DIALOGUE AUDITION
Character | Description | Dialogue | |
Lead Roles: | |||
Bill Snibson
Baritone
Playing age: 30’s |
A cheerful, quick-witted cockney who inherits the land and titles of Lord Hareford, he’s devoted to his sweetheart Sally. He has no concept of social boundaries. | Pg 21-23
Pg 43-44 |
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Sally Smith
Mezzo-soprano Playing age: 30’s |
Bill’s charming and proud girlfriend from Lambeth. Very devoted to Bill. | Pg 21-23
Pg 46-47 |
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Maris, Duchess of Dene
Mezzo-Soprano Playing age: 50-60’s |
The proud and domineering family matriarch. Co-executor of the Hareford clan’s will. | Pg 41-43 | |
Sir John Tremayne
Baritone Playing age: 50-60s |
Gentlemanly, a father figure who is sympathetic to Sally and Bill. Co-executor of the will.
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Pg 88-89
Pg 93-95 |
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Supporting Roles: | |||
Lady Jacqueline Carstone (Jaquie)
Soprano Playing age: 30-40’s |
A sexy and determined gold-digger, breaks off her engagement to Gerald to pursue Bill. | Pg 6-7
Pg 32-33 |
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The Hon Gerald Bolingbroke
Tenor Playing age: 30-40’s |
Pompous but likeable. Engaged to Lady Jaqueline, he loves her, no matter how badly she has treated him. | P 6-7 | |
Herbert Parchester
Tenor Playing age: 35 + |
The family solicitor. Doesn’t take the Duchess and her family too seriously
Could be played by a female actor |
Pg 39-41 | |
Charles, the Butler
Playing age: 30+ |
A trustworthy manservant with a dry wit. | Pg 29-30
Pg 95-96 |
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Sir Jasper Tring
Baritone |
An elderly family friend, who is very hard of hearing. Jasper has a few solo lines, plus many interjections of “eh!” Could be a dancer. | ||
Lady Battersby | Pg 6 & 7 | ||
Featured Roles: | |||
Mrs Brown | Sally’s landlady, a Cockney | Pg 88-90 | |
Lord Battersby | Pg 6 & 7 | ||
Lady Brighton | Pg 53-54 | ||
Mrs Sophia Stainsley-Asherton | Pg 54-55 | ||
Bob Barking | From Lambeth, a friend of Bill and Sally. | Pg 85-86 | |
Other featured named roles can be cast from the ensemble. | |||
Please note that Playing ages are in no way actual ages, they are merely a guide! |