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The Importance of Being Earnest-VA-Washington, DC
- Casting ID # 1235227
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Project Type
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Live Event
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Submission Type
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Open Call
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Market
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Washington, DC
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Union
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Non-union
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Location
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Woodbridge, VA 22191
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Release Date
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08-06-12
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Rate/Pay
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n/a
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Submission deadline
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08-25-12
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Audition Date
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n/a
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Casting Category
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Theatre - Non-Equity
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Performances Dates: Oct 19, 20, 26, 27, Nov 2, 3, 4 (Matinee)
Story:
Set in London, 1895. Wealthy bachelor Jack Worthing lives in the country with his ward Cecily, but has created a troublemaking alter-ego named Ernest in order to escape his conservative lifestyle. Jack arrives in London to visit his good friend Algernon, and to propose to Algernon’s cousin, Gwendolen, who also thinks of him as Ernest. Gwendolen’s mother, the formidable Lady Bracknell, interviews Jack as a prospect, but deems him unsuitable. Regardless, Gwendolen professes her undying love to Jack/Ernest.
Algernon suspects that Jack is leading a double life when he finds a personal message in Jack’s cigarette case. This piques Algernon's interest and, uninvited, he turns up on the estate pretending to be Jack’s brother--the reprobate Ernest. He wins the heart of Cecily, and forces Jack to play along with his scheme. Gwendolyn arrives next and speaks to Cecily. Somehow the two are seemingly both engaged to Ernest!
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| Role # 1 John |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
John (Jack/Ernest) Worthing (late 20s-early 30s) a seemingly responsible and respectable young man who leads a double life. Jack is in love with his friend Algernon’s cousin, Gwendolen.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 25 to 35 |
| Role # 2 Algernon |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Algernon Moncrieff (late 20s-early 30s) a charming, idle, decorative bachelor, nephew of Lady Bracknell, cousin of Gwendolen Fairfax, and best friend of Jack Worthing. Algernon is brilliant, witty, selfish, and amoral.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 25 to 35 |
| Role # 3 Gwendolen Fairfax |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Gwendolen Fairfax (early 20s) Algernon’s cousin and Lady Bracknell’s daughter. Gwendolen is in love with Jack, whom she knows as Ernest. She is sophisticated, intellectual, cosmopolitan, and utterly pretentious.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 20 to 25 |
| Role # 4 Cecily Cardew |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Cecily Cardew (early 20s) Jack’s ward. Cecily has a vivid imagination and has invented an elaborate romance between herself and Jack’s brother, whom she has never actually met.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 20 to 25 |
| Role # 5 Lady Bracknell |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Lady Bracknell (45+) Algernon’s snobbish, mercenary, and domineering aunt and Gwendolen’s mother. She is cunning, but very narrow-minded.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 45 to 55 |
| Role # 6 Miss Prism |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Miss Prism (40+) Cecily’s governess. Miss Prism is pedantic and full of clichés. Puritan though she is, she harbors romantic feelings for Dr. Chasuble.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 40 to 50 |
| Role # 7 Rev. Canon |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Rev. Canon Chasuble (40+) the rector on Jack’s estate. Both Jack and Algernon approach him to request that they be christened “Ernest.” Dr. Chasuble entertains secret romantic feelings for Miss Prism.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 40 to 50 |
| Role # 8 Lane |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Lane (30+) Algernon’s manservant.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 30 to 40 |
| Role # 9 Merriman |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Merriman (30+) the butler at the Manor House, Jack’s estate in the country.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 30 to 40 |
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