The Boards - CASTING and CREW - 9/7

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

Geoffrey opened the door of the theatre with a breath out and a faint smile. A new play. A new start. A new... chance for all hell to break loose, but so be it. That's why he was in the theatre.
CASTING and CREW TRYOUTS for
A Midnight Summer's Dream
No experience necessary! Free food and drink at rehearsals!
This should be interesting.

[ocd up!][FAQ for the plays here, some other bits and bobs, and feel free to ask questions in the OOC.]

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Casting

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

If you want to act, he's here and waiting.

...having a monologue means I love you forever you get to choose it. Don't come with one, and he might test you with his own choice.

Re: Casting

[vanillajello]

By now, Kate had realized that there was one thing that she missed from her old school. She had also realized that the best replacement she could find for it in Fandom was the theatre, so here she was.

"Hi, I'm here to try out for the play?"

Re: Casting

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

He perked up from his seat on one of the chairs and gave her a somewhat manic smile.

"Good! Yes. Right. Did you bring a monologue?"

Re: Casting

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Geoffrey." Dinah was there. A little nervous.

And with a tiger cub. This boded well, didn't it?

Re: Casting

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

"...please tell me you got a new pet."

Because with none of the parts cast yet, there was only one person that could be who would make Dinah nervous.

"Please, Dinah? I'm not an evil man."

Re: Casting

[lovemykilt]

Priestly had gotten used to heading to the theater on Tuesdays during the last show, so it probably shouldn't be a surprise that he showed up to audition on a Tuesday for this one.

"Uh, hey. You want me to jump right into the monologue, or are we supposed to small talk first?"

Smooth, Priestly. Really.

Re: Casting

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

"Get on the stage and show me what you can do," he said with a faint smirk.

Re: Casting

[carpe_demon]

Drake took a break from his office hours to come check out the casting for the play. Of course he had to audition. It was a moral imperative!

Re: Casting

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

An adult! It was always nice when a non-student came to try out.

"Here for casting?"

Re: Casting

[bitten_notshy]

"Well, I came back," Jack offered cheerfully, when it was his turn. "Hello."

Re: Casting

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

"A true artistic masochist," he said with obvious appreciation.

"Hello to you back. Very nice performance."

Re: Casting

[likethegun]

Sam had seen all the signs for the plays, but he hadn't thought about going to tryouts himself before last week, when he saw Karla and how much fun she'd seemed to have. He needed more distractions these days, and even if nothing came of it, he figured there was no harm in trying out.

"Um, hi," he said, with a bit of a nervous smile. "Is this where we come to audition?"

Re: Casting

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Since this was one of Savannah's favorite plays of all time, she was here to audition.

Re: Casting

[gkar-lastkhari.livejournal.com]

G'Kar took a deep breath upon entering, enjoying the smell of the theatre. Yes, he'd actually missed this place.

"Hello Geoffrey," he greeted with a smile.

Re: Casting

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Geoffrey-san?" Hinata slipped inside and offered him a smile. "How d-do you do?"

Re: Casting

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

His favorite Shakespeare play! Robin was prepared like he'd never been prepared before.

Re: Casting

[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

Gabrielle had taken advantage of the library to find herself a monologue this time around. But she was sort of sticking to a theme here as she went into a speech of Cassandra's from The Trojan Women.

"O mother, crown my head with victor's wreaths; rejoice in my royal match; lead me to my lord; nay, if thou find me loth at all, thrust me there by force; for if Loxias be indeed a prophet, Agamemnon, that famous king of the Achaeans, will find in me a bride more fraught with woe to him than Helen. For I will slay him and lay waste his home to avenge my father's and my bretheren's death. But of the deed itself I will not speak; nor will I tell of that axe which shall sever my neck and the necks of others, or of the conflict ending in a mother's death, which my marriage shall cause, nor of the overthrow of Atreus' house; but I, for all my frenzy, will so far rise above my frantic fit, that I will prove this city happier far than those Achaeans, who for the sake of one woman and one man's love of her have lost a countless host in seeking Helen. Their captain too, whom men call wise, hath lost for what he hated most what most he prized, yielding to his brother for a woman's sake-and she a willing prize whom no man forced-the joy he had of his own children in his home. For from the day that they did land upon Scamander's strand, their doom began, not for loss of stolen frontier nor yet for fatherland with frowning towers; whomso Ares slew, those never saw their babes again, nor were they shrouded for the tomb by hand of wife, but in a foreign land they lie. At home the case was still the same; wives were dying widows, parents were left childless in their homes, having reared their sons for others, and none is left to make libations of blood upon the ground before their tombs. Truly to such praise as this their host can make an ample claim. Tis better to pass their shame in silence by, nor be mine the Muse to tell that evil tale. But the Trojans were dying, first for their fatherland, fairest fame to win; whomso the sword laid low, all these found friends to bear their bodies home and were laid to rest in the bosom of their native land, their funeral rites all duly paid by duteous hands. And all such Phrygians as escaped the warrior's death lived ever day by day with wife and children by them-joys the Achaeans had left behind. As for Hector and his griefs, prithee hear how stands the case; he is dead and gone, but still his fame remains as bravest of the brave, and this was a result of the Achaeans' coming; for had they remained at home, his worth would have gone unnoticed. So too with Paris, he married the daughter of Zeus, whereas, had he never done so, the alliance he made in his family would have been forgotten. Whoso is wise should fly from making war; but if he be brought to this pass, a noble death will crown his city with glory, a coward's end with shame. Wherefore, mother mine, thou shouldst not pity thy country or my spousal, for this my marriage will destroy those whom thou and I most hate."

She dropped character three breaths after finishing the monologue and added as an afterthought, "You know, Euripides got a lot better. He wasn't quite up to this when I knew him."

Crew

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

If you want to work on the crew under Tony, our lovely stage manager.

Re: Crew

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe was looking to see who she could speak to about working on the crew.

Geoffrey

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

Who's here for questions, comments, but not for bill collectors.

Stage Manager

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

When he tags in.

Re: Stage Manager

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

He's a tiger cub. And Dinah's feeding him beef jerky. It's kind of adorable.

OOC

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

As per usual, please make sure to check out this (http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/msnd/characters.html) and this (http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/msnd/canalysis.html) to let me know what you might be interested in working with.

Feel free to try out with more than one pup per mun, but realize that only one will get a major role to be fair to everyone; feel free to tell me here which one you'd rather got a more substantial role.

Cast list will be posted on Sept 21st; rehearsal starts Sept 22nd.

Casting Talk

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

What it says.

All Other Concerns

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

Here.