AUDITION CALL: RUMORS
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We’re excited to announce auditions for Rumors by Neil Simon.
No prior experience is needed to audition. You’ll cold read from the scripts at the audition.
PLEASE COME TO ONE OF THE AUDITION DATES:
Thursday, July 31st from 6pm-8pm OR
Saturday, August 2nd from 1-3pm
Performances October 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12
All roles are for adults.
Additional questions can be emailed to: U2FyYWggfCBhcG9sbG9jaXZpY3RoZWF0cmUgISBvcmc=
www.apollocivictheatre.org/auditions/
Characters:
KEN GORMAN – (Male, 30 – 50’s) A well-to-do lawyer. Wealthy, but by no means pretentious. Takes charge of the situation. Married to Chris. Halfway through the show, a gunshot causes his
temporary deafness.
CHRIS GORMAN – (Female, 30 – 50’s) Another lawyer, married to Ken. Beautiful, easily flustered.Frantically tries to maintain normalcy at the party. Has recently quit smoking, which
drives her to drink a bit more.
LENNY GANZ – (Male, 30 – 50’s) – A wealthy accountant, distraught over the recent
destruction over his new car. Starts the show with an extreme case of whiplash. Intolerant
of the gossipy-lifestyle that he is often involved in.
CLAIRE GANZ – (Female, 30 – 50’s) – Lenny’s wife. Very concerned with appearances (hers and others’). Starts the play with a swollen lip. Likes to gossip.
ERNIE CUSACK – (Male, Early 50’s) – a psychiatrist. Affable, smokes a pipe. Loves his wife very much. Tries to be as helpful as possible cooking the evening’s dinner.
COOKIE CUSACK – (Female, 40’s) – has her own cooking show. Suffers from extreme back spasms. Loves her husband very much. A bit absent-minded at times.
GLENN COOPER – (Male, 30-40) - A handsome man running for State Senate. Worried about his own reputation. Struggles with placating his wife, who is convinced he is having an affair
(which he may or may not be).
CASSIE COOPER – (Female late 20’s, early 30’s) - Glenn’s beautiful wife. Obsesses over her
husbands’ relationships with other women. Quick to anger. Must rub her quartz crystal to
calm herself down.
OFFICER WELCH – (Female/Male 30-50) – A city police officer having a rough night. Does not
tolerate lying. Sees through the “classy” façade that these high-society types put up.
OFFICER PUDNEY – (Female/Male, 20-50) – Welch’s partner. A strong but silent type.
No prior experience is needed to audition. You’ll cold read from the scripts at the audition.
PLEASE COME TO ONE OF THE AUDITION DATES:
Thursday, July 31st from 6pm-8pm OR
Saturday, August 2nd from 1-3pm
Performances October 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12
All roles are for adults.
Additional questions can be emailed to: U2FyYWggfCBhcG9sbG9jaXZpY3RoZWF0cmUgISBvcmc=
www.apollocivictheatre.org/auditions/
Characters:
KEN GORMAN – (Male, 30 – 50’s) A well-to-do lawyer. Wealthy, but by no means pretentious. Takes charge of the situation. Married to Chris. Halfway through the show, a gunshot causes his
temporary deafness.
CHRIS GORMAN – (Female, 30 – 50’s) Another lawyer, married to Ken. Beautiful, easily flustered.Frantically tries to maintain normalcy at the party. Has recently quit smoking, which
drives her to drink a bit more.
LENNY GANZ – (Male, 30 – 50’s) – A wealthy accountant, distraught over the recent
destruction over his new car. Starts the show with an extreme case of whiplash. Intolerant
of the gossipy-lifestyle that he is often involved in.
CLAIRE GANZ – (Female, 30 – 50’s) – Lenny’s wife. Very concerned with appearances (hers and others’). Starts the play with a swollen lip. Likes to gossip.
ERNIE CUSACK – (Male, Early 50’s) – a psychiatrist. Affable, smokes a pipe. Loves his wife very much. Tries to be as helpful as possible cooking the evening’s dinner.
COOKIE CUSACK – (Female, 40’s) – has her own cooking show. Suffers from extreme back spasms. Loves her husband very much. A bit absent-minded at times.
GLENN COOPER – (Male, 30-40) - A handsome man running for State Senate. Worried about his own reputation. Struggles with placating his wife, who is convinced he is having an affair
(which he may or may not be).
CASSIE COOPER – (Female late 20’s, early 30’s) - Glenn’s beautiful wife. Obsesses over her
husbands’ relationships with other women. Quick to anger. Must rub her quartz crystal to
calm herself down.
OFFICER WELCH – (Female/Male 30-50) – A city police officer having a rough night. Does not
tolerate lying. Sees through the “classy” façade that these high-society types put up.
OFFICER PUDNEY – (Female/Male, 20-50) – Welch’s partner. A strong but silent type.
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