Help! We need an actor! Urgently

Fish Hoek Dramatic Society is desperate to find an actor to play the part of Eric in a Warburton Play (actually two one-act plays) directed by Barrie Howard. These are the two one-act plays which follow “Easy Stages”.

 

The plays are very witty comedies and follow one another. The role calls for a young man in his thirties but we could be flexible to a degree (but cannot have someone too young). The part is a lead part and requires an actor of some experience.

 

Kindly contact Margi Blewett (chairperson Fish Hoek D. S.) on 083 628 6295

 

A little more information about the play/characters:  No-one would have blamed it on the Boots if only Kate had produced Macbeth instead of Hamlet, but Kate does produce Hamlet, Eric flirts outrageously with the impressionable Ophelia, and Liz insists that the ghost wears the boots. A hilarious production of Hamlet as never seen before, only to be followed up with The distracted Globe which follows the fortunes of the drama group members from Don’t blame it on the Boots. The group has just presented Hamlet with mixed success. Now is the chance for cast and crew to relax and enjoy the after-play party which takes place on the set of Hamlet.

 

CAST

Eric         The ghost of Hamlet’s father - suave, oily - from 30 up

Kate                   The producer - razor-sharp tongue                              40 to 50

Ophelia              Hamlet’s friend - naive, pretty and earnest                   17 to- 25

Liz                      Eric’s fiancée - cutting and to the point                         30 to 40

Patsy                  Stage crew - very dumb                                              25 to 35

Gerry                  Stage manager - pedantic, precise and painful              30 to 60

Alice                  Stage crew - efficient                                                  25 to- 35

2 stage hands      non-speaking                                                               any age

 

Production dates:         11 to 19 July 2008 at the Masque Theatre, Muizenberg