Auditions to be held at the theatre on Decmber 3rd at 2pm
Cast required:
Martin - Male - 50
Stevie - Female - 40- 50
Ross - Male - 50
Billy -Male - 17
All ages are stage ages.
Production Dates
March 2012 - 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17.
All performances at 8pm except Sunday 11th at 2pm.
The audition will be an open audition.
Auditionees may either prepare a monologue, or read from the script provided.
It is advised that you should make yourself aware of the content of the play.
Synopsis
Martin is at the top of his game. Life couldn’t be better. He has just turned 50, been awarded architecture’s highest accolade, the Pritzker Prize, won a huge contract to design a ‘City of the Future’ and is happily married to the devoted Stevie. Together they have a 17 year old son, Billy, who is coming to terms with his homosexuality, with the loving support of his parents.
His lifelong friend, Ross, arrives to film an interview about the recent successes in his life, but Martin seems distracted. His mind is wandering. Then he reveals to Ross the reason for his distraction. Martin is in love.
Ross feels driven to reveal Martin’s infidelity to Stevie, and we witness the breakdown of their marriage, their family and their home, as Stevie and Billy try to come to grips with the enormity of Martin’s actions.
The Goat is a play about the moral boundaries that society erects between what is, and what isn’t acceptable behaviour. How do we treat those who act outside the norm? The play is, in turns, shocking, confronting and very funny.
Albee, most famous for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? says, “Every civilisation sets quite arbitrary limits to its tolerances … It is my hope that people will think afresh about whether or not all the values they hold are valid.”
“Leaves you with plenty to feel and think about…a brave, questioning play.” – New York Times.
“As startling as it is satisfying…The dialog is fierce, often brutal, and laced with the blackest of humour.” – Associated Press.
The Goat, or Who is Sylvia, contains frequent very strong language, adult themes and may be distressing to some people. Not suitable for children.
Melville Theatre produces five or six seasons a year, usually one of the seasons being a one act season, where we will present three or four one act plays. The one act plays may also be entered into one or more of the drama festivals that occur around WA.
For the regular, full length seasons, directors must have either experience in directing a full length play at community theatre level, or have previously directed a one act play at Melville. We encourage first-time directors to submit for the one act season, though we also accept submissions from experienced directors.
The company acts as producer, and takes care of all insurance and production costs of the production. As we are a community not-for-profit group, all members are volunteers, including directors. No directors fees are payable. We ask that directors, and their cast become club members.
Please complete as much of the submission form as possible, and return it by mail with a hard copy of the play you wish to direct.
Our postal address is
Melville Theatre Company
PO Box 33
Melville WA 6958
