Edward King House Theatre Company
The NEW Edward King House Theatre Company announces Auditions for “The Odd Couple” a Comedy by Neil Simon
Auditions—September 13 & 14, 2011.
Auditions are held at the Edward King House at 6:00 – 8:00pm
Be prepared to read from script.
Cast: 6 men & 2 women or 6 women & 2 men
Show dates: November 11, 12, 13 18 & 19,
Age range for all characters are early 40′s – to mid- 70′s.
• Oscar Madison: A slovenly, recently divorced sportswriter.
• Felix Ungar: A fastidious, hypochondriac news writer whose marriage is ending.
• Murray: Cop, one of Oscar and Felix’s poker buddies.
• Vinnie: One of the poker buddies. Vinnie is mild-mannered and henpecked, making him an easy target for Speed’s verbal barbs.
• Speed: One of the poker buddies. Gruff and sarcastic, often picking on Vinnie and Murray.
• Roy: One of the poker buddies. Oscar’s accountant. Roy has a dry wit but is less acerbic than Speed.
• Cecily and Gwendolyn Pigeon: Oscar and Felix’s upstairs neighbors, a pair of British sisters. The former is a divorcée, the latter a widow.
• Olive Madison -A successful television producer. She is intelligent, attractive, and wisecracking, with a good sense of humor – and she’s a complete slob when it comes to her surroundings.
• Florence (Flo) Unger – is attractive, very well groomed, neat and has just broken up with her husband. She takes herself very seriously, likes to clean, decorate and cook and is very good at all three.
• Sylvie – a compulsive smoke, she can get irritated with her friends, but has a good sense of humor, especially about her husband. Oh, yes, she is pregnant in the last scene.
• Renee -Sylvie’s best friend, can be very plain-spoken, especially when she points out Olive’s failings as a hostess -and then Flo’s. She is single and dating a doctor.
• Vera – is very sweet, very nice, somewhat spacey, and, although quite smart, is often a step or two behind her friends. She’s very funny, but doesn’t realize it.
• Mickey – is a police officer, who is down-to-earth, plain talking, and has a good understanding of people. Sometimes she can take the “police bit” too far and she tries very hard to be in control of all situations.
• Manolo Costazuela -is handsome, very well groomed, and Spanish with a Castilian accent. He is every woman’s dream-date and showers both Olive and Flo with attention. He must have good comic timing, as he gets VERY emotional. He is sensitive and appreciates Florence’s sensitivity.
• Jesus (pronounced Hay zoos) Costazuela – is Manolo’s younger brother -also very handsome, well-groomed, excellent posture, very romantic -and he also gets very emotional, and truly appreciates Florence.
The NEW Edward King House Theatre Company will be headed by Artistic Director Tom C. Erb. The company is looking for volunteers for technical areas i.e. stage managing, assistant directing, lighting, sound, costumes, props all levels of experience are encouraged to get involved. Seniors are encouraged to audition and volunteer. For more information call Tom C. Erb at 401-207-4812 or email tom@STAGERightRI.com.
