THE UNFRIEND Therry Theatre Written By: Steven Moffat Directed By: Lucy Johnson Peter and Debbie are enjoying a cruise – a celebration of twenty years of marriage, and a break from their annoying teenagers. They befriend fellow passenger, Elsa Jean Krakowski, an eccentric American with a fondness for Donald Trump. There’s something slightly unsettling in her overeager friendliness… but there’s no point rocking the boat if you’re about to get off it. Back home, in the comfort of suburbia, Elsa suddenly turns up on Peter and Debbie’s doorstep, unexpectedly. And when they look up their house guest online, unearthing some hair-raising evidence, their good nature is challenged as ever before. What kind of danger have they allowed to take up residence in their guest room? And can they bring themselves to say anything about it? Sometimes, the truth is just too impolite. Roles Available: Note: all gender presentations welcome for all characters. Peter Stage age: 40s Accent: RP Description: Peter is the epitome of the middle-class British man, always appearing “mordant and slightly cross”. Although he values his family and their comfortable suburban life, his reluctance to rock the boat sometimes leads him into awkward situations. Elsa Stage age: 40s-60s Accent: American (any) Description: Peter and Debbie meet “drawling, confident and unabashed” Elsa on cruise, where she invites herself to stay with them. Elsa's intentions and background are shrouded in mystery, causing increasing tension and suspicion as her true nature begins to reveal itself. Debbie Stage age: 40s Accent: RP Description: Peter’s wife. A practical and forthright woman with a sharp wit. She is more assertive and outspoken than her husband, often taking the lead in social situations. Her protective nature comes to the forefront when she perceives any threat to her family's stability. Alex Stage age: late teens/ early 20s Accent: RP Description: Debbie and Peter’s son. Alex is a typical late teen ‘adolescent’; video-game obsessed, messy and sarcastic, constantly finding excuses not to spend time with his family. Elsa’s visit opens his eyes to the wonders of exercise and a life outside of his bedroom. The Neighbour Stage age: 60s Accent: British (any) Description: Peter and Debbie’s Neighbour. A drawling and dull man whose attempts at fixing a shared fence are consistently forgotten. His constant intrusions on the family’s drama are met with annoyance and frustration. Rosie Stage age: mid-late teens Accent: RP Description: Peter and Debbie’s daughter. Rosie is the youngest member of the family, bright, curious, and sometimes precocious. She is more attuned to the underlying tensions in her family than her brother, and her curiosity often leads her to ask uncomfortable questions and delve deeper into situations that the adults around her would prefer to gloss over. PC Junkin Stage age: 30s and upward Accent: British (any) Description: A local police officer. Although he only makes a brief appearance, he is a pleasantly oblivious addition to the already chaotic environment of Peter and Debbie’s home. Rehearsals: Monday and Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons, commencing mid-January 2025 at the Therry Clubrooms Performances: Wednesday, 2 April 2025 to Friday, 4 April 2025 at 7.30 pm Saturday and Sunday, 5-6 April at 2 pm Wednesday to Saturday, 9-12 April at 7.30 pm Saturday, 12 April at 7.30 pm Venue: The Arts Theatre 53 Angas Street Adelaide Information Night: N/A Auditions: 24th August 2024. Auditions will be conducted in groups allocated based on availability and character preference To book an audition please use our google forms link: https://forms.gle/LinCQ5XpkKThwyK97 Venue: Therry Clubrooms - 1 Regina Court, Beverly, More Information: Contact Lucy Johnson on or email lucyjohnson07@outlook.com COMIC POTENTIAL Blackwood Players Inc Written By: Alan Ayckbourn Directed By: Greg Elliott In the near future, former film maker Chandler 'Chance' Tate is directing a banal television soap. Actoids have replaced human actors and one, Jacie, appears to have a glitch as she keeps breaking into laughter. Filming is interrupted by high powered executive Carla Pepperbloom and the TV magnate Lester Trainsmith's nephew Adam. Adamis a writer, a dying breed, and idolizes the work of Chance. When Adam is left in the studio, he runs an old Busker movie