Mainstage Auditions

Title: Tartuffe
Author: Moliere, adapted into english verse by Richard Wilbur
Director: Phyllis Gitlin
Run: April 7 through May 5, 2012
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Sunday and Wednesday night
shows available for private parties and special events.

Audition Dates
Open Call
Dates: Monday and Tuesday, February 13 and 14, 2012
Times: 7-9pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse

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Callbacks
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7pm
Contact: Phyllis Gitlin; 562-494-1014/E-MAIL pbgit7@cox.net
This is a Non-Equity production. Members of SAG and AFTRA, as well as non-union
members are invited to audition. All ethnicities are encouraged to apply.

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Rehearsals
Date and Time:
Read-through Saturday, February 18. Schedule will be determined after casting. Possible
Saturday and Sunday mornings, Monday-Wednesday evenings. Dates are negotiable.
Location: Long Beach Playhouse

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Audition Requirements
Bring headshot and resume. Actors interested in auditioning should read the play and
prepare a one minute monologue of the genre. In lieu of the monologue, actors will be
asked to read from given scripts. Cold readings from the script may follow. No sides.
Quick wit and repartee necessary. Physical dexterity on a deep, 3/4 thrust stage a
necessity. Actors are encouraged to showcase their wide range of character possibilities.

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Synopsis
Tartuffe (The Imposter) takes place in Orgon’s Paris home. Known as one of Moliere’s
most sparkling comic farces, it follows the hypocritical Tartuffe as he attempts to seduce
the pretty wife and steal the husband’s property.
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Casting the following roles
ORGON- (M. 40-60) man of the house, obsessed with his own salvation, comically
naïve and quick to anger, recently remarried
ELMIRE- (F. 30-40) attractive and reasonable second wife, smart, sociable, clever, step
mother to Damis and Mariane
DORINE- (F. 30-60) Mariane’s lady’s maid, quicker with a quip than a duster, sarcastic,
wisecracking
CLEANTE- (M. 30-50) Elmire’s brother, voice of reason, intelligent, genteel
MARIANE- (F. teen-20’s) Orgon’s obedient but feisty daughter, a teenager in love
DAMIS- (M. teen-20’s) Orgon’s son, young and rash, spoiled
VALERE- (M. 20’s) Mariane’s love interest, handsome, well-off, a little simplistic at
times
MADAME PERNELLE- (F. 60’s) Orgon’s haughty mother, completely enamored of
Tartuffe
MONSIEUR LOYAL- (M. 30-50) Officer of the Royal Court
TARTUFFE- (M. 30-60) fake holy man who worms his way into Orgon’s home to steal
his money and to seduce his wife, physical and devious
POLICE OFFICER- (M. 20-40) helps to thwart Tartuffe’s schemes
FLIPOTE- (F. teen-30) Madame Pernelle’s maid