WESTPORT COMMUNITY THEATRE
Announces AUDITIONS for
Sabrina Fair
By Samuel Taylor
Directed by Tom Rushen
Auditions will be held on:
Monday, April 11 at 7:30 PM
Tuesday April 12 at 7:30 PM
Westport Community Theatre
Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue
Westport, CT
Cast from the film version of "Sabrina Fair"
Sabrina Fair is a modern Cinderella story. It is set on Long Island in the 1950s, and deals with the involvement of a very rich family named Larrabee with Sabrina Fairchild, the daughter of their family chauffeur. She is bright, well-educated, and has just returned from five years in Paris, where she has done a brilliant job as an executive in a U.S. government overseas office. She has come home to find out if she is still in love with the younger Larrabee son, David. The elder son, Linus, a cynical, good-humored tycoon who has taken control of the family fortune, detects Sabrina’s feeling for his brother, and for his own amusement lays a trap to bring them together. It works: David falls in love with Sabrina and wants to marry her. At the same time, a rich young Frenchman who has known Sabrina in Paris turns up and asks her to marry him. Faced with this dilemma, Sabrina discovers it is really Linus she wants. After an amusing scene in which Sabrina’s father, the chauffeur, makes a rather amazing revelation, Sabrina breaks down Linus’ resistance, and gets her man. An unusual number of fine character parts for actors: the beautiful mother of wit and perception; the father, whose one passion is attending funerals; the chauffeur who has been dabbling in the stock market and likes his job because it gives him time to read; the smart magazine editor who, as a house guest, is the interested observer. Director’s note: Paul needs to speak with a French accent. He and Sabrina also speak French. Sabrina and Julia sing French songs, although Julia’s song is apparently a little off-color. Performance Dates are June 3rd – June 19th, 2011 at 8pm.
Characters: Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Familiarity with the play is suggested.
Ladies:
Sabrina Fairchild (30): A beautiful, elegant young woman who has reinvented herself through her professional experience in Paris. Now facing the life and the childhood crushes she left behind. “…has fallen in love with the world and is having a passionate affair with it”
Maude Larrabee (58): Elegant and regal, she rules the family.
“A reigning beauty all her life…gives no sign of abdicating”
Julia Ward McKinlock (58): Maude’s best friend. A magazine editor, she is a woman ahead of her time. Witty, insightful and as blunt as she needs to be.“[a face] that shows intelligence and good humor and awareness.”
Gretchen Larrabee (30): David’s ex-wife who is now dating Linus. “…well-bred…knowing..tough.”
Margaret (Any Age): The family maid.
Young Woman 1& 2 (20): Partygoers.
Gents:
Linus Larrabee Jr. (40): In charge of the family business. Better at business than life or romance. “…rugged-looking, and easy in his movements.”
David Larrabee (30): More carefree than Linus. “…easy good humor…sure control.”
Linus Larrabee (60+): Their father, a man of leisure who amuses himself by attending funerals. “….essentially a courtly and gracious man.”
Fairchild ( 60+): The Larrabees’ chauffeur. Quiet, humble, but with his own dignity. An avid reader.
Paul D’Argenson (30): A Parisian suitor of Sabrina’s. “With his affability, the man has authority.”
Young Man 1 & 2 (20): Partygoers.
For further information please call the Westport Community Theatre at (203) 226-1983 or contact the director at zenripple@yahoo.com – for directions please visit www.westportcommunitytheatre.com
