AUDITION INFORMATION
AUDITION DATES
Monday, Jan. 13th and Tuesday, Jan. 14th, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Possible callbacks (Save the Date): Thurs Jan.16th 7-9 p.m.
LOCATION
Town Players of Newtown, 18 Orchard Hill Rd, Newtown, CT 06470
Sides will be provided and/or a cold read from the script may also take place.
REHEARSALS
Rehearsals will be held three nights weekly, Tuesday, Wednesday &
Thursday 7:00-10:00, beginning the week of January 27th . Please note that
Noises Off is a physical show and requires actors with good mobility. Because
of the nature of the play, every cast member will be called to every rehearsal.
Sat/Sun will be added when we are closer to opening. Please bring a list of
conflicts from Jan. 27th until opening night.
PRODUCTION DATES
March 28, 29, 30 (Matinee)
April 4, 5, 6 (Matinee),
April 10 (Thurs.), 11, 12.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information, or if you would like to audition but have a conflict with the audition dates contact the director Alexis Vournazos at alexism82@msn.com.
 CAST
The show consists of 5 Men & 4 Women.
Please be aware that English accents are required for the play “Nothing On”
and American accents when not performing “Nothing On” in “Noises Off."
DOTTY OTLEY - A late-middle-aged prima donna actress who is having an
affair with Gary. Plays Mrs. Clackett, the hospitable, though slow Cockney
housekeeper for the Brents' home in England in Nothing's On
LLOYD DALLAS - The director of Nothing On, the British farce that the
characters in Noises off are attempting to perform. Lloyd is passionate, suave,
and extremely harried. He is secretly dating both Brooke and Poppy.
GARRY LEJEUNE –An actor who frequently does not complete
thoughts/sentences and is easily fired up. He is having an affair with
Dotty in which he is easily jealous. Garry plays the part of Roger, the
estate agent.
BROOKE ASHTON –A young, attractive inexperienced actress.
Brooke is incapable of taking direction. She is spacey and tuned out
and pays no attention to the other performers. She plays the part of
Vicki who works for the tax authorities. Note: This character spends a
lot of time on stage in tasteful lingerie.
POPPY NORTON-TAYLOR - Assistant Stage Manager of Nothing's On;
overworked and often on the verge of tears. She works frantically to
keep the show from completely falling apart, a hopeless task. Note:
Also appears very briefly in tasteful lingerie.
FREDERICK FELLOWES - A neurotic, bumbling actor who is filled
with self-doubt-but a sweet man. Always has questions about his lines
and blocking. Has a serious fear of violence and blood and gets
nosebleeds easily. Plays Phillip Brent, who lives out of the country
with his wife Flavia to avoid paying taxes and is on a secret visit in
Nothing's On. He also briefly plays a Middle Eastern Sheikh.
BELINDA BLAIR – An experienced actress who is positive, reliable,
and charming. She is a good-hearted busybody, who knows all the
gossip about the company. She attempts to keep the show going as it
unravels. She plays the part of Flavia, who is Phillip’s wife.
TIM ALLGOOD – The Company’s long -suffering stage manager who
is completely exhausted and sleep deprived. He is responsible for
several tasks and understudies for Freddy and Selsdon.
SELSDON MOWBRAY – A cheerful, elderly, alcoholic with actorly
mannerisms who forgets his lines and misses his entrances. The
entire cast attempts to keep him from getting his hands on a bottle
which he hides on stage. He plays the part of Selsdon, a burglar,
breaking into the Brents' house in Nothing's On.