We are delighted to announce that the decision is in and our next play will be The Power of Darkness by John McGahern. The Power of Darkness will run at the start of June in the Player’s theatre in Trinity College with Johnny Shortall as Director and Keith Cooper as Assistant Director.
And so that means Auditions!
Auditions will be held at Synge Street CBS on:
We would ask that all those interested to please let us know by either sending us a message on Facebook or by emailing contact@nodramatheatre.com. Please also indicate which audition you will be attending. Callbacks are likely to be set for Tuesday 31st March at 7pm.
If you don’t get time to send an email, or if you end up making a last minute decision to attend, don’t worry, the audition doors will be open to all. For those of you who might be a bit unsure of whether to audition or maybe haven’t auditioned before – we would really recommend that you give it a try. It can be a lot of fun as well as a great learning experience and you may very well be exactly what we are looking for! So go for it!
The cast features three female and four male roles. The characters are:
Peter King: A rich, successful farmer and horse breeder, laid low by disease he is now at death’s door. However, he does not spread his wealth to ease the lives of those around him or make things more comfortable for them now that he is in decline. He has remarried after his first wife passed away, but his new marriage shows no signs of affection or even understanding.
Eileen King: His suffering second wife. She married at a young age into a loveless marriage where she would be taken care of. She is naive to the ways of the world both socially and sexually. She finds herself in a vulnerable position, with her husband dieing and her inheritance at stake, surrounded by her soon to be late husband’s hostile family.
Paul: A young, handsome farmhand working for Peter King to pay off a loan to his parents. Feckless, workshy and irresponsible, he has a way with women that is ill at ease with the rest of society’s view on relationships. He has recently started having an affair with Eileen, which puts both their positions in the home under severe threat.
Maggie King: Peter’s daughter from his first marriage, she is aware of the affair going on between Paul and Eileen, but does not act upon her knowledge. She is left, caring after a dying father that no one else truly cares for, surrounded in a house on all sides by people who do not have her interest at heart.
Oliver: Paul’s god fearing and heavily religious Father. He disproves of his son promiscuity, and would denounce him if he knew the extent of it. He is heavily traditional and perhaps blinded by his religious beliefs, but is fundamentally an honest, kind and caring person.
Baby: Oliver’s wife, ruthless, cunning and manipulative, their is no line she will not cross the secure the future of her family and those she loves. She understands the world in which she lives better than anyone and is not afraid to use that knowledge. Her amoral nature allows her to play all sides of a dispute.
Paddy: A penniless workman who’s life has been blighted his alcoholism. He has seen the world and come back wiser than most, but does not have the discipline to apply his understanding to his own life. He is many ways the moral compass of the play, not having a stake in the action but still a keen observer out of circumstance.
Any members who have paid their members fees for March are eligible to audition (we will accept fees on audition day). Should you be successfully cast you must maintain your membership for the duration of the production.
