Rehearsals: Maple Valley, Seattle
Rehearsals June 16-August 1
Tues, Wed, Thurs evenings 6-9
Sat 10a-2p (select Saturdays)
Performance at
Seattle Outdoor Festival
Saturday, July 12th/Sunday July 13 (one day to be determined)
Final Outdoor Performances August 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17
Maple Valley, Auburn and Covington
$150 actor stipend (as a reimbursement)
Step into the Witty World of Wilde:
Auditions for The Importance of Being Earnest!
Do you have a flair for the dramatic, a knack for witty repartee, and a secret desire to live a double life (at least on stage)? Then prepare to be Earnest!
Emerald Theatre is thrilled to announce auditions for Oscar Wilde's sparkling comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest!
This is your chance to bring to life some of the most iconic characters in English literature: the charming rogues Jack and Algernon, the formidable Lady Bracknell, the hopelessly romantic Gwendolen and Cecily, and more! Wilde's brilliant dialogue, hilarious situations, and razor-sharp social commentary offer actors a unique opportunity to showcase their comedic talents and explore the depths of these delightfully eccentric characters.
Audition/Callback Requirements
1. Fill out the audition form at this link: AUDITION FORM
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On this form, attach your resume and headshot
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If you were at TPS UGAs on Mon and Tues mornings, I have your resume and headshot and I saw your audition.
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Emerald Theatre did not attend UGAs Mon or Tues afternoon, or Thurs or Fri all day, but if you were there, or have a digital submission, I already have your resume and headshot . Please indicate on the audition form.
2. Sign up for an audition date on the form.
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March 24 at Cedar Heights Middle School in Kent from 6 -9
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April 7 at TPS room at the armory in Seattle from 6-9
3. If you haven't already auditioned, you will have 2 minutes in which to perform a comedy monologue. Keep in mind that the play is set in Victorian England. After that, you'll read from sides from the play. We will be performing the show with standard English (RP). If you want to perform with that, you may. It's okay if you don't. We will have a dialect coach during rehearsals.
Plan to be at the audition the whole time.
AUDITION/CALLBACK SIDES
The Importance of Being Earnest Character List
Jack Worthing 28-38, male
The play's protagonist. He leads a double life - in the country, he is known as Jack. In London, he is known as Ernest. As a baby, he was discovered in a handbag in the cloakroom of Victoria Station by an old man who adoped him and made him guardian to his granddaughter, Cecily Cardew. Jack is in love with his friend, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolen Fairfax.
Algernon Moncrieff 28-38, male
The play's secondary hero. Algernon is a charming, idle bachelor, nephew of Lady Bracknell, cousin of Gwendolen Fairfax, and best friend of Jack Worthing, whom he has known for years as Ernest. He has invented a fictional friend, Bunbury, an invalid whose frequent sudden relapses allow Algernon to wriggle out of unpleasant or dull social obligations.
Gwendolen Fairfax 21-30, female
Algernon's cousin and Lady Bracknell's daughter. She is in love with Jack, whom she knows as Ernest. She is high fashion and can skillfully navigate society, speaking always with authority on matters of taste and morality. She is sophisticated, intellectual, cosmopolitan, and utterly pretentious. Gwendolen is fixated on the name Ernest and says she will not marry a man without that name.
Cecily Cardew 18-25, female
Jack's ward, the granddaughter of the old gentleman who found and adopted Jack. Like Gwendolen, she is obsessed with the name Ernest, but she is even more intrigued by the idea of wickedness. She has fallen in love with the idea of Jack's fictional brother Ernest in her mind and has invented an elaborate romance and courtship between them.
Lady Bracknell 40-60 either male or female playing a female
Algernon's snobbish, mercenary, and domineering aunt and Gwendolen's mother. She married well and her primary goal in life is to see her daughter do the same. Lady Bracknell values ignorance. She is cunning and narrow-minded.
Miss Prism, 40-60, female
Cecily's governess. She is an endless source of cliches. She highly approves of Jack's presumed respectability and harshly criticizes his "unfortunate brother." She has romantic feelings for Dr. Chasuble.
Reverend Chasuble, 40-60, male
The rector on Jack's estate. He has secret romantic feelings for Miss Prism.
Lane, 40-60, male identifying
Algernon's manservant.
Merriman, any age, male identifying
The butler at the Manor House, Jack's estate in the country.