Audition for The Blockheads!
The 250th anniversary of American independence also marks the 250th anniversary of The Blockheads, a 1776 satire on the British Army and its Loyalist supporters by revolutionary American activist playwright Mercy Otis Warren. Warren’s eviscerating mockery of armed government power and those who try to ride its coattails is no less funny – or necessary – today, and Head Trick is proud to make it part of the celebrations.
The play will be directed by Blanche Case (Design for Living, R.U.R.) and performed September 25 – October 4 at several locations in Providence. The script (which will be cut/edited for Head Trick’s production) is available here.
To audition for The Blockheads, please send a video of yourself performing a classic or contemporary comedic monologue to headtricktheatre@gmail.com, along with a theatre resume/CV, by 11:59pm on Saturday, May 23. Performers who have previously worked with Head Trick may also submit for the production and request to have their previous work treated as their “audition.”
The play is fairly short and easy, and we expect to hold rehearsals 3x/week at most (in the usual manner, working around conflicts and not necessarily calling everyone each night). We will also consider casting alternates for actors who are available for some performances but not others (please let us know with your submission if you suspect this may apply to you).
ROLES (actor gender may not match character gender):
Shallow (M), Puff (M), Dapper (M) – Pompous, cowardly officers in the British army.
Simple (M), Mrs. Simple (F), Surly (M), Paunch (M) – Foolish, greedy sympathizers with the British army.
Tabitha (F), Dorsa (F) – Mr. and Mrs. Simple’s daughter, secretly involved with Dapper, and her clever maid.
Other British soldiers and American women