and Jacie begins to laugh. Adam begins to teach her the basics of comedy leading to Jacie doing a double-take when filming on the soap resumes. Initially sceptical, Chance talks to Adam about Jacie and the art of comedy and demonstrates her talent for the job. Clandestinely, the pair agree to work on a comedy film with Jacie. She is given freedom to improvise and under Chance's tutelage begins to learn more. The mute Leister Trainsmith arrives with Carla and Jacie's comedy scene is shown. Carla tears it apart and Chance loses his temper. Carla continues to insist on changes and finds herself on the receiving end of a custard pie from Jacie. Lester laughs and approves the film but orders Jacie to be scrapped. Carla returns order the studio closed. Jacie initially doesn't mind being scrapped but after she and Adam dance and kiss, she realizes she doesn't want to 'die'. Adam and Jacie go on the run and check in at the Grand Hotel, go shopping and have a meal - with unforeseen results. Back in their room, Adam uses a Bible to Jacie to read. Unfortunately, Jacie has been tracked and Adam sends her a cheap 'hotel' to hide, although she is becoming increasing unstable and distressed as she begins to feel real emotions. Adam returns but is stabbed by a pimp who believes Jacie is a prostitute. Jacie over-powers him, but distraught that Adam has been injured, she returns to the studio. At the studio, Carla is revealed to leaked Jacie's story to the press and Lester proves not to be a mute, firing Carla. He offers Jacie Carla's job, but Jacie is still confused and decides to be scrapped. Adam returns from the hospital and is given bad news by Chance. As he mourns his loss, Jacie appears and admits she couldn't go through with being scrapped. The lovers are reunited, but Jacie looks set to be harder taskmaster than Carla in her new role.... Roles Available: JCF 31333 Jacie Triplethree 20's - 30's. Jacie is an android (actoid) who laughs at one of the errors another actoid makes; she is not meant to be able to do sets her apart from other actoids. Jacie is witty and clever and physically strong. She has unique qualities. Adam Tainsmith 20's - 30's, is an aspiring writer who becomes attracted to Jacie and begins creating a story that is based around her for a new tv soap opera; he is desperate tom prove himself. When Jacie is in danger, he takes her away and hides with her in hotels in the city. Chandler Late 50's was a film director with a good reputation, but now has ended up working with community television and a cast of actoids not human actors, churning out TV Soap Operas. He realizes Jacie's potential in TV entertainment. Lester Trainsmith In his 80's, who doesn't speak (until later scenes). He is in a wheelchair. He is the wealthy owner of the television station. Marmion 30's. Is the speaker for Lester Trainsmith and voices Lester's thoughts and opinions. Prim Spring, programmer. 30's. Prim is responsible for the actions of the actoids and if there is an issue or problem, she needs to rectify it. Prim can alter the emotional responses of the actoids. Trudi Floote, technician. 30's. Trudi is like a floor manager and overseas technical aspects of the filming. Carla Pepperbloom, company director 40's - 50's. Carla is flamboyant, demonstrative, quite theatrical, histrionic and overbearing. She is ambitious and sees herself as the next director of Lester's company. She would be an awful employer. Doctor Actoid Gives the young man in the hospital bed the bad news about his operation. The doctor is the actor who mucks up his lines which sets Jacie off. Son Actoid Young man, a patient in the hospital bed. Mother Actoid 40's - 50's. Tearful and emotional, she is sad about her son's condition. She is able to be much more emotional when she is programmed to cry and be much sadder about her son. Marmion, voice of Lester Trainsmith Marmion voices Lester's thoughts. Hotel Desk Clerk Registers Jacie and Adam in the hotel. Waiter 1 Serves Jacie and Adam in the hotel restaurant. He whispers to Jacie that his aware she is an actriod and she needs to leave immediately or will blow her cover. Waiter 2 Serving other customers. Man in Dress Shop. Rich, older man who is impatient about having to wait while his young partner tries an outfits. Girl in Dress Shop. Rich man's young, slender girlfriend dressed in a skimpy outfit. Dress Shop