Directed by Chantale Plante
Sunday February 28th at 2pm at OLT.
Please use the Besserer Street Entrance and ring the backstage doorbell.
Call backs TBD.
“A Comedy of Manners without the Manners”
A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.
Winner of the 2009 Tony Award, made into a movie called “Carnage” starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly and Christoph Waltz. “[A] streamlined anatomy of the human animal…delivers the cathartic release of watching other people’s marriages go boom. A study in the tension between civilized surface and savage instinct, this play is itself a satisfyingly primitive entertainment.” —NY Times. “Elegant, acerbic and entertainingly fueled on pure bile. It’s Reza’s sharpest work since ‘Art’.” —Variety. “Brutally entertaining…in another of Christopher Hampton’s exquisite translations, [Reza] cannily manipulates social observations that appeal to vast audiences and creates characters that bring out the best in actors.” —NY Newsday.
Character Descriptions
Veronica Novak – Female 35-45 – married to Michael, mother to Henry who got his teeth knocked out by Alan and Annette’s son , upper-middle class urbanite, art historian, bright, controlling, anal, judgemental with false sense of civility, wants to instill shame on others
Michael Novak – Male 40-55 – married to Veronica, self-made wholesaler, upper- middle class urbanite, has blue collar sensibility, occasionally uncouth in nature being a bit tough and blunt, tries to control temper but loses it, he thinks child raising is wasteful.
Annette Raleigh – Female 30-45 – married to Alan, her son hit Henry, financial advisor, upper – middle class urbanite, lacks confidence, loses control, has panic attacks and can be physically destructive, has raised a violent son.
Alan Raleigh – Male 40-55 – upper middle class urbanite, typical corporate attorney, smart but can be openly rude, uncaring and distracted, who thinks women are limited
No prepared pieces required. Copies of the script can be signed out from the box office in advance. Audtionees will get time to prepare with scene partners at the auditions.