Additional Auditions for Venus in Fur

The The Colonial Players announces additional auditions for the upcoming production of

VENUS IN FUR

Written by David Ives

Directed by Jim Gallagher

Produced by Jason Vaughan

Performance Dates: January 8 - 23, 2016

*Additional auditions are for the role of Thomas only*

AUDITIONS

Location: Colonial Players Annex, 2132 Renard Ct., Annapolis, MD 21401

Sunday, October 25, 2015: auditions begin at 5:30 p.m.

CALLBACKS

Individual actors will be notified following the auditions, if needed.

SIGNIFICANT DATES

Performances: January 8 - 23, 2016

8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays

2 p.m. on Sundays

7:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 17 (Sunday evening performance)

First Read Through: TBD

Rehearsals: determined based on cast availability

Publicity Photo Shoot: Sunday, December 6, 2015

Tech-In: Can start December 14, 2015

Invited Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 8 p.m.

Archive Photo Shoot: Sunday, January 10, 2016 following the matinee performance

GENERAL INFORMATION

Sign-in will be available 30 minutes prior to auditions, which begin promptly at the start times listed above.

Late arrivals can be accommodated only as time permits. If you know you will be late, please make prior arrangements with the director by emailing VenusInFur@thecolonialplayers.org.

To expedite the sign-in process, the audition form is available on the Downloads page of our website under Forms and can be downloaded and completed in advance. Please bring the completed form with your resume (or list of experience) and a headshot or recent photo. If you do not have a recent photo, one will be taken at sign-in.

Auditioners are asked to provide a schedule of conflicts between October 22, 2015 and January 23, 2016.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Sides will be available at sign up.

Monologues are not required, but actors who want to present a monologue are welcome to do so. Please make a note of this on your audition form.

For more information, please contact the director, Jim Gallagher, and the producer, Jason Vaughan, by sending an email to VenusInFur@thecolonialplayers.org.

SHOW SYNOPSIS

Venus in Fur is a funny, mysterious, quasi-erotic drama. Writer/director Thomas Novachek is holding auditions for his new play—an adaptation of the 1870 novel Venus in Furs. In bursts the brash and seemingly unschooled Vanda Jordan, who convinces the writer/director to let her audition. Much to Thomas’ surprise, Vanda is amazing and shows astonishing insights into the novel and her character. As the two get caught up in the reading, the balance of power between actress and director shifts. In the end, Vanda reveals herself to be much more than meets the eye. Might she actually the goddess Venus come to right centuries-old wrongs endured by woman? Perhaps.

CHARACTERS

Thomas Novachek, playwright/director, 25 to 40 years old, any ethnicity

Intellectual and entitled, this writer/adapter is directing for the first time. During the reading of his play, he doubles for the role of Kushemski, a 19th-century Austrian aristocrat.

The Colonial Players, Inc. is a not-for-profit, all-volunteer community theater with an open casting policy. All auditions are open to the public and no roles are pre-cast. All roles are non-paying. Auditions are held in our Annex at 2132 Renard Court (off General’s Highway near the Annapolis Mall) unless otherwise noted. Colonial Players welcomes actors and other volunteers of all backgrounds and skill levels.