ruds edinburgh 2010 preliminary info & audition pack

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival

2010

Preliminary Info Pack

Intro 2

Production Roles 3

Cost 4

Accommodation 4

Transport 4

The Productions 5

Schedule 9

Audition Form &

Sample Text

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PROJECT MANAGER

the big boss of the project. They will be in charge from everything from arranging trans-

port to marketing and everything in between. With two directors on board we felt weneeded to have one person who would know exactly what was going on and was able

to kick everyone into gear if need be.

The directors will ensure that the Project Manager is brought up to speed with details al-

ready confirmed on appointment. Venue and performance rights have already been

secured so the project manager won‟t have to worry about this.

DIRECTORS x2

As originators of the project, these roles have already been assigned to Eve Nicol and

Lee Anderson. The directors are responsible for their individual productions and their indi-

vidual cast members. They are answerable to the Project Manager.

TECHNICAL AISSISTANTS x 2

These people will be allocated to one production each. They are responsible for locating

and building props, costume and set. In Edinburgh, they will be required for the get-in

and out of each performance and will work closely with the Project Manager and Direc-

tors.

PERFORMERS x 11

„The Talented Mr Ripley‟ requires five male and two female performers. „Shakers‟ requires four female performers.

Both the plays require performers to take on multiple characters.

All sixteen members of the team will be expected to pound the pavements in Edinburgh

handing out flyers and will have to contribute £300 to the project (see next page for de-

tails).

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

Everyone who wishes to be considered for ANY of the roles in the production team should

attend one of the audition dates.

Please attend EITHER

Thursday 22nd April OR Friday 23rd AprilBOTH evenings start at 6.30PM in the HUMSS JCR on the 2nd floor, Whiteknights Campus.

If you cannot attend at these times please contact [email protected]

All attendees will be required to fill out a form (which can be found at the end of this

document) and we will discuss the project with everyone. If you do not wish to audition

for a performing role, you can leave once you have submitted your form and heard from

the directors.

During performance auditions you will be expected to take part in some fun, simple ac-

tivities. You do not need to prepare anything before hand. Samples of audition pieces

are available at the end of this document.

Production Roles



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The entire project is coming in at around £8,000. The biggest costs come from

Performance rights Entry to the Fringe programme Venue hire

Accommodation Travel

To help us towards these costs, we are asking the sixteen members of the production

team who will be coming to Edinburgh to each contribute £300.

We appreciate that this is quite a sum and we‟ve brought it down as low as possible. Theprice works out as covering each individual‟s accommodation and transport for the twoweeks.

On receipt of a £50 deposit by mid-March (date tbc), payment agreements will be ne-gotiated on an individual basis. Once this plan has been set, individuals will be expected

to honour the agreement

Project team members will also be expected to help RUDS fundraise for the project dur-

ing the Summer Term.

All other costs such as transport to and from Reading during the rehearsal period and liv-

ing costs when in Edinburgh will be covered by the individual. So make sure you‟ve gotmoney enough to enjoyed yourself in Edinburgh for two weeks

Cost

Return transport from Reading to Edinburgh will be arranged on your behalf.

Getting to Edinburgh takes between 6-9 hrs depending on if we travel by road or rail.

We will be traveling in relative comfort, either by train, our cars or rented mini bus.

Travel

Accommodation

15 nights of self-catered accommodation within walking distance of the venue will be

arranged on your behalf.

With sixteen people, space might get quite tight but with all the exciting things happen-ing in Edinburgh, we doubt you will spend much time in the apartment other than to get

some shut eye.

All your meals and day-to-day living costs will be your responsibility.



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The Productions

We are performing in Space 2 of the Mile @ The Radisson

We chose this space because of its excellent location and support. It is also a popular venue with other university drama societies and we thought it would be good to meet

some of our peers.

