Description
The Fiancée by Holly Lewis, The Canadian Community Theatre Premiere
Audition Information
Auditions: Sunday, September 22 @ 6:30-8:30 pm and Monday, September 23 @ 6:30-8:30 pm.
Call the GPLT Box Office 780 538 1616 or email: Box.Office@gplt.ca to book an audition time.
Come and audition even if you have not pre-booked an audition time. We will fit you in.
This play has seven characters:
Lucy (the fiancée) – A Black Woman, late 20s to early 30s – An actress
with a fantastic Josephine Baker cabaret act who has a really
hard time saying,’no’.
Rose (the older sister) – A Black Woman, late 20s to early 30s – A factory worker
and Lucy’s loyal sister.
Dick – (fiancé) – 20s to 30s – A remarkably good-looking soldier returning from the war.
Manny – (fiancé) – 20s to 30s – A meticulous soldier returning from the war,
to his job as a department store manager.
Chester – 40s – A door-to-door salesman who has seen better days,
Clark – (fiancé) – 30s – An impressive captain returning from the war. Thirties.
Ms. Crotch – 50s – The new landlady, a powerhouse.
To prepare for this audition:
You will be asked to sign your agreement to follow the GPLT Safety and Inclusion Policy and the GPLT Violence, Harassment Reporting and Resolution Procedures 2024.
The GPLT Safety and Inclusion Policy and GPLT Violence and Harassment Reporting and Resolution Procedures will be provided to you with this information sheet or pick up from the Box Office or online @ gplt.ca/auditions.
Please read the script before you come to the audition
You cannot prepare for this audition in advance.
You will be asked for an impromptu reading choosing from several short passages from random sources not related to this play. You cannot prepare for this reading in advance.
You will be asked to tell an impromptu story using one line of dialogue that will be given to you in your audition. You cannot prepare in advance for telling this story.
Perusal copies of the script are available from the GPLT Box Office for a $5 refundable deposit.
Here is the audition information file:
Here is the rehearsal schedule as at August 15, 2024:
The Financee rehearsal schedule as at August 15, 2024
Everyone who wants to be part of a GPLT production must agree to follow these policies:
GPLT Violence Harassment Reporting and Resolution Procedures 2024
GPLT Safety and Inclusion Policy January 16, 2024
“The Fiancée premiered at The Citadel Theatre (Edmonton, AB) in 2021 (Daryl Cloran,
Artistic Director; Sarah Pocklington, Executive Director).
The Fiancée is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin
Rivers) www.MQlit.ca”
