AUDITIONS
Villanova Players welcomes the participation of any and all members of our community. We encourage people from marginalised groups and with diverse backgrounds, abilties and experience to apply.
The Great Gatsby
Simon Levy, from the novel by F Scott Fitzgerald
by
Director
Vivien Broadbent
Sunday 8 December 2024
10:00 am
Ron Hurley Theatre, 28 Tallowwood Street, Seven Hills, Qld
PERFORMANCE DATES:
REHEARSALS:
7 - 16th March 2025
Sunday 12th January 2025, Sunday afternoons and 2 nights per
The Classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Great Gatsby” is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary. This play adapted by Simon Levy is set in New York City and Long Island during the Roaring 20’s, the Summer of 1922. A time of Flapper parties of Broadway starlets, Gangsters, Bootleggers & Jazz players. The parties are hosted by a mysterious Jay Gatsby claiming to be a war hero, an Oxford scholar, and heir.
This is a memory play told by the character Nick Carraway which contrasts the lifestyles of rich & famous with their NYC entertainments to the working class people from The Valley of the Ashes; all the while the eyes of Dr T J Eckleburg look on.
What happens when a love story built on lies goes horribly wrong, when careless people smash up other’s lives then retreat back into their money?
ROLES AVAILABLE
Nick Carraway
Narrator, Midwestern accent, Daisy’s Cousin, works in the Bond Market - male 30
Daisy Buchanan
Southern, Manic Depressive, voice of money - female 23
Jay Gatsby
Midwest, A romantic idealist, self-made millionaire - male 30
Tom Buchanan
Midwest, Old Money, Polo Player, cruel and powerful - male 30-45
Jordan Baker
Southern, Athletic, professional Golfer, self assured - female 20s
Myrtle Wilson
NY (Queens), Tom’s Mistress, working class, common - female 30-40
George Wilson
NY (Queens), Myrtle’s Husband, operates Gas Station - male 30-50
Chester McKee - NYC, Photographer - Male 30-45
Mrs McKee - NYC, Socialite - Female 30-45
Myer Wolfsheim - Foreign (Yiddish) American accent, Gambler - Male 55+
Mrs Michaelis - NY (Queens) Dinner owner - Female 35-65
Police - NYC - Male 30-65
Jazz Singer - Male or Female 18+
Jazz musicians - Male or Female 18+
Chorus
Party Guests, Broadway entertainers and gangsters will double for House staff,
reporters, forensics etc - Male or Female 18
FOR MORE INFO:
Let us know you're interested by completing the Expression of Interest below, even if you can't make it to the audition and booking an Audition Time
David Williamson’s The Great Divide
David Williamson
by
Director
Elizabeth Morris
Sunday 16 March 2025
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The Ron Hurley Theatre, 28 Tollowwood Street, Seven Hills
PERFORMANCE DATES:
REHEARSALS:
23rd May to 1st June 2025
Tuesday, Thursday nights, Sundays
Directed by:- Elizabeth Morris
Form/Style: comedy, drama
Length in minutes: 120
Cast: 7 total
Roles: 4 female identifying, 3 male identifying
Themes: political/social, community
Cast age groups: 18+
ROLES AVAILABLE
Alex Whittle - Female - Playing age - 50s/60s
A wealthy businesswoman with big plans for Wallis Heads, a coastal town in Australia; a ruthless character who sparks a bitter rivalry with the town's residents.
Grace Delahunty - Female - Playing age - 50s/60s
Alex's long-serving assistant who eventually backs the residents against Alex
Penny Poulter - Female - Playing age - 30s/40s
Leads an almost idyllic life in Wallis Heads but tries to hold back progress when Alex's plans are revealed. A feisty woman who doesn’t mince words
Rachel Poulter - Female - Playing age - 17
The teenage daughter of Penny Poulter who is keen for the change that Alex plans
Alan Bridger - Male - Playing age - 50s/60s/70s
The mayor of Wallis Heads, a former Senior Sergeant from Queensland who must collaborate with Alex
Brian - Male - Playing age - 30s/40s/50s
The local newspaper editor who struggles to understand Alex's plans
Joel - Male - Playing age - 30s/40s
TV journalist * in 1 scene only. Can be doubled with Brian
FOR MORE INFO:
Let us know you're interested by completing the Expression of Interest below, even if you can't make it to the audition and booking an Audition Time