Audition Notice: The Little Dog Laughed

The Little Dog Laughed

by Douglas Carter Beane
Directed by Mark Sickler

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Monday, January 18, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Call backs (if necessary) will be held on January 21 at 7:00 pm

Auditions will take place at Hovey Players’ Abbott Memorial Theater, 9 Spring Street in Waltham, MA (next to the Waltham Public Library in the D’Angio Law Office building).

A 2-minute comedic monologue will be required for everyone auditioning. If you do not have one prepared, one will be assigned to you from the script. Additionally, cold readings will be taken from the script. Familiarity with the script is strongly suggested. Please note that nudity will be required for the roles of Alex and Mitchell for all performances. Nudity will not be required for the audition. If you have any questions, please email the director at sickler@hoveyplayers.com.

Performance dates will be March 12, 13, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27 at 8:00 pm, and March 21 at 2:00 pm.

Synopsis:

Mitchell is a Hollywood star on the rise, and his full-time agent and part-time beard, Dianne, is doing all she can to keep his “slightly recurring case of homosexuality” from de-railing his fame. The Little Dog Laughed takes an acerbic and sharply funny jab at the entertainment industry and human nature in a tabloid obsessed society.

Character Descriptions:

Mitchell – Hollywood star on the rise. Closeted homosexual torn between what he truly wants and what other people want from him. Male – late 20’s to early 30’s.

Diane – Acerbic , cynical, driven, and very, VERY Hollywood. The only person more important than her client Mitchell is herself. Female – mid-30’s to mid 40’s.

Alex – NYC rent boy. Alex is very naïve for someone who has experienced so much. He is jaded, yet remarkably idealistic. Love interest for Mitchell. He is also boyfriend/best friend/only friend to Ellen. Male – early 20’s.

Ellen – NYC party girl. Ellen has made a living being kept by much older men, while still sleeping with Alex. Tough yet innocent, and just damaged enough to make her interesting. Female – early 20’s.