Audition Notice

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
By Dale Wasserman from the novel by Ken Kesey
Directed by Jane Sherwood

Saturday 4th August 2012 10:00 – 6:00 pm (Sunday 5th if needed)
Phoenix Theatre Cnr Carrington St and Rockingham Road, Hamilton Hill
Performances from 8th November 2012 for 3 weeks
Rehearsals will Monday and Wednesday with Sundays from October

To book please email to jane@sherwoodoffice.com

This is a touching tale of friendship, a critical look at authority and control. It has adult themes and strong language.

Auditions will be held in groups. Each auditionee to prepare a 1-3 minute monologue. There will then be cold readings in the group. If you can do an American accent that would be great but they will not necessarily be used in the show.

The cast of characters – ages are stage age and indicative only.

Patients (all male)
McMurphy Shaggy, devilish grin, face battered and scarred Age 35-45
Chief Bromden Huge quiet man. Needs to have very big stage presence. Age 20—50’s
Dale Harding Handsome, effete, late 30’s
Billy Bibbit Late 20’s, looks like a boy
Scanlon Balding 50’s
Cheswick Short, chubby, truculent & cringing
Martini Italian, little
Ruckley Blank faced, empty-eyed, shaven skull, once powerful body

Staff
Nurse Ratched (F) Handsome, 40’s, warm smile
Dr Spivey (M) Pipe-smoking, glasses fumbling, harassed fellow of no great force.
Nurse Flinn (F) Young (20’s) vapid
Aide Warren (M) Any age
Aide Williams (M) Any Age
Aide Turkel (m) Any age

Candy Starr Young, attractive, but cheap
Sandra Candy’s friend of the same mould but not so out going