It is a simple 4mx4m, 55-seat black box style performance space. You can see a plan at

http://production.thespaceuk.com/venuespecs/VenueSummary2010.pdf#page=8

Why this venue?The Spaces on the Mile @ The

Radisson has been a fringe

venue since 2002. It really does

have the best location you can

imagine for a fringe venue, situ-

ated right in the middle of it all

on the Royal Mile and where

the fringe is at its busiest. Its lo-

cation is also a few hundred

yards from Waverley Station

and moments from the Fringe

box office. It's also usefully situ-

ated close to the street theatre

stages where thousands of

fringe visitors gather every day.From http://

www.thespaceuk.com/

To maximise the number of people we can take to Edinburgh, we decided to put on two

individual productions. These are

THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY

andSHAKERS

The comination of these two plays allowed us to take an even number of male to female

performers. Both plays use fluid space and would adapt well to an intimate performance

space. The two plays require the casts to multirole, offering challenging ensemble based

work.

Each play will be approximately 45-50mins in length.

The following pages outline the plays and characters.



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THE TALENTED MR RIPLEYBy Phyllis Nagy

Adapted from the novel by Patricia Highsmith

Directed by Eve Nicol

Charming and clever Tom Ripley travels to Italy in an attempt to recover Rickie, the

prodigal son of the Greenleaf fortune. But Tom isn‟t the old school friend Rickie believeshim to be.

His interest in Rickie and his playboy lifestyle grows deeper as Tom‟s jealousy grows. SoonRickie‟s fiancée, lifestyle, friends and even Rickie himself aren‟t up to Tom‟s exacting stan-dards. A dangerous anger rises in Tom as he continues to deceive all around him.

Tom Ripley, M

Early 20s, American

An intelligent and charming young man. Orphaned at a

young age and raised by his Aunt, Tom no real job to hold

him down. He drifts through his life in New York indulging in

petty cons to entertain himself. He is able to use his quick wits

and humble charisma to cultivate a life of lies as he embarks

on a friendship with Rickie Greenleaf in idyllic Italy. Tom‟s jeal-ousy of Rickie‟s girlfriend and his playboy lifestyle results incold-blooded murder.

Tom is on the surface a thoughtful and self-deprecating

young man. He has ambitions of living a life filled with culture

and adventure. He is quick to change temperament and will

go to excessive lengths to prove a point. He has a very clear

idea of what is right and wrong. Neat, charming and clever.

Rickie Greenleaf, M

Mid-20s, American.

A reluctant heir to the Greenleaf fortune, Rickie has defected

to Italy, living comfortably off his parents‟ allowance. A hand-some and athletic young man, he is laid back and generous

with his money. Rickie fancies himself as a bit of an artist and

paints watercolours. His pride is easily bruised and he quickly

turns to anger. He is easily influenced by those around him.

When his interest is held, he is captivated to the exclusion of

everybody and anything else. It isn‟t long until he moves ontothe next thing. He hates responsibility and enjoys living life to

the fullest.

Marge Sherwood / Sophia, F

Early 20s, American / Early 20s, Ital-ian.

Rickie‟s on-again-off-again girlfriend. She is deeply in love

with Rickie but he doesn't fully return her feelings. She is anintelligent young woman who is a writer. She resents Tom‟s

intrusion of her life in Italy. She tries to remain polite but senses

that something isn‟t quite right with Rickie‟s new companion.She is confident and determined. Marge always asks ques-

tions.

Sophia. A prostitute Tom and Rickie encounter in Rome. She is

“all woman”, beautiful, elegant and a determined flirt. Sheteases Tom but is terrified when the two men almost rape her.

Herbert Greenleaf, M

50s, American.

A devoted husband to his wife, Herbert is desperate to see

Rickie return to America and take up the family business. Her-bert is very impressed by youthful ambition and sets no cost

on recovering his son. He is somewhat naive and has a trust in

old values.



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Emily Greenleaf / Aunt Dottie, F

Both 50s, Ameircan

Emily, 50s. American. Emily is dying of a cancer but remains

strong and humorous. She is an elegant, monied woman with

an unconditional love for her prodigal son. Flippant and

frank.

Aunt Dottie. 50s. American. Tom‟s brash Aunt . A proudwoman who despairs of Tom‟s lifestyle, she refuses to supporthis decision to tour Europe. She keeps a pristine house and

really has Tom‟s best interests at heart despite being set in her

ways.

Marc Priminger / Freddie Miles, M

Both mid-20s, American.

Marc, Tom‟s neat and slightly camp New York flatmate. Asweet and trusting man who Aunt Dottie disapproves off. He

dotes on Tom.

