GHOSTS by Henrik Ibsen

Please bring a resume and headshot with you to your audition appointment, and prepare a two-minute monologue from a play of your choice. Be prepared to cold read additional sides, which will be provided for you at your appointment.

This is a non-union theatre production. A small stipend will be provided if you are cast.

ROLE BREAKDOWN

HELEN: A woman in her late forties. Her politics are radical, but she doesn’t talk about them. Intelligent and driven, she is devoted to her son, OSWALD, and loves him unconditionally. She is hiding a major secret.

PASTOR MANDERS: A man in his late forties. He cares deeply about morality, duty, and kindness, but he is often forced into hypocrisy by his even deeper feelings about his own public reputation.

JACOB: A man in his forties. A carpenter. He is a hard worker, when he’s sober, and loves his daughter JEANNIE , though he doesn’t often treat her like it. He frequently tries to trick Pastor MANDERS into helping him out in one way or another.

JEANNIE: A woman in her late teens, early twenties. HELEN’s maid. She has taught herself French and aspires to climb the socio-economic ladder via education. She feels indebted to HELEN, who has raised her like a daughter.

The role of Oswald has already been cast.