Casting

We're an amateur theatre where people pay to become members of our theatre and get involved with what we do. You do not need to be a member to audition but you would need to become a member if you accept a role.

If you have any questions or you are interested in a role but unable to come to the audition please email casting@stockportgarrick.co.uk.

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The Importance of Being Earnest - TUES 8 OCT 2024 - 7:30pm

IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST CHARACTERS

ALGERNON MONCRIEFF
A man utterly without motals. Outwardly charming, idle, decorative bachelor. He is also witty, selfish, and given to talking absolute tosh. Prone to self aggrandisement. Flamboyant. He courts Jacks ward Cecilly but you just know she will be second best in his affections. The actor playing this part will need an excellent sense of comic timing. Playing age between 28 – 35.

JACK WORTHING
A bit of an enigma in that when he lives in is home county of Hertfordshire he is respectable and a pillar of the community and serious minded. When in London he is the opposite, perhaps led by his friend Algernon. Clearly intelligent and not as vain as Algernon he is determined to win the affection of Gwendoline and t do that he has to take on the erstwhile Lady Bracknell, which he does successfully. Aged 29 and a good looking man about town.

CANON CHASUBLE
The clergyman of a thousand parodies!! He has a view of life which is formed from his batchelor status although he clearly has designs on Miss Prism. A learned and genteel man who has lead a sheltered life. Playing age 50 -70

MERRIMAN & LANE
I envisage both butlers played by the same actor which will provide an excellent showcase for acting ability and also, give the actor something to do throughout the play! Lane is an upright (morally and physically) man who has the measure of Jack and Algernon and whilst he panders to their demands, he cannot help making his feelings obvious. Being sardonic as his way of making his feelings known.
Merriman on the other hand is the archetypal old retainer. Stooped and doddery he is as subservient as Lane is indifferent.

LADY BRACKNELL
Everything you want Lady Bracknell to be! Algernon’s aunt and Gwendoline’s mother and more than any of that, a snob. She sails through the play, and life, at the centre of her own universe. Domineering and brusque. More concerned to impress and improve her social skills. But, when push comes to shove, she falls like a pack of cards!!! Age 45 – 55 (bearing in mind her daughter Gwendoline is in her mid 20’s) but could look older.

GWENDOLEN FAIRFAX
You are never in doubt that Gwendoline id the daughter of Lady Bracknell. She is forthright and self assured. She demonstrates this in her heated conversation with Cecily. The actor playing Gwendoline will need to have an excellent sense of comic timing and develop a chemistry with Jack who she knows as Earnest. Playing age mid twenties, but like her mother, is older than her years!

CECILY CARDEW
The ingenue of the piece, she is frills and flutter. Totally taken in by Algernon. However in her exchanges with Gwendoline Cecily is more than able to hold her own. She believes her own nonsense and usually floats in a world of her own creation!. Playing age early to mid twenties.

MISS PRISM
Outwardly, a mouse of a woman who, as the play progresses finds her own voice. Very proper manners and decorum if a little forgetful. Afterall, without her forgetfulness, we don’t have a play. Miss Prism also has a “thing” for Canon Chasuble, but would never admit it!! Age could be anywhere between 40 & 60

The Importance of Being Earnest - SUN 13 OCT 2024 - 11am

LAST UPDATED: 02/10/24

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