May 19, 2014
Auditions for Here Lies Jeremy Troy by Jack Sharkey

Deceit and blackmail rule the day in this intriguing comedy.

Director Keith A. Anderson
Producers Dorothy Courtney & Mary Anderson

Open auditions for Here Lies Jeremy Troy, an American comedy, by Jack Sharkey are scheduled for Monday & Tuesday, May 19 & 20, 2014, 7 – 10 PM. Callbacks, if needed, will be Wednesday, May 21 at 7 PM (show dates: Friday & Saturday at 8 PM, Sunday at 2 PM, July 18 – August 18, 2014, with an invited preview on Thursday, July 17.

Auditions will be cold readings from the script. Open auditions means that no appointment is necessary but we strongly recommend that you email resume and headshot to maryemily@rocketmail.com and let us know that you are interested in auditioning. Feel free to share this audition notice with friends.

If you do not have a résumé, you can fill out the audition form the night of the auditions. If you do not have a headshot, just bring or send a snapshot. It helps the director remember you if you have a picture to attach to the audition form.

Rehearsals generally will be four nights a week, Sunday through Wednesday or Thursday or Monday through Thursday. The exact days will vary depending on actor, as well as theatre, availability. Rehearsals will be from 7– 10 PM.

NOTE: This is community theatre and everyone involved with the show is a volunteer.

Synopsis: This farce, set in a suburb of New York in 1965, revolves around the main character, Jeremy Troy, who has led his wife, his boss and his friends to believe that he is a qualified attorney. Since one of the partners in the law firm for which Jeremy works has recently died, Jeremy is hoping that he will be promoted to partner status. In an effort to charm his boss, Jeremy invites him to dinner at his home for the first time, to meet his wife, Kathryn.

Charlie Bickle, a friend whom Jeremy has not seen for several years, turns up unexpectedly at Jeremy’s home, intending to talk Jeremy into letting him stay indefinitely. Charlie is an artist who promptly hires Tina Winslow, an aspiring actress and artists' model, to come over to Jeremy’s house to sit for a portrait.

There is a merry mix-up before the important dinner date. Since Kathryn stormed out when she discovered Tina, Jeremy talks the actress/model into playing his wife just for the dinner with his boss. When Kathryn returns before dinner, she is totally confused by the situation; to explain the extra woman, Jeremy continues with his improvisation and introduces Kathryn to his boss as Charlie’s fiancé. Did we mention the snowstorm and the overnight guests?

CAST REQUIRED:

JEREMY TROY: Outgoing, handsome – Early 30s (Large part)
KATHRYN TROY: Jeremy’s wife. Very attractive & feminine – Late 20s (Large part)
CHARLIE BICKLE: An old friend of Jeremy’s. Extrovert, artist – 30s (Large part)
TINA WINSLOW: Undergraduate model and aspiring actress; beautiful ingénue, with very attractive figure. Shows her legs as she poses for artist Charlie as he starts a drawing of her. Wears tasteful but short costume that shows her figure. Early 20s (Large part)
SVEN IVORSEN: Jeremy’s lawyer boss. Middle-aged, suave. Enjoys high society (Medium part)

Anyone interested in helping with PR, props, costumes, lights, sound, running crew, set construction & set painting should email producer Mary Anderson at maryemily@rocketmail.com or call cell phone 619-890-9882. Email contact is preferred.