Director Cliff leads by example when blocking the very physical ‘lovers tiff’ scene!

I will be holding auditions for the 2016 Festival Play in the Settlement Green room at 11.00am on Sunday 03rd and 8.00pm on Wednesday 6th January 2016.

The play is called Wetwork by Darren Little. Wetwork being a euphemism for murder or assassination, alluding to the spilling blood. It is described as a wicked dark comedy about two low level hitmen having a bad night. Running at about 35 minutes, its cast is 3 males and 1 female. The script describes them as:

Phil, 30’s, assassin, big, thinks he is cleaver and in control.
Charlie, 30’s, assassin, smaller, not so bright
Jessica, 20’s, assassin, attractive and in control, very seductive in the way she speaks
Man, 20-30’s, slim, handsome and dead!

I think these characters can be in the mid 20’s-40’s age range, so age not too critical but Phil and Charlie need a brotherly type relationship. They are both on stage for all the play. Jessica is on stage for the last half of the play. The man appears on stage a third of the way into the play and has a small number of lines at the end.

The Characters/set will have a neo-noir stylised feel. The set will be simple but require some stylised sound and lighting.

There will be a rehearsal prompt but no show prompt. I would like to have two rehearsals a week on Sunday and Wednesday.

I plan to take Wetwork to the Sawston Festival, 17-19 March 2016, as well as the April one act play evening at The Settlement on 9th April. Potentially I would also like to take it to the Cambridge Festival, 25th-30th April, but this is not definate.

I also need Crew for the following roles: Stage Manager, Props, Costume, Props & Set design and Construction, Lighting design, Sound, and Rehearsal prompt.

Please email me if you are interested in any of the roles and/or would like more information.
Stephen

The cast has been announced for our February production, A Servant to Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Cliff Francis.

Clarice – Laura Mead
Florindo – James Barnard
Dr Lombardi / First Waiter – Jim Anderson
Pantaloon / First Porter – Albert Clack
Smeraldina / Waiter – Joanna Roskilly
Beatrice – Amanda Franklin
Brighella / Second Porter – Allison Hudson
Silvio / Second Waiter – Joe Hogan
Truffaldino – Graeme Bussey

Always sad to see our fantastic sets come down but amazing how quickly they disappear!

The ‘Spirited’ write up for the Ladies of Spirit in todays (05 Nov 2015) Comet newspaper.
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Settlement Players – February 2016 Production

AUDITION NOTICE

A SERVANT TO TWO MASTERS

By Carlo Goldoni

A New adaption by Lee Hall

AUDITION DATES – Sunday 15 November 2015 at 3pm in Brunt Room

Wednesday 18 November 2015 at 8pm in Hall

PRODUCTION DATES –  25, 26, 27th February 2016

 A Servant to Two Masters

The play, a riotous and bawdy comedy is set in Venice, Italy in the late 18^th century. Whilst the play is 250 years old, the version we are doing is a modern adaption (in modern English) by Lee Hall and was produced by the RSC in 2000. It is a very fast moving farce, played largely to the audience, with lots of asides and knowing looks. Some of the roles will have a physical aspect to them.

Plot Outline

Federigo Rasponi, son of a wealthy Turinese business man, has for a substantial financial arrangement been betrothed to Clarice (much against her wishes) by her father Pantaloon, a Venetian business man of substance.

Tragically, before the wedding can take place, Federigo has been killed by Florindo, who has gone on the run from his native Turin, taking refuge in Venice. Florindo was betrothed to Beatrice, sister of Federigo Rasponi. Beatrice, assumes the identity of her dead brother and sets out to relieve Pantaloon of the dowry, and find Florindo and return him to Turin to clear his name and marry him.

At the play’s opening, Pantaloon is making alternate wedding arrangements to marry his daughter Clarice to Silvio, son of fellow Venetian Dr Lombardi. This suits Clarice as she and Silvio are madly in love.

Brighella is the owner of the inn where the wedding feast is to be held, and where a large proportion of the play takes place.

Truffaldino is the principal character, the servant of the title. Quick of wit, penniless and perpetually hungry, he is the catalyst that holds the action together. A fabulous comedic part.

Smeraldina is the busty and randy ladies maid, Clarice’s servant.

There are also Porters and Waiters, but these are doubled with some of the other characters.

The characters

Pantaloon (M) – Father of Clarice – Playing age 40s+

Clarice (F) – Pantaloon’s daughter – Playing age teens+

Dr Lomabardi / First Waiter (M) – Father of Silvio – Playing age 40s+

Brighella / Second Porter (M) – Inn Keeper – Playing age 40s+

Beatrice (F) – Sister of Federigo, dressed as her brother throughout – playing age teens+

Florindo (M) – Beatrice’s intended – Playing age 20s+

Silvio / Second Waiter (M) – Son of Dr Lombardi, Clarice’s intended – Playing age 20s+

Smeraldina (F) – Clarice’s ladies maid – Playing age 20s+

Truffaldino (M) – The servant of the title, playing age 20s+

Set building continues a pace. Fuelled by tea breaks.

The Director and Set Designer return from another successful tea break……

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Today is a historic day in the long history of the Settlement Players. Our very own electronic Box Office has gone live today. From now on we shall be selling tickets for our productions at David’s Music in Letchworth as we have always done and on our website as well. We hope that this will make it easier for people to buy tickets, especially if they live outside of Letchworth.

Tickets for our November production, Ladies of Spirit directed by David Smith, are on sale on our website now.

Further tickets will be available from David’s Music from 12th October.