CASABLANCA AUDITION NOTICE
Adapted by Scott Wheeler
Based on the screenplay by Julius and Phillip Epstein
 

Company: White Rock Players’ Club

Director: Alaina Holland

Musical director: Holly Collis Handford

Producer: Guy Paterson

Audition dates: Nov.17th & 18th 7PM - 10PM

Callbacks TBD

Audition and production venue: Oceana Parc Playhouse – 1532 Johnston Road White Rock, BC

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Production Dates: Feb 13th - Mar 2nd (Thursday thru Sunday)

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        Please contact Guy Paterson (Producer) 

guypaterson52@gmail.com

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Audition requirements:

Lovers, heroes & villains!

Come join us in a retelling of the beloved classic story of love, intrigue and heroism. Set in 1941 in Vichy controlled Casablanca, the last stop for many refugees seeking passage out of Europe.

We encourage artists from all walks of life, any ages, genders and abilities to audition for any role that speaks to you. We are casting the artist that is most suitable for the character. 

 

We will be incorporating musical elements into the show and we encourage actors who play any musical instruments to please let us know during auditions. You may perform a short piece on the instrument of your choice, if you wish. For the role of Sam please come with a prepared piece that you can sing and play to. For the role of Yvonne please have a short song prepared.

Character breakdown:

Rick Blaine – American Expat, cynical & enigmatic. Owner of the Café Americain
 

Ilsa Lund – Fiercely loyal to her husband and the Resistance, she is also Rick’s former lover

Victor Laszlo – A leader in the Resistance and married to Ilsa

Captain Louis Renault – Vichy France’s Prefect of police in Casablanca. Jaded and cynical; his loyalty is to the “winning side”
 

Sam – Rick’s best friend & piano player at the Café Americain

 

Major Heinrich Strasser – Intelligent & seemingly civil to the people around him. He is a dedicated Nazitasked with hunting down Victor Laszlo
 

Ugarte – Italian – Black market dealer, gambler

 

Segnor Ferrari – King of the black market in Casablanca & owner of the Blue Parrot café

Yvonne – Singer and Rick’s companion

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Carl - waiting staff
 

Sacha – waiting staff

The artists cast as the following may double as other characters:

Anna – An innocent refugee from Bulgaria

Jan – Anna’s husband

Berger – Scam artist

Officer #1 – Nazi officer

Officer #2 – Nazi officer

French Officer #1

French Officer #2

Patrons – a minimum of 4 actors with minimal lines. A mixture of women and men.