Director:
Martha Brooks
About the play:
BLITHE SPIRIT was a smash comedy hit in London and New York. This much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives concerns fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, who has remarried but finds himself haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, Elvira. Clever, insistent, and well aware of Charles' shortcomings, Elvira is called up by a visiting “happy medium,” the eccentric and flighty Madame Arcati. As everyone's personalities clash, Charles’ current wife, Ruth, is accidentally killed. She “passes over” and joins Elvira, allowing the two “blithe spirits” to haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity.
The Characters:
CHARLES CONDOMINE: Male, lead, ages 30-45 in his forties
Charles is an intelligent and urbane English novelist. Charles is the husband of Ruth Condomine and deceased first wife, Elvira.
RUTH CONDOMINE: Female, lead, ages 25-45
A smart-looking woman in her mid-thirties, Ruth is the wife of Charles. She is a bit jealous of Charles’s relationship with his first wife.
DR. BRADMAN: Male, supporting, ages 45-60
A pleasant-looking middle-aged man, Dr. Bradman is a friend of the Condomines.
MRS. BRADMAN: Female, supporting, ages 40-55
The wife of Dr. Bradman, Mrs. Bradman is middle-aged and a bit faded.
MADAME ARCATI: Female, supporting, ages 45-80
A middle-aged spiritualist, Madame Arcati is a striking woman. She is not too extravagant but has a definite bias toward the barbaric.
ELVIRA: Female, lead, ages 25-45
Charles Condomine’s deceased first wife, Elvira returns as a ghost with a goal. In the process, she makes Charles’s and Ruth’s lives very complicated.
EDITH: Female, supporting, ages 18-28
The Condomine’s maid, Edith is always in a hurry.
Production Dates:
October 10, 11, 17 & 18 at 7:30 PM
October 12 & 19 at 2:00 PM
Rehearsal Schedule:
To be determined by the availability of those cast.
Parking:
Ample free parking is available directly across the street from the theater.
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