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Auditions for "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes, in a modern translation!
Auditions
are Monday, Jan. 28 and Tuesday, Jan. 29, from 7 to 10 p.m. Callbacks
are Wednesday, Jan. 30. Rehearsals begin Feb. 24.
Directed by Maggie Larrick.
This is a bawdy work along the lines of Shakespeare’s comedies. It is a
sexy comedy about making love not war. The women of "Athens" make a pact
to withhold their sexual favors until the men of "Sparta" agree to end an endless war.
Performances are at Burien Little Theatre April 4 through April 27, 2008.
We are seeking male and female actors to play characters ranging in age from their 20s to early 50s.
Come prepared to perform your best comedic monologue. Please bring headshot and resume. Callbacks will consist of cold readings from the script. For audition appointment, email maggie@burienlittletheatre.com, or call 206-242-5180.
$100 stipend provided.
Auditions
will be the Burien Community
Center, located at the intersection of S.W. 146th St. and 4th Ave. S.W.
in Burien. DIRECTIONS.
Some actors will play multiple roles:
Lysistrata: An independent-minded Athenian woman who has had enough of war and the treatment of women in Athens. She forms a coalition of the women of Sparta and Athens to put an end to these problems.
Kleonike: Lysistrata’s next-door neighbor. A feminine woman who loves Lysistrat’s strategy of using filmy lingerie and the feminine arts to bring about peace.
Myrrhine: The second strongest woman in “Lysistrata.” Able to seduce her husband but refuse to have sex with him at the crucial moment.
Lampito: Representative of Spartan women. Large, well-built, strong. Brings the Spartan women into Lysistrata’s plan.
Ismenia: A Boitian girl who has a nice body and keeps herself well tended.
Korinthian Girl: Accompanies Ismenia and Lampito to Lysistrata’s meeting and is known for a large behind.
Policewoman: Offers her shield for the women to make a sacrifice upon.
Koryphaios of Men: Stubborn, grouchy. Leads the Chorus of Old Men.
Chorus of Old Men: Teeter around trying to keep the women in line. Will have physical struggles with the Old Women.
Koryphaios of Women: Leads the Chorus of Old Women in a successful seizure of he Akropolis and outwits the men in every possible way.
Chorus of Old Women: Although frail, they fight to the last with the men and achieve victory.
Commissioner of Public Safety: Head of security and law in Athens. Completely overwhelmed by the women. Ends up being dressed as a woman. Slow to follow Lysistrata’s discussion about the future of Athens and peace in the region.
Policemen: Humiliated again and again by the women, who easily scare the Policemen away.
Kinesias: Myrrhine’s needy braggart husband. The first man to be affected by the sex strike, he arrives at the Akropolis, fully enflamed.
Burien Little Theatre's auditions are open to all ethnicities. Please send headshot and resume to:
Burien Little Theatre
P.O. Box 48121
Burien, Washington 98148
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