Auditions
The MAC offers a variety of plays with an array of challenging roles suitable for a wide demographic.
All casting is done through open auditions supervised by the play’s director. Audition times and dates are posted in advance on the website as well as on other area theater call boards and forums.
Rehearsals usually run two to three hours, three days a week during non-business hours for six or seven weeks, depending on the coordination between the director and the cast. Participation in set and prop construction is encouraged but subject to an individual’s schedule and abilities. Performers are unpaid and all roles are non-Equity.
The MAC Theater celebrates diversity and seeks people of all backgrounds regardless of age, race, creed, or national origin. All are welcome!
Please email MACTheater1957@gmail.com to receive email announcements whenever auditions are scheduled. The MAC Theater does not sell or provide email lists to any third parties.
Upcoming Auditions
Sunday, December 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Monday, December 12, 7:00pm-9:00pm
The Importance of Being Earnest:
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Kate Fishman
Eight Performance dates:
March 10-12, 17-19, 24-25, 2023 (some dates may be subject to change)
Evening shows begin at 7:30pm while Sunday matinees begin at 2:00pm
The Marion Art Center (the MAC) Theater announces open auditions for the 2023 production of The Importance of Being Earnest; A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. This Oscar Wilde classic features protagonists that maintain fictitious personas to escape their social obligations. Wilde’s hilarious farce satirizes the hypocrisy of social order and the carelessness with which people treat marriage, family and friendship; this subversive story will appeal to a wide range of malcontents and ne’er-do-wells.
Director Kate Fishman will be casting the following roles:
John Worthing – Male, also called Jack – masquerading as Ernest (probably late 20s – early 30s). Serious when he needs to be and not when not.
Algernon Moncrieff – Male, friend of John/Jack/Earnest and Gwendolyn’s cousin (probably late 20s – early 30s) Never serious because he never needs to be. He thinks.
Gwendolyn Fairfax – Female, Algernon’s cousin and courted by Ernest, she thinks (early 20s). Very flirtatious with Ernest and dismissive of her mother.
Miss Prism – Female, Governess for Cecily (50s and up). Confused and confusing but in a serious way.
Cecily Cardew – Female, Jack’s ward (late teens to early 20s). A mind of her own that is frequently trying to escape Miss Prism’s tutelage.
Rev. Canon Chasuble – Male, rector on the Worthing Estate (50s and up). Confused and confusing but in a serious way.
Merriman – Male or Female, Algernon’s servant (any age). Great role for anyone interested in theater.
Lane – Male or Female, servant at the Worthing Estate (any age). Great role for anyone interested in theater.
Only fully vaccinated actors will be considered for roles. Ages and genders are flexible, at the discretion of the director and depending on the final ensemble. All races, colors, sizes, genders, gender-identities and experience levels welcome! English accents are welcome but the director can coach anyone who needs help.
Auditions will be from the script, and actors should contact the director at k8.fishman07@gmail.com for a copy of the sides pertinent to the role you are seeking. Anyone interested who cannot make it to audition on these dates may also contact the director to request an alternative time.
Please send any questions to Director Kate Fishman.
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Chair
Kate Fishman
Sound & Lighting Technician
Steven McManus
Pippa Asker
Jack Boesen
John Heavey
Suzie Kokkins
Cynthia Latham
Jennifer Palmer
Geoff Sullivan
Susan Sullivan
Karrie Szatek
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Pippa Asker
Linda Costa
Kate Fishman
John Heavey
Shelia McManus
Stephanie LeBlanc
Jacob Sherburne
Rick Sherburne
Jennifer Palmer
Donn Tyler