EAT - 2020/2021 PRODUCTION #03 - VERONICA‘S ROOM

Edward Alderton Theatre Title: VERONICA‘S ROOM 5 Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 4EZ Bar opens: 7.30pm Performance begins: 8.00pm Tickets: £12 (£10 members) Theme: Thriller/Mystery A non-professional production The classic thriller from the author Author/s: of , The Stepford Wives & Rosemary’s Baby Director: Matt Frieacre Email: [email protected] Non-Professional Veronica’s Mobile No: 07855 255 148 In Performance: FEBRUARY 13TH – 20TH, 2021 RoomBy Ira Levin Directed by Matt Frieacre Publisher: Samuel French “Like being trapped in someone else’s Audition Date: To be advised nightmare…” Poster design by Kevin Coward Poster design Kevin by Audition Time: To be advised 13th-20th February 1937 1973 2021

This amateur production of This production contains frightening scenes and “Veronica’s Room” is presented Description /Tagline: adult themes, and therefore may not be suitable by special arrangement with for under 16s. Please contact the theatre if SAMUEL FRENCH LTD you wish to know more details a Concord Theatricals Company A middle-aged Irish-American couple bring a young couple they have just met to their Book online at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/edwardalderton or telephone our booking agent - TicketSource on 0333 666 3366 follow us on facebook No booking fee for online bookings. However, telephone booking via TicketSource will incur a £1.50 charge to cover ticket delivery and twitter@EdwardAlderton suburban Boston home. They were approached whilst on a date due to the girl’s www.edwardalderton.org To contact the theatre directly on performance nights please call 020 8298 1269 resemblance to the dead former owner of the house, Veronica. It’s explained that Veronica’s elderly, senile sister, Cissie, lives with the older couple, and they convince the girl to dress up as Veronica in an effort to bring Cissie a sense of closure. The year is 1973, but Cissie believes it to be 1937. Susan is left alone in the room to change into Veronica’s old clothes. Then the older woman returns. But now she’s younger. And now it’s raining. Actors multi-role, changing clothes, accents, ages, memories even, as the audience is drawn into the Girl’s nightmare where no one can be trusted, and chances are nothing is as it seems.

CAST / AUDITION DETAILS

Cast: Woman: 35/60 Man: 30/55 Girl: 20 Boy: 20/30

NB The ages are not a range – they are the ages of different characters to be played by the same actor. As such, ‘stage age’ is implicit.

Audition Pieces: Due to the secretive, spoiler-heavy nature of the play, I’d rather everyone know as little about the plot as possible until it goes up.

Very much ‘keep the secrets’. That includes the potential cast.

As such, please prepare any monologue or solo piece of your choosing (not from Veronica’s Room!) for audition - not too long, but preferably. by heart – performed as two different characters:

Woman 1: An older – bordering on elderly – Irish American maid Woman 2: A younger – mid thirties – Boston matriarch

Man 1: An older – just a little younger than woman 1 – Irish American gardener Man 2: A younger – slight toy-boy vibes – husband of woman 2

Girl 1: A twenty year old, free-spirited, upper-middle-class, liberal American college student Girl 2: A twenty year old, conservative working class, thick Boston-accented shut-in

Boy 1: A twenty year old college student, boyfriend of girl 1 – any accent Boy 2: A thirty year old newly qualified doctor – Boston.

Please note: Due to the ongoing Coronavirus situation, all production and audition dates are subject to change. If you are interested in auditioning for our new season, please contact the director by email. Thank you