Kanata Theatre: the 37^th season (2005-2006)

Audition Notice

Auditions for The Beauty Queen of Leenane will be held September 6^th at 7:30 p.m. in the rehearsal room of the Ron Maslin Playhouse. Please enter at the Stage Door at the rear of the Playhouse. If you are unable to make it to the audition and wish to be considered for a role, please contact me, the director,  before that date.

Set in the village of Leenane in the Connemara district of County Galway, Ireland, the play is a psychological drama which explores the relationship between an irascible, demanding mother and her spinster, stay-at-home/caregiver daughter. The comical elements of the psychological abuse they heap on each other eventually are replaced with scenes of madness and physical horror. This play is not for the squeamish or faint of heart. However, it is an excellent portrayal of human emotions taken to extremes.

The characters are as follows:

Mag Folan aged 70

Maureen, her daughter, aged 40

Pato Dooley, Maureen’s suitor, aged 40

Ray Dooley, Pato’s brother, aged 20

(Remember, you do not have to be these ages, just be able to portray them realistically.)

The play runs from November 15 to 26, 2005

For further information please contact the director (Gwen Knight) at 828-2241 or at gwen.knight@sympatico.ca

To obtain scripts or to join the production team, please contact the Production Manager, Ann Williams at 592-2399 or at annw@magma.ca

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