FS 2011 PIK Theaterkurs: The Importance of Being Earnest
http://kfrclasses.pbworks.com/importance
H-J Perino
Michael Rutman
February 7th 2011
Re: Our first session on February 28th 2011: Auditions
Dear Project Group,
I enjoyed meeting some of you last week and I hope to meet the remaining members of the
project class on February 28th. We then begin our project in earnest (!) Time is short, as you
can imagine. In the first session we will have auditions. That is to say, those of you who
would like to have a role in the play, will read some scenes for us. Choose the role or roles
you would be interested in from the list below and prepare for reading. Note: this ‘casting
session’ is so that we can hear your voice, match people and so on. Mr Perino and I will make
the final decision after this first session. So that we have some idea of who is going to
audition, please fill in the form below and hand it in before February 11th i.e. before the
sports holidays. As we are a small group (in theatre terms), we will all be expected to do a lot
besides acting (lighting, sound, costumes, publicity etc.) so there is enough for everyone to
do!
Audition pieces: page numbers refer to the Reclam edition:
John (Jack) Worthing:
Algernon Moncrieff:
page 7 to page 10 (‘…There is no good offering a large
reward …’)
page 7 to page 10 (‘…There is no good offering a large
reward …’)
Algernon Moncrieff:
Lane:
pages 5 & 6
pages 5 & 6
Algernon Moncrieff:
Lane:
pages 35 & 36 (from: ‘A glass of sherry, Lane …’)
pages 35 & 36 (from: ‘A glass of sherry, Lane …’)
John (Jack) Worthing:
Gwendolen:
page 20 to page 23
page 20 to page 23
Lady Bracknell:
John (Jack) Worthing:
page 24 to page 29
page 24 to page 29
Miss Prism:
Cecily:
page 37 to 39
page 37 to 39
Dr Chasuble:
Miss Prism:
Cecily:
pages 40 & 41
pages 40 & 41
pages 40 & 41
continued on next page
Dr Chasuble:
Miss Prism:
John (Jack) Worthing
pages 45 to 48
pages 45 to 48
pages 45 to 48
Algernon:
Cecily:
pages 42 to 45
pages 42 to 45
Merriman:
John (Jack) Worthing:
Algernon:
page 52 (Enter Merriman) to page 53
page 52 (Enter Merriman) to page 54 (Enter Cecily)
page 52 (Enter Merriman) to page 54 (Enter Cecily)
Cecily:
Algernon:
page 56 to page 59 (to: ‘my undivided attention’)
page 56 to page 59 (to: ‘my undivided attention’)
Gwendolen:
Cecily:
page 62 (bottom line) to page 65
page 62 (bottom line) to page 65
Lady Bracknell:
John (Jack) Worthing
Algernon:
page 78 to page 82 (‘Goodbye, Lady Bracknell’)
page 78 to page 82 (‘Goodbye, Lady Bracknell’)
page 78 to page 82 (‘Goodbye, Lady Bracknell’)
Miss Prism:
Lady Bracknell:
John (Jack) Worthing
page 90
page 90
page 90
Please prepare the role(s) you would like to play.
I have already given everybody some ‘homework’ and here it is again:
1) Read the play again and make notes about each character (just adjectives / short phrases are
enough, for example: ‘Miss Prism: spinsterish school-teacher, rather bossy, romantic when
she was younger, absent-minded etc.’) This will help us with the characterisation.
2) What kind of society do these people live in? (A list again of things you have noticed:
‘speaking the truth is not so common, people pay lip-service to religion, names are important,
they live in an ‘age of surfaces’, money is important …’)
3) Find out 5 facts about Oscar Fingal O’Flaherty Wills Wilde’s life. Extra points if you find
out something the others don’t know!
4) The acting text will appear on the PBworks (kfr) platform:
http://kfrclasses.pbworks.com/importance .
Please download this for our future sessions. Remember to look at the platform at regular
intervals for updates.
‘All art is quite useless’ – O. Wilde. He didn’t mean it, of course. Or did he?
Please fill in the sheet below and return to Mr Perino before February 11th. Many thanks.
Best wishes and have a great holiday,
Michael Rutman
Audition sheet. Please hand in this form to Mr Perino before February 11th!
Your name: ……………………………………………………………………………………
I would be interested in the role of ……………………………………………………………
Other role(s): ………………………………………………………………………………….
I would (also) be interested in being involved with (please tick √):
-
lighting
sound
props (cucumber sandwiches, diaries etc.)
sets (design, furniture etc.)
prompting
make-up
costumes
publicity / video + photo group
programme
stage manager activities / co-ordination
Please let us have some other relevant information so we know how best to use your talents:
Have you had any acting experience? Please give some details here:
Have you helped with any other productions? What did you do?
Thanks. Have you got any questions for us?
H-J Perino + M. Rutman