Upcoming Auditions: The Cantatrice Calva, Winter 2019

UPCOMING AUDITIONS
Honors Thesis Workshop Production, Winter 2019:
The Cantatrice Calva

CLICK HERE to sign up for an audition!

AUDITION DATES
Wednesday January 9, 7:00-9:00 pm
Thursday January 10, 7:00-9:00 pm

AUDITION LOCATION
Rehearsal Room (Hop 14, in the basement)

ABOUT THE PLAY AND THE PRODUCTION
A multilingual adaptation of Eugène Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano, to be performed in French, Spanish, and English as an exploration of the interactions and limitations of language. A traditional English couple, the SMITHS, have invited their friends, the MARTINS, over for dinner. The two couples are later joined by the FIRE CHIEF and MARY the maid. As the evening wears on, tensions rise over continued inability to understand what anyone else is saying. Language itself eventually dissolves into senseless non-sequiturs as the characters seek understanding in the blurred barriers separating each language. 

The Cantatrice Calva is a workshop production, conceived and adapted by Cameron Buxton '19 as part of their honors thesis project. The production will be directed by Francine A'Ness. Performances will be in the Bentley Theater Saturday February 9 @ 8:00 pm and Sunday February 10 @ 2:00 pm. 

Students are encouraged to read the script prior to auditions! The Bald Soprano in English is available HERE for viewing (Note: no printing please! Only individuals with Dartmouth email addresses will be able to open this link - please email Milena Zuccotti if you are having difficulty accessing.)

The script of the The Cantatrice Calva adaptation to be performed is available HERE.

AUDITION DETAILS
No previous performance experience is neccesary!

CLICK HERE to sign up for an audition slot; time slots are in 5-minute increments. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled audition time, in order to fill out a form before your audition.

Students are encouraged to read the script prior to auditions. The Bald Soprano in English is available HERE for viewing (no printing please!), while The Cantatrice Calva adaptation is available HERE. At the audition you will be asked to read sides (selections) from the script; links to sides are available below.

AVAILABLE ROLES
Mr. Smith, the host  

Audition side: Mr. Smith


Mrs. Smith, the hostess  

Audition side: Mrs. Smith


Mr. Martin, the guest  

Audition side: Sr Martin


Mrs. Martin, the guest  

Audition side: Mme Martin


The Fire Chief  

Audition side: El Capitán


 

Please note that this production requires:
Two Spanish-speaking performers
Two French-speaking performers 
One English-speaking performer
Performers should be sufficiently proficient in the appropriate language to be comfortable experimenting and playing with language and text as a part of the rehearsal process.