.
Mrs. Palmer (30s-40s): Mrs. Jennings' talkative and foolish daughter who invites the Dashwood sisters to stay at her home in Cleveland on their way from London to Barton.
Miss Grey (20s): A wealthy heiress.