Catskill Community Theatre announces AUDITIONS for
“Blithe Spirit,” a comic play by Noël Coward
Director – Nancy Bondurant-Couch
Producer – Diana Friedell
Production Description:
The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his annoying and temperamental first wife, Elvira, after the séance. Elvira makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles’s marriage to his second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost.
Roles:
Charles Condomine (Lead): Male, 30-70
Husband to Ruth and, before her passing, to Elvira. A sophisticated and urbane novelist who is dabbling in spiritualism to use it as a subject for a book.
Ruth Condomine (Lead): Female, 25-70
Charles’s second wife, and eventually a ghost. Ruth is witty and sophisticated but also a bit stuffy and predictable.
Elvira Condomine (Lead): Female, 25-50
The ghost of Charles’s first wife. She is spirited, outgoing, wild – and jealous of Ruth. She aggravates Charles, and continues to do so, even when joined by his second wife Ruth.
Madame Arcati (Supporting): 30-80
Known as the local eccentric, she considers herself a spiritualist and a medium who conjures up Charles’ first wife and eventually his second.
Doctor Bradman (Supporting): Male, 45-70
A good friend of the Condomines who is invited to dinner and a séance. Skeptical of anything to do with the occult.
Mrs. Bradman (Supporting): Female, 40-70
Doctor Bradman’s wife. Simple and naive, she is excited about being in the presence of a medium.
Edith (Supporting): Female, 18-28
The Condomines’ new maid. She is nervous and tears around at breakneck speed trying to do things right.
Audition, Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations:
Auditions will be held at Institute for Spiritual Development, 41-45 Dietz St. Oneonta, NY.
- Thursday, August 22 at 7:00 pm
- Sunday, August 25 at 2:00
Scenes from the script will be provided for the audition
Those who wish to audition should bring a schedule of conflicts for dates from August 26 – October 27 for rehearsal planning purposes:
Rehearsals will be held in Oneonta until the first few weeks of October where the rehearsals move to the stage of the Wieting Theatre in Worcester, NY.
Performances held October 25 & 26 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, Oct. 27 at 2:00 pm in the Wieting Theatre, Worcester, NY
If additional information is needed please email the director, Nancy: nancybcouch@yahoo.com
or the Producer, Diana B. Friedell: dianafriedell@gmail.com, 607-433-2089