Casting call for two characters
Dancing at Lughnasa- by Brian Friel
Production dates: 14 – 17 April 2027
at Hartley Village Hall, Ash Road, Hartley DA3 8EL
Rehearsals to start at the end of January, twice a week in New Ash Green (days to be agreed with the cast, but usually Monday and Wednesday), plus the Sunday (afternoon and evening), Monday and Tuesday (evenings) of show week
Directed by Linda Russell
We are looking for people to play the following characters and would love to hear from anyone who might be interested in appearing in this award-winning play, which is deeply touching, with comedy and pathos in equal measure.
Maggie (playing age mid 40s to mid 50s)
Needs a Donegal accent, like the rest of her family. (One of the cast is Irish and will help with the accent required.)
Extrovert and a dreamer, homebound without a job, but is the life and soul of the family. She is kind and warm and cares for all the sisters.
Gerry (playing age 30’s to early 40s)
No accent required.
Father of Michael. A sweet-talking ‘lady killer’; full of charm and flattery. A Jack the lad character who is like Walter Mitty- always thinking he will make money someday.
Synopsis:
The play is set in a small village in Donegal, Ireland, in the 1930s. Five impoverished, spinster sisters all live in the same house, with Michael (the seven-year-old illegitimate son of the youngest sister), and their older brother (a missionary priest, who has recently returned from Africa after 25 years, having ‘gone native’. They are visited on two occasions during the play by Michael’s absentee father. The young Michael is imagined during interactions in the play. Michael narrates the story as an older man, looking back on the times of his growing up and how things have changed for ever.
If interested, please contact Linda Russell on 07752 457286 or email lindafrogrussell@ yahoo.co.uk.
You do not need to be a member of Hartley Players to audition, but if you are successful, you will need to become a member (£20 p.a.)
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