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Upcoming Auditions!


Auditions for
LEADING LADIES

Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 2 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Readings from Script
Sunday, July 11, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Callbacks

Due to flood damage at Stage Center, these auditions will be at our new office at 1015 N. Broadway, Suite 210, just south of 10th & Broadway on the West side of the street. The building has Coffeeslingers and a bicycle shop on street level. CST is on the 2nd floor across the hall from Allied Arts.

Please call (405) 232-6500 for more information.


LEADING LADIES
A
comedy by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Rhonda Clark
Performs September 3-25, 2010
1st Read-thru on July 19 (no rehearsals August 2-7)


SYNOPSIS: Ken Ludwig keeps alive the humor of Philip Barry, Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges and the Marx Brothers in this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo. It’s 1958 and two Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, are down on their luck, performing on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. On the train, they hear that an ailing, elderly lady in York, PA wants to leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews. Jack and Leo decide to portray her relatives and get the cash. Soon, they discover that the relatives are nieces, not nephews, so they dive into their costume trunks to become women a la Some Like It Hot. When Leo falls head-over-petticoats in love with Meg (the old lady’s niece who’s already engaged) romantic entanglements, quick changes and near misses abound! Meg longs for the wide world out there, and when she meets “Maxine and Stephanie,” she finally gets a taste of it.

"Ludwig’s newest farce is so funny, it will make sophisticated and reasonable men and women of the 21st Century cackle till their faces hurt." – Houston Press.

CAST: 5 Men, 3 Women with some doubling.

Meg Snider (30s) Florence’s niece; a vivacious young lady who is longing for adventure.

Duncan Wooley (late 30s-40s) a local minister who is engaged to Meg and is as interested in her inheritance as he is in her; old-fashioned and stuffy.

Doc Myers (50s-60s) A no-nonsense country doctor and the Chief Moose of the local lodge.

Frank (20s-30s) a Moose with no patience for Shakespearean entertainment; this character doubles as Butch.

Butch Myers (20s-30s) Doc’s son and Audrey’s boyfriend who’s dim but kind-hearted. He’s also best friends with Meg.

Leo Clark (30s) Handsome Shakespearean actor. Falls in love with Meg. Some swordplay. British accent required.

Jack Gable (30s) Leo’s friend and acting partner; he’s a free-spirited and conniving guy. Some swordplay. British accent.

Audrey (20) A young, naïve bombshell, with a good-natured and energetic personality, and she roller skates

Florence (70s-80s) A rich, wily old woman with very poor eyesight. She exaggerates her ailments for attention.

Director’s note: This is a fast-paced, physical comedy. All of the characters are bigger than life, but must be rooted in reality. Leo & Jack, in essence, must create numerous characters, i.e. their Shakespeare characters, themselves as struggling actors, and the ”ladies” Maxine & Stephanie. It’ll be a workout, but so much fun!
 


 


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Updated: July 11, 2010


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