AUDITION ANNOUNCMENT
Comic Potential
By Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Gary Hoffman
AUDITION DATES: Monday August 26th & Tuesday August 27th
SIGN IN: 6:30pm. Auditions begin at 7:00pm
AUDITION LOCATION: Sand Lake Center for the Arts, 2880 NY 43, Averill Park NY 12018
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
All auditioners should bring a list of conflicts from Sept. 23rd-Nov. 9th, 2024.
Production dates: NOV. 15,16,22,23 @7:30pm. NOV. 17 & 24 @2:30pm
Tech week: NOV 9th-14th (No conflicts)
A sensation in London and New York, this is one of the funniest and most inventive plays by Britain’s grand master of comedy. A hilarious satire of television and a touching romantic comedy, it begins in a television studio where a hospital soap opera is being taped. One actor starts speaking gibberish; he is an “actoid,” a robot, and his programming is off kilter. Adam, the young nephew of the producer and an aspiring writer who worships the director (once a great movie director and now a broken-down has-been), is on the set. Adam starts chatting with Jacie Tripplethree, the actoid (serial number JC333) playing the nurse and finds, to his surprise, that not only can she carry on a conversation but, due to what she calls a fault in her programming, she has a creative imagination. Adam wants to build a new television series around her, but the studio will not hear of it. He also finds he is falling in love with the charming robot! Will Adam get the green light on his series? Will love prevail?
Available roles:
NOTE: All characters present with an English accent except where indicated.The actors playing Lester, Turkey, Marmion, Trudi also double up on a variety of minor roles.
○ Adam Trainsmith (young writer, 20s)
○ Chandler “Chance” Tate (American director, late 50s-late 60s)
○ Lester Trainsmith (Adam’s American uncle, 70s-80s)
○ Marmion (American, speaker for Lester Trainsmith)
○ Prim Spring (programmer, 30s-40s)
○ Trudi Floote (technician, 30s-40s)
○ Carla Pepperbloom (high-powered executive, late 30s-late 50s; a cougar)
○ Jacie Triplethree (actress android, seemingly mid 20s)
○ ‘Doctor’ (actor android, mid 30s/mid 50s)
○ ‘Mother’ (actress android, 40s/50s)
○ ‘Patient’ (actor android, early 20s)
○ Hotel desk clerk
○ Hotel waiter 1
○ Hotel waiter 2
○ Man in dress shop
○ Woman in dress shop
○ Dress shop assistant
○ Prostitute
○ Turkey (pimp)
○ Technician
Production director: Gary Hoffman ghoffma1@nycap.rr.com
(Please reach out to Gary with any questions)
SLCA-CTP can be reached at 518-674-2007
Everyone participating in the show will receive a small stipend.