One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest

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