Freddie is an old class-mate of Rickie‟s. He is suspicious andquick to question and most resistant to Tom‟s lies. A burlyman, he is still very much the jock he was when he was back

in private school. He lives his life attending one black-tie

event after the other and is an indulgent socialite.

Reddington / Silvio, M

30s, American / 20s, Italian.

Reddington, 30s. American. A cartoonist Tom dupes with a

tax scam. A nervous man, he tries to cover up the mild misde-

meanours of his life beneath a false confidence.

Silvio, 20s, Italian. Mischievous but well meaning trickster. He

has no qualms with flirting to make a buck or two. His English

is broken but he has a fascination with all things American.



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SHAKERSBy John Godber & Jane Thornton

Directed by Lee Anderson

Adele, 24, F Diplomatic; Wise; Kind. Adele is engaged to be married to her

boyfriend, Steven. But she has a secret: At 16, she had a ro-

mantic affair with her school-teacher. When she fell pregnant,she had an abortion without a second thought and the rela-

tionship was over. After working for a year in a Chinese restau-

rant, Adele found work at Shakers.

Carol, 22, F Ambitious; Independent; Opinionated. Carol pursued Univer-

sity, earning a degree in Sociology at Lancaster. After having

her heart broken there, she decides to abstain from the boy-

friend game. Turned away from the best jobs for being 'under-

qualified', Carol struggled on late hours and poor pay as a

Nanny. She found work a year later at Shakers, a job she is be-

grudgingly 'over-qualified' for.

Mel, 21, F Realistic; Stoic; Hardworking. Mel pulled pints in the The Red

Lion, before moving up in the world and getting work in Shak-

ers. Mel supports her Mum after Dad died one year ago. She

spends time juggling work and family with her troubled affair

with Peter, a married man who works in a Supermarket.

Nicki, 21 F Confident; Flirtatious; Performer. Nicki comes from working-

class roots, but dreams of becoming an actress. she Nicki strug-

gles to balance work with Auditions, and spends her Sunday

nights performing songs in Clubs. Not a big reader and no fan

of Shakespeare, Nicki's desire to act comes from her sup-

pressed need to engage emotionally.

Welcome to SHAKERS, a cocktail bar in the thriving city of London. Four waitresses, Adele,

Carol, Mel and Nicky, flirt and flounce their way through tough evenings of seedy blokes

and expensive drinks, while fantasising of a way out…

Their tales take us on a journey through life‟s doldrums, in poetry, mime, multi -role and

physical performance.



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Schedule

Auditions Wednesday 21st April

Thursday 22nd April

HumSs Building JCR, Whitek-

nights Campus.

6.30-9PMAttend either night to audition.

Preliminary rehearsals and

fundraising

Monday 26th April

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Monday 27th June

Cast and directors will meet a

couple of times during the Sum-

mer Term to establish the basic

shape of the production.

This will be a light period of work

and not get in the way of exams

or other commitments.

Rehearsals During the Summer Vacation These times will be dependent

on cast availability.

A preliminary intensive rehearsal

schedule of 26th July - 8th August

as been outlined but this can

change.

Travel to Edinburgh Saturday 14th August Return transport will be ar-

ranged from Reading – Edin-burgh

Technical rehearsals Sunday 15th August Space 2, Radisson Hotel, Royal

Mile

The Talented Mr Ripley per-

formances

Monday 16th August

Wednesday 18th August

Friday 20th August

Tuesday 24th August

Thursday 26th August

Saturday 28th August

Space 2, Radisson Hotel, Royal

Mile

Shakers performances Tuesday 17th August

Thursday 19th August

Saturday 21st August

Monday 23rd August

Wednesday 25th August

Friday 27th August

Space 2, Radisson Hotel, Royal

Mile

Return travel Sunday 29th August Return from Edinburgh to Read-

ing.

This is a basic outline of the project and is TBC.



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Audition Form



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The Talented Mr Ripley A



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The Talented Mr Ripley B



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The Talented Mr Ripley C



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The Talented Mr Ripley D



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The Talented Mr Ripley E



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Shakers PG 1



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Shakers PG 2



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Shakers PG 3



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Shakers PG 4



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Shakers PG 5

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