Arsenic and Old Lace
^{Open Auditions}

Location and times:

September 27 at 1 P.M. and Tuesday, September 30 at 4 P.M.
Chemeketa Community College Salem Campus
Building 6 Auditorium

Roles for:

2 women, able to play 50 to 60
1 woman, able to play 30 to 40
10 men, able to play 30 to 60

Characters:

Abby Brewster: A darling lady in her sixties who poisons elderly men. Abby is the sister of Martha and an aunt to Teddy, Jonathan, and Mortimer.

Martha Brewster: A sweet elderly woman with Victorian charm who poisons elderly men, Martha is the sister of Abby and an aunt to Teddy, Jonathan, and Mortimer.

Teddy Brewster: Nephew of Abby and Martha Brewster, Teddy is a man in his forties who thinks that he is Theodore Roosevelt.

Mortimer Brewster: Nephew of Abby and Martha, Mortimer is a drama critic who is engaged to Elaine. He is a nice man who cares for his aunts.

The Rev. Dr. Harper: Minister and father of Elaine

Elaine Harper: An attractive girl in her twenties and Mortimer's fiancee, Elaine is the daughter of the Rev. Dr. Harper. She is surprisingly wise in the ways of the world for a minister's daughter.

Mr. Gibbs: A man who wishes to rent a room from the Brewster sisters

Jonathan Brewster: Nephew of Abby and Martha Brewster, Jonathan is a psychopath who has had plastic surgery and now looks like Boris Karloff.

Dr. Einstein: A plastic surgeon and an alcoholic who is in his fifties, Dr. Einstein has changed Jonathan's face three times.

Officer Brophy: A police officer

Officer Klein: A police officer

Officer O'Hara: A police officer, O'Hara is a would-be playwright who pesters Mortimer to read his play.

Lieutenant Roony: A tough and dominating police officer

Mr. Witherspoon: The superintendent of Happy Dale Sanitarium

Audition Details:

Reading the play in advance of auditions is strongly recommended. Check-out copies of the script are available from the director, Ted Desel at 503-399-6078.

For the audition itself, please prepare a 90-second to 2-minute monologue. Monologue material should not be from Arsenic and Old Lace.

The audition on Saturday, September 27 is primarily for the convenience of students new to Chemeketa (though all are welcome to come). The Tuesday, September 30 audition is targeted for returning students (again, anyone is welcome). Members of the community are welcome to audition.

Callbacks--if needed--will be held between October 1 and 3. Regular rehearsals will begin the following week. Individuals cast in the show are required to enroll in a 1- to 3-credit course or a non-credit (no fee) theater production workshop course.

Questions?

Contact the show director, Ted Desel, via e-mail at dest@chemeketa.edu, phone 503-399-6078), or in person at his office in Building 37 on the Salem Campus.

Updated August 2007 by Marketing and Student Recruitment.