Auditions For “London Suite” by Neil Simon
Director: Drew Murdoch
Assistant Director: Amy Ives
All experience levels and backgrounds are welcome.
Come out and join our vibrant community theatre family!
Auditions will take place at the Waterside Retirement Lodge.
Address: 239 Zoo Park Rd, Wasaga Beach, ON
Please sign in at the front desk and take the elevator to the 2nd floor.
Audition Dates: Please choose one!
- July 18th, 7-9pm
- July 19th, 1-3pm
Please arrive 10 minutes before the audition start time and be prepared to stay until the end.
Auditions will include a prepared monologue and then a group reading of scenes from the play.
The monologue does not need to be memorized, and you may choose any piece of work you like. Please keep the monologue under 3 minutes.
Synopsis
London Suite includes four hilarious one-act comedies, all set in the same suite of a deluxe London hotel… a sedate place until some interesting characters check in!
There’s Brian, who has discovered his friend Billy trying to escape to Argentina with his entire fortune; Lauren, who sets her mother Sheryl up on a date with hilariously bad results; Diana, whose ex-husband Sidney has a poignant request; and Mark, who came to see Wimbledon with his wife Annie but is now stuck on the floor with a thrown-out back and lost tickets.
London Suite is a lighthearted ensemble comedy with poignant moments capturing the tapestry of human relationships.
Character Breakdown
- Six Males
- Six Females
ACT 1: Settling Accounts
- Brian Cronin, mid-50s (British accent): A successful Welsh/British writer who holds his business manager at gunpoint after discovering he has embezzled his entire fortune.
- Billy Fox, mid-50s: Brian’s long-time manager/friend who frantically concocts increasingly absurd lies to explain why he was caught trying to run off to Argentina with Brian’s money.
ACT 2: Going Home
- Sheryl Semple, mid-50s (Mother): A middle-aged American widow on a European shopping trip who is anxious and hesitant about the dating world.
- Lauren Semple, age 30s: Sheryl’s supportive and persistent young-adult daughter who practically forces her mother to go out on a blind date with an English gentleman.
ACT 3: Diana and Sidney
- Diana Nichols, 50s: A glamorous, successful TV/film actress who is on a European promotional tour. She still harbors strong feelings for her ex-husband.
- Sidney Nichols, 50s: Diana’s charming, bisexual ex-husband who lives on a Greek island with a younger man. He awkwardly meets up with Diana to ask for money, realizing they still share a deep, affectionate bond.
- Grace Chapman, 30s: Diana’s American secretary
ACT 4: The Man on the Floor
- Mark Ferris: An American tourist in town for Wimbledon who manages to lose his tickets and severely throws out his back, leaving him completely immobilized on the hotel room floor.
- Annie Ferris: Mark’s harried, long-suffering wife who has to deal with his medical emergency and the loss of their tennis tickets.
- Mrs. Sitgood (Scottish accent): The proper, slightly rigid hotel concierge/associate manager who delivers bad news, such as kicking guests out of their suite so Kevin Costner can have it.
- Dr. McMerlin (Irish accent): The quirky chiropractor/back doctor summoned to fix Mark’s seized-up back.
- Bellman: The hotel porter who assists the guests and navigates the absurd chaos.
Performances will be held at the Wasaga Beach RecPlex: 1724 Mosley St, Wasaga Beach, ON
Show Dates
- November 6th, 7th, & 13th at 7:30pm
- November 8th, 14th, & 15th at 2:00pm
Rehearsals are typically two nights a week and start at the beginning of August.
Rehearsal dates that cannot be missed:
- Q2Q: October 24th
- Dress Rehearsal: November 5th
LONDON SUITE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com