Production name: Frost/Nixon
Director: Dan Gibbins
Date production rehearsal starts: Monday, June 30, 2014
Audition dates: June 17 & 19, 2014 - Callbacks June 21, 2014 Email headshots
and resumes to: bookings@scorpio.ca
Contact name: Daisy Pond Contact email: dpond@scorpio.ca
Contact phone: 403-615-5016 [1] Company Website: www.scorpio.ca
Additional
information: First Read-Through: Monday, June 30, 2014 Rehearsals start:
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 Rehearsals run: Monday and Wednesdays 7pm - 10pm and
Saturdays 1pm - 5pm.
Performance dates: October 12-25, 2014.
In 1972, a break-in was foiled at the headquarters of the
Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC. Within
days a connection had been made with the White House and President Nixon’s closest
aides. It unleashed one of the greatest scandals in modern American politics
and ended with Nixon’s humiliating resignation.
David Frost’s interviews with Richard Nixon drew the
largest audience ever for a news interview. Could this British talk-show host,
with no known political convictions and a playboy reputation, be the one to
elicit an apology from the man who committed one of the biggest felonies in
American political history?_
Cast of
Characters:
RICHARD NIXON: (M, 50s-60s) 37th President of the United
States, the first to resign from office following the Watergate scandal. Three
years later, in 1977, he lives in seclusion in California hoping to
rehabilitate his career.
DAVID FROST: (M, late 30s-early 40s) British talk-show
host with programs on three continents and a playboy reputation. Having lost
his show in America, he hopes an exclusive interview with Nixon will launch him
back into the limelight.
JIM RESTON: (M, late 20s-early 40s) American university
lecturer and staunch critic of Nixon. He joins David Frost’s team as a
researcher and acts as a narrator to events.
JACK BRENNAN: (M, 30s-40s) Nixon’s Chief of Staff and
loyal supporter, a tough negotiator in setting up the interview with Frost.
JOHN BIRT: (M, late 30s-early 50s) Head of Current
Affairs at London Weekend Television (LWT) and Frost’s producer.
SWIFTY LAZAR: (M, late 30s-early 50s) Legendary Hollywood
agent representing Nixon, brokers the deal with Frost securing an unprecedented
$600,000 for the interview.
CAROLINE CUSHING: (F, 20s-late 30s) David Frost's
girlfriend, who begins seeing Frost as the interview negotiations begin.
BOB ZELNICK: (M, 30s-40s) Veteran American reporter, well
known in the Washington scene and a key member of Frost’s team.
ENSEMBLE: (M&F, all ages) Various characters
including Frost's guests, Nixon's aides, secret service, interns, make-up
artists, and others as needed to flesh out the world of the show.
AUDITIONS (by
appointment): June 17 & p19, 2014, 7:00-10:00pm
Scorpio Rehearsal Studio: 331 41 Ave NE Calgary.
AUDITION DETAILS: Auditioners
will be asked to perform one dramatic monologue between two and five minutes.
Callbacks will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2014 between
1:00-5:00 pm and will involve cold reads of selected scenes from the play.
