📣Audition Announcement: We invite actors to audition for Noël Coward’s sparkling supernatural comedy 'Blithe Spirit'. Full of wit, charm, and escalating mischief, this classic offers rich character work & the kind of ensemble collaboration at the heart of Heart Rep’s mission.
PERFORMANCE DATES & VENUE
The Sammamish Valley Grange Hall
Address: 14654 148th Ave NE, Woodinville, WA 98072
Opening Night: March 20
Performances: March 21, 22, 27, 28, 29; April 3, 4, 5
AUDITION DETAILS
Audition Dates: January 12 & 13
Callbacks: January 15
Location: Sammamish Valley Grange Hall, 14654 148th Ave NE, Woodinville, WA
Prepare a comic monologue and cold readings from the script; sides provided.
To Audition:
Email
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REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Rehearsals begin January 26
Mondays–Thursdays, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM
Additional rehearsals added as needed closer to opening.
SYNOPSIS
Novelist Charles Condomine invites eccentric medium Madame Arcati to conduct a séance as research for his next book. The evening takes a chaotic turn when the ghost of his late wife,
Elvira, is summoned back — and she’s determined to reclaim her husband. As Charles’s current wife, Ruth, becomes increasingly exasperated, Coward’s razors harp comedy unfolds in a
whirlwind of wit, jealousy, and supernatural interference.
ROLES AVAILABLE
All roles are open. Heart Rep encourages actors of all backgrounds, identities, and experience
levels to audition.
CHARLES CONDOMINE – 40s–50s. Sophisticated, witty novelist whose composure unravels
as the haunting escalates.
RUTH CONDOMINE – 35–50. Intelligent, poised, practical — and increasingly fed up with
ghostly interference.
ELVIRA – 30s–40s. Charles’s glamorous, mischievous first wife returned from the beyond.
MADAME ARCATI – 50s–70s. Eccentric, enthusiastic medium with unshakable confidence in
her craft.
DR. BRADMAN – 40s–60s. Sensible, skeptical local doctor.
MRS. BRADMAN – 40s–60s. Cheerful, curious, and socially eager.
EDITH – 20s–40s. Nervous, eager maid with strong physicalcomedy potential.
WHAT TO PREPARE
- A comic monologue.
- Bring a headshot and résumé if available (digital copies welcome)
- Be ready for cold readings and light movement
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