Cyrano de Bergerac
by Scottish Rite Theater
Jan. 25 - Jan. 27 (2019)
Paris in the 17th century is a city of self-indulgence, elegant banter, lust and love. In the midst of this splendor and seduction, Cyrano de Bergerac stands alone in his ugliness, intelligence, and aesthetic lifestyle… until he too falls in love. This classic play by Edmund Rostand comes to life in a new, fast-paced, funny translation and exquisite production by Jennifer Rose Davis.
Auditions for Cyrano de Bergerac
by Scottish Rite Theater, Jan. 25-27, 2019
Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Sides will be made available to all actors after they make an audition appointment. Auditions will be held at The Scottish Rite Theater at 207 West 18thStreet, Austin Texas 78701. There is limited parking behind the theater, and coin-metered street parking nearby
Audition times are available Friday Jan 25 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, and most of the day Saturday Jan 26th 9:00 am - 8:00 pm, and Sunday Jan 27th. 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. Auditions will be booked in small groups of 2-3 so that actors can read against each other. If you would like to read with another actor, please book together. Callbacks will be scheduled the following week according to the availability of the actors.
Rehearsals will begin in mid July and continue through opening night, September 5, 2019. The production runs at 8 pm Thursdays-Saturdays and 5 pm Sundays through September 29.
CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, Director, email: jen@pilgrimagedesign.com, Phone 512-923-2387.
SHOW DATES: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday matinee,. September 5th- 29th, 2019. Industry night TBD. Rehearsals will take place in late July and August
AUDITION DATES: Friday Jan 25 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Saturday Jan 26th 9:00 am - 8:00 pm, Sunday Jan 27th9:00 am – 6:00 pm.
AUDITION LOCATION: The Scottish Rite Theater at 207 West 18thStreet, Austin Texas 78701.
AUDITION TIMES: Please contact Jennifer Davis to set up a specific audition time.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
· Actors will be sent sides from the script to prepare when they make an audition appointment.
· Please bring 1 copy each of your headshot and resume if you have them.
CASTING: 20-25 persons. No roles are pre-cast. A stipend will be paid to all actors.
Individual Roles
Cyrano – Poet, swordsman, writer, philosopher, soldier, and musician: The most exquisite gentleman in all the world, but cursed with the physical deformity of an unusually large nose and excess of pride.
Christian – A young man just come to Paris to join Cyrano regiment who meets and falls in love with Roxanne.
Roxanne – Cyrano’s beautiful cousin: rich, witty, and courted by many in Paris society.
Le Bret – Cyrano’s best friend and fellow soldier. Often, he is voice of reason and moderation in the play.
The Comte De Guiche – Womanizer, the perfect Courtier, Nephew to Cardinal Richelieu. The man who has everything.
Ragueneau – A baker in Paris who loves Poetry and Theater. A friend and admirer of Cyrano.
Ensemble Roles - Ensemble members will play multiple roles throughout the play. The ensemble is very important in this translation, and is on stage for a majority of the play.
Lignière – A drunken poet
Viscount De Valvert – An aristocratic Bully
First Marquis – An outrageous aristocrat
Second Marquis - Another outrageous aristocrat
Montfleury – An aging star of the theater
Bellerose – A theater manager
Jodelet – a comedy star
Cuigy – a French officer
Brissaille - another French office
First Musketeer – A soldier attending the Theater
Second Musketeer – Another soldier attending the Theater
The Porter – The Theater attendant and gatekeeper
A Citizen – A bourgeois busybody
The Citizen’s Son – a young boy
A Pick-Pocket – a shifty and sly individual.
Bertrandou Le Fifre – The Fifer for Cyrano’s regiment
The Friar – a comical interfering messenger
The Duenna– Roxanne’s aging chaperone.
Lise – Ragueneau’s no-nonsense wife.
The Food Seller – a young woman
Mother Marguerite De Jésus – An Abess for the Convent
Sister Marthe – a young nun
Sister Claire – another young nun
And many more…
