Sewell Barn Theatre, Constitution Hill, Norwich NR3 4BB Ticket sales: 0333 666 3366 Sewell Barn Trust: Registered Charity No 277724
The Sewell Barn Company
Auditioning for the Sewell Barn
Audition Notice: The Father by Florian Zeller
Director: Chris Bealey
Contact details: admin@sewellbarn.org
Performance dates: 3-
THE PLAY
Why do strangers turn up at Andre’s door? Why won’t his meddlesome daughter leave him alone? He’s perfectly capable, isn’t he?
The Father plunges us into an increasingly befuddling world, where Andre’s confusion collides with his powerful sense of self and his long-
The play confounds with brutal humour and sinister twists, keeping us in its raw, emotional grip as it explores, Lear-
CASTING
This is a small cast play with significant parts for all actors.
Andre -
Anne – 40s-
Man –40s-
Pierre –40s-
Laura –20s-
Woman – 40s-
Man and Woman are both Anne and Pierre and not Anne and Pierre. They are played by four separate actors.
AUDITIONS
Sunday 12th December 2pm and Monday 13th December 7pm
Audition pieces will be provided in advance of the audition and will include one or more other actors.
If you are unable to make the audition date, please contact us as soon as possible to make another arrangement.
REHEARSALS
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays. There will be a few Sundays to accommodate full runs/tech rehearsals etc. Rehearsals will begin week of Mon 17th January. There will be a read through and discussion shortly after casting.
SCRIPT
We will be using the Samuel French edition: ISBN 978-