Florence Little Theatre auditions are open to everyone.

We pride ourselves on having newcomers backstage or in the cast of every production. All auditions are held at the Florence Little Theatre. Prior experience is not required and all audition materials will be provided. Usually, those who are auditioning will be asked to read scenes from the show with others.

For musicals auditions, you will be asked to sing a song which demonstrates your vocal abilities. The musical director will go over the song before you are asked to sing. You will also be required to dance and the choreographer for the production will go over a dance with you before you dance for the director.

Sometimes, there are callbacks after the auditions; these are opportunities for the director to make his final decision before casting roles. It is important to know that not being called back does not mean that you will not be cast in the production.

Florence Little Theatre to hold auditions for
Blithe Spirit
Directed by Meggie Baker

Audition Dates
Sunday, August 25 and Wednesday, August 28 at 7:30 PM
Registration begins 30 minutes prior to audition time.

Production Dates
November 1-9, 2019

Audition Location
Auditions will be held at the Florence Little Theatre Main Lobby
417 S. Dargan Street Florence, SC 29506

Audition Information
Ages 16 and up are welcome to audition for this production. ALL young people under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. All audition materials will be provided.

Please bring a non-returnable head shot if available; this does not have to be a professional photograph, a printed cellphone photo is fine.

Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes that allow you to move.

Synopsis
Blithe Spirit is set at the house of writer, Charles Condomine, and his wife, Ruth. One evening, Charles invites local eccentric medium, Madame Arcati, to hold a seance at his house. He asks along his friends, Dr. and Mrs. Bradman, intending to gather character inspiration from Madame Arcati for his latest book. Despite initially thinking the seance has been a failure, it soon becomes clear that Madame Arcati has unwittingly brought back Charles’ first wife, Elvira, to haunt him. Once in his house, Elvira is unable to leave and, as she cannot be seen or heard by Ruth, she causes all kinds of mischievous trouble between the married couple. When Elvira unwittingly causes Ruth’s death in her attempts to bring Charles over to be with her, Charles becomes haunted by both of his now-deceased wives. Frustrated by their odd situation, the threesome call on Madame Arcati once more to send Elvira and Ruth back to the other side. Intensely funny and character-driven, Blithe Spirit combines farce, emotion, and wit to great effect.

Character Descriptions
Charles Condomine- Charles Condomine, a novelist. Charles is bright, sophisticated, articulate, and debonair but somewhat at the mercy of his wives, past and present. His interest in spiritualism as a subject for a novel leads Charles to ask Madame Arcati to dinner and a séance. He is skeptical but becomes a believer when the ghost of his first wife appears—and stays.

Ruth Condomine- Ruth Condomine, Charles’s second wife. Like her husband, Ruth is witty and sophisticated, and she is quite the society matron. Ruth is a bit stuffy and a little predictable. She is convinced that Charles has lost his mind when Elvira appears. Ruth acts as a concerned wife, trying to restore Charles to normalcy.

Elvira- Elvira, the ghost of Charles’s first wife. Only Charles can see or hear her. In life, Elvira was spirited, outgoing, wild, and carefree. In death, she is no different; she socializes with Genghis Khan. She does love Charles, if somewhat casually, and is jealous of Ruth.

Madame Arcati- Madame Arcati, the local spiritualist and medium. Elderly but spry, Madame Arcati comes into the play talking to an eight-year-old contact on the other side. She truly is in contact with the other world and inadvertently is the “medium” through which Elvira is called back to this one. She is eccentric, effusive and boisterous.

Dr. George Bradman- Dr. George Bradman is a good friend of the Condomines who is invited to dinner and the séance. He is entirely skeptical of anything to do with the occult but tries his utmost to go along with the proceedings for the sake of Charles’ research.

Violet Bradman- Violet Bradman is Dr. Bradman’s wife. Simple and naïve, she is quite excited about being in the presence of the medium, whom she finds fascinating.

Edith- Edith is the Condomine’s new maid. She is nervous and tears around at breakneck speed trying to do things right and make a good impression

Florence Little Theatre to hold auditions for
Don't Dress for Dinner
Directed by Larry Chewning

Audition Dates
Sunday, November 17 at 5:00 PM
Wednesday, November 20 at 7:00 PM
Registration begins 30 minutes prior to audition time.

Production Dates
March 7-14, 2020
Underwritten by Armstrong Wealth Management

Audition Location
Auditions will be held at the Florence Little Theatre Main Lobby
417 S. Dargan Street Florence, SC 29506

Audition Information
Ages 18 and up are welcome to audition for this production. All audition materials will be provided.

Please bring a non-returnable head shot if available; this does not have to be a professional photograph, a printed cellphone photo is fine.


Synopsis
Don’t Dress For Dinner centers around Bernard and Jacqueline, a not-so-happily married couple, both of whom are having extramarital affairs. As Jacqueline prepares to go out of town to visit her mother, Bernard invites his mistress and Robert, his best friend (and also Jacqueline’s lover, unbeknownst to Bernard), over for the weekend. He’s even hired a Cordon Bleu chef to cater the evening. Jacqueline discovers Robert is coming to town and cancels her trip, causing Bernard to panic. When Robert arrives, Bernard asks him to pretend Suzanne is Robert’s mistress. Robert mistakes the chef (Suzette), for Bernard’s mistress (Suzanne), producing a highly complicated dinner of hilarious hijinks, secret trysts and slapstick comedy.

Character Descriptions:

Bernard
Male
Jacqueline's husband, handsome businessman, flirtatious, dapper, self-assured, country gentleman, British accent.

Jacqueline
Female
Bernard's wife, lovely, assertive, romantic, intelligent, a beautiful modern woman, British accent.

Robert
Male
Bernard's friend and Jacqueline's lover, handsome, reserved, seems like an all-around nice guy but is a scoundrel, British accent.

Suzette
Female
the cook, friendly, working class, funny, great body, a swan beneath the duckling exterior, French accent.

Suzanne
Female
Bernard's mistress, a fashion model with a great body, chic, stylish, easily flustered, British accent.

George
Male
Suzette's husband, big, strong, protective of Suzette, not one to indulge in fooling around French accent.