AUDITION: Harvey

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UNPAID COMMUNITY THEATRE PRODUCTION
The family comedy HARVEY by Mary Chase.
Characters …
Elwood P. Dowd
The central character of the play, a charming eccentric man whose best friend is an invisible six-foot-tall rabbit named Harvey. Elwood is well-mannered, friendly and kind. Aged late 20s to late 30s.
Dr. Chumley
Chumley is an esteemed psychiatrist and the head of Chumley’s Experimental Rest Home for the Mentally Askew. He is a difficult, exacting man who will go to any length to protect the reputation of his sanitarium and his own reputation as one of the most renowned psychiatrists in the world, but his interaction with Elwood and Harvey reveal an unexpected vulnerability. Middle-aged. Major role.
Dr. Sanderson
A young and highly qualified psychiatrist, handpicked by Chumley. His talent is only surpassed by his vanity. He is as infatuated with Nurse Kelly as she is with him, though he struggles not to let on. Aged 30s. Major role.
Judge Gaffney
An old family friend of the Dowds and the family’s lawyer. . .a little in love with Veta. Aged 50s. Major role.
Wilson
A brute of a man, the muscle of Chumley’s Rest, a devoted orderly responsible for handling the patients who will not cooperate voluntarily. Aged mid 20s to early 30s. Major role.
E.J. Lofgren
A cab driver whose monologue about his sanitarium passengers is crucial to the climax of the play. Featured role. One scene.
Myrtle Mae Simmons
Veta’s 18-year-old daughter and Elwood’s niece. Both Veta and Myrtle are about the business of finding Myrtle a man to marry–a mission that is made impossible with Elwood and Harvey constantly popping in. Myrtle is extremely self-centered. Major role.
Veta Simmons
Elwood’s sister, Veta has returned to the family home after the death of her mother and is intent on landing a suitable husband for her daughter Myrtle Mae. She is concerned about fitting into society and all the social proprieties that that involves. She also loves her brother Elwood very much. This is the dynamic that drives the action of the play. Aged late 30s to mid 40s. Major role.
Ethel Chauvenet
An old friend of the family. She is a leader of the town’s social circle that Veta desperately wants Myrtle to break into. Can be a scene stealer in the hands of the right actor. Aged 50s to 60s. Featured role. One scene.
Betty Chumley
Dr. Chumley’s kind and talkative wife. Aged 20s to 40s. Featured role. One scene
Nurse Kelly
Pretty young woman who has a love/hate relationship with Dr. Sanderson. Aged early to late 20s. Major role
For an audition kit please email brenton.foale70@outlook.com with a headshot photograph, and a letter of introduction.
Applications are being accepted now, and auditions will be mid November.
Dates for this production are to be announced at a later date, though it is hoped to be performing around Easter 2022.
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16/11/2021 - 12:00 am

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12:00 am

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