Clue Stay At Home Version Audition Information If you are interested please read the following and fill out the attached audition form/attach a photo of you (headshot) and send to my school email – [email protected] by Sept. 10th. I will then send you sides of the play to do. Record yourself reading those lines (you will need someone to read the other character’s lines back to you) and send to me. I will cast and send scripts with the blocking. All of this should be completed and rehearsals started by the end of September. We complete shooting by the end of October. Editing and sound will happen November and December. Be prepared to redo a scene or two if there are problems. Screening is planned for end of December or January. We will have a weekend of streaming with the possibility that we will do another weekend of streaming later in the year. Greetings to all who are interested in this play! The play is based on the screenplay which was based on the board game. Clue has also been made into a musical. A classic whodunit with a comedic twist, the play offers the performer ample opportunity to create larger than life characters. My production will be filmed and edited like a movie. Film acting techniques will be taught, all actors will be given material for green screens, and there will be a need for actors to adhere to some strict guidelines if the filming is to be successful. This style of performing will be very different from what you are accustomed to when in the Bowe Theatre. Be ready to learn! Some advantages to doing the play this way 1. You don’t need to memorize the entire script, just the segments you will be in during that day of shooting. 2. You won’t have to leave your house to work. 3. You will get to have some members of your family participate. Don’t worry, their faces won’t be seen, just maybe a hand passing you something, or the back of their head etc. Some disadvantages to doing the play this way 1. You will need to follow directions – film is far more technical for the actor. Don’t worry, I will help you. 2. You will need to learn a new way of acting. 3. You will have to have some family members participate. J Each actor will need to be able to set up an area in one room of your house to tape your scenes that is absolutely quiet. You will need to be able to hang (tacks work well and only leave little tiny holes) the green sheet on the wall and lay on the floor. The green screen will allow my film editor to put in the backdrops. There will be times when the actor will need to rehearse with small groups via zoom on their own. This is called self- discipline. If you don’t have it, develop it. A lot of amateur productions that I have seen online so far are just not up to my standards. You will need to be able to follow my directions in order to make this work. I learned a lot from putting together a film using ”stay at home directing” strategies with some students this past spring. My learning curve was steep but this is still a new area for me as a director. Fortunately I have a filmmaker who studied film acting in NYC with William Esper now living at home with me. She is will be giving you acting strategies from her experiences. Take a look below at the characters in the play. The ensemble actors (who play multiple roles) may or may not be the AUXILIARY characters. I am still waiting for a full script (the district changed emails and I think this may be the problem) to find out about the scene of theatrical trickery and the multiple Wadworths. I believe the auxiliary characters can be played by family members. When you look at perusal scripts they leave out a lot so you don’t steal the material so I don’t have a completely clear idea of the play but the 2/3 that I read is hilarious. Clue Character List WADSWORTH Male A traditional British butler in every sense: uptight, formal and “by the book.” He is the driving force in the play. YVETTE Female A sexy, French Maid, with her own secret aspirations. (Also plays THE REPORTER in the final scene). MISS SCARLET Female A dry, sardonic D.C. Madam who is more interested in secrets than sex. MRS. PEACOCK Female The church-going wife of a Senator. A bit batty, neurotic, and quick to hysteria. MRS. WHITE Female A pale, morbid, and tragic woman. Mrs. White may or may not be the murderer of her five ex-husbands. COLONEL MUSTARD Male A puffy, pompous, dense, blow-hard of a military man. PROFESSOR PLUM Male An academic Casanova who woos women with his big … brain. MR. GREEN Male A timid, yet officious, rule follower. He’s a bit of a klutz and awfully anxious. ENSEMBLE WOMAN TO PLAY: THE COOK – A threatening presence. THE MOTORIST – A benign gentleman who rings the wrong doorbell. AUXILIARY SCARLET – The back of Miss Scarlet during a scene of theatrical trickery. AUXILIARY WADSWORTH – Wadsworth during two scenes of theatrical trickery. AN AGENT – An FBI agent who helps to save the day. ENSEMBLE MAN TO PLAY: MR. BODDY – A mobster type fella. A dark cloud follows this guy wherever he goes. THE COP — A “Regular Joe.” AUXILIARY MUSTARD – The back of Colonel Mustard during a scene of theatrical trickery. AUXILIARY WADSWORTH – Wadsworth during two scenes of theatrical trickery. AN AGENT – An FBI agent who helps to save the day. .