Assistant. Any age. She happy assists Jacie who enthusiastically chooses outfits. Prostitute Mature woman. A rough diamond. She jumps to conclusions about why Jacie and Adam are in the hotel room. Turkey An older man, a pimp. He also jumps to the conclusions about why Jacie and Adam are in the hotel room and approaches them aggressively Farmer - Adam's TV Plot An older man with kindly intensions. Farmer's wife - Adam's TV Plot A mature woman who helps Jacie in need Most small roles can be doubled up for a smaller cast. Rehearsals: Tuesday night's 7.30pm - 9.30pm Sunday afternoon's 2.00pm - 5.00pm (Some Sundays 6.00pm - 9.30pm) Rehearsals commence mid-February 2025 Performances: Friday 16th May 2025 - 8.00pm Saturday 17th May 2025 - 2.00pm Saturday 17th May 2025 - 8.00pm Friday 28th May 2025 - 8.00pm Saturday 29th May 2025 - 2.00pm Saturday 29th May 2025 - 8.00pm Venue: Blackwood Memorial Hall 21 Coromandel Parade, Blackwood Auditions: Saturday 7th September 2025 - 12pm - 5.00pm Venue: Blackwood Memorial Hall 21 Coromandel Parade, Blackwood More Information: Contact Myles David Leon - President / Production Manager on 0421002802 or email blackwood.players@gmail.com THE WATSONS University of Adelaide Theatre Guild Written By: Laura Wade Directed By: Matthew Chapman A Jane Austen play you don’t know the ending to? That’s all right, neither did she. The Watsons are in crisis. Cut off financially from her benefactor, the youngest, Emma, returns to her dying father and spinster sisters with the task of finding a husband and finding one now. If not poverty and ruin awaits them all. Matchmakers, match breakers, cads, stuffy clergymen and an overactive rumour mill all conspire as wedding bells ring in the distance and Emma eyes off a certain man… …and that’s where we leave it. See, Austen never finished the story. So it’s up to Emma, with the help of Laura, a jaded playwright with a rapidly approaching deadline to find her own happy ending… And that’s where the fun really begins. Roles Available: All info at https://www.trybooking.com/ctsht ROLES AVAILABLE There are two separate auditions: ? INDIVIDUAL AUDITIONS for the roles of EMMA and LAURA. ? GROUP AUDITIONS for all other characters. The Watsons EMMA WATSON: Around 20. Resourceful. Clever. Perhaps too clever by half. ELIZABETH WATSON: Late 20s. Kind, loyal, self-sacrificing. Maybe a little passive aggressive. MARGARET WATSON: Mid 20s. Bubbly. Silly, flirtatious. Fun to be around but not to be taken seriously. ROBERT WATSON: 20s-40s. Enthused! By!! Everything!!! MRS. WATSON: 30s-40s. Haughty. Fussy. The last one to get the joke and the first one to repeat it. MR. WATSON: 50s+. A nice cameo. Does lots of groaning in bed. NANNY: 40s+. Blunt, down to earth. Matter-of-fact. Socialist. Nothing gets past Nanny, although she is not paid enough to care. The Suitors TOM MUSGRAVE: 20s. The cad. Charming. Urbane. Selfish. MR. HOWARD: Around 30. A clergyman. Noble. Moral. Friendly. And REALLY dull. CHARLES HOWARD: *STAGE AGE 10*. Mr. Howard’s youngest brother. Precocious and irritating. Half way to seeing a woman naked. The Osbornes LORD OSBORNE: Mid 20s. Awkward. Shy. Loves money and horses. Mostly the horses. LADY OSBORNE: 45. The immovable society matriarch with more than some skeletons in her cupboard, surprisingly fun to be around. MISS OSBORNE: 25-40. Catty. Strong. Bossy. Also the boss. The others MRS. EDWARDS: 40+ Another neat cameo. Emma’s benefactor. Has high expectations and is constantly exasperated by Emma’s actions. MR. EDWARDS: Age to match Mrs. Edwards. A fun cameo. No lines but room for scene stealing facial expressions. THE REDCOATS, including BERTIE: 20s-30s. Very committed to the cause, whether it be protecting the country, or affairs of the heart (or further south). LAURA: 35-45. Intelligent, sarcastic, creative. A writer with a deadline who surveys all with an air of detached bemusement. NOTES ? All characters speak in an appropriate RP accent. ? Most characters will be involved in a ballroom dance scene. Rehearsals: Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday Performances: early August 2025 Venue: Little Theatre Auditions: Sunday 8 September & Sunday 15 September All info at https://www.trybooking.com/ctsht Venue: Lady Symon Exercise Studio (University of Adelaide) More Information: Contact Theatre Guild on or email theatreguild@adelaide.edu.au