Audition Notice for Liffey Players' fall production of:
THE KINGS OF THE KILBURN HIGH ROAD
by Jimmy Murphy
Directed by Jerod Blake
SYNOPSIS:
Six young Irish working men emigrate to London in the
early 1970s. Like so many of their generation, they spend their lives in manual
labor jobs; digging ditches or construction work. They intended to stay only a
little while, make some money and return home as successful men, but that day
never seemed to arrive. Now, twenty-something years later, still in London,
five of them gather in the side room of a pub in an informal wake for one of
them who has died. All are in their late-40s or early-50s. All but one (who had
split off from the group years earlier and established a successful
construction company of his own) are broken from lives of hard work and harder
drinking.
The entire play takes place in one afternoon and evening
at that pub, as the characters drink to their fallen friend; the only one to
make it home, albeit in a coffin. Secrets are revealed and lies are uncovered
AUDITION DATES:
June 21: 7-10pm Group auditions
June 23: 7-10pm Group auditions
Callbacks June 26: 10am- 1pm
Where: Irish Cultural Society in Bowness.
Auditions will be held in a group setting, cold reading
from the script.
Plan to be at the
audition for the full 3 hours so we can do our best to give everyone an equal
chance to read all parts.
REHEARSAL DATES:
Begin Mid August and run Tuesdays & Thursdays
(7-10pm) and Sunday mornings (10-1pm)
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Move in October 30 and close November 12 in "The
Shed" at The Pumphouse Theatres.
Age range accepted for the auditions will be mid- 40's to
early 60's.
If you are interested in an audition, please send a
resume and head shot to jerodblake@shaw.ca
and specify which date, June 21 or 23, you would like to audition.
Liffey Players Drama Society is a non- profit, volunteer
driven theatre company. As such, we do
NOT pay fees associated with Equity artists.
Thank you,
Jerod Blake
Director
The Kings of the Kilburn High Road
