Audition Notice
For Spring 2024 production of
THE CURIOUS SAVAGE
A Bittersweet Comedy
By John Patrick Directed by Lynn B. Jolicoeur
Characters to be Cast
1- Mrs Savage – Stepmother, crafty, kind hearted, mischieves female, 50+
2- Fairy – a patient, Flighty, lives in her own world. female, 19- 27
3- Florence – a patient, Delusional, Motherly. – female, 30+
4- Hannibal- a patient, Sweet and kind, bit of a nerd, Male 25- 40
5- Jeffrey – a patient, Mentally scarred from the war, Male 25-40
6- Mrs Paddy- a patient, does not speak except to list things she hates, female, 40-50
7- Titus – Stepson, businessman, humorless, bully in a suit. Male, 30-45
8- Lily – Stepdaughter, celebrity heiress, arrogant, self assured, female 30-40
9- Samuel – Stepson, a judge, but undistinguished, bit of a wimp, Male-30-40
10- Mrs Willie- Nurse, married to Jeff, who does not remember her, female 25-40 11- Dr. Emmett , Doctor, well liked, calm, professional, Male 30-70
12- Boy – son of Florence – 4- 6 years of age 1-2 minutes appearance on stage at the end of play.
Production Dates in 2024
April 19,20,21 and April 26,27,28
Contact Lynn at 613-314-9597 (lynnjolicoeur@gmail.com) to schedule your audition for:
Sunday, October 1st between 6:30 PM and 9:00 PM or
Monday, October 2nd between 6:30 PM and 9:00 PM
In the Old Town Hall Theatre
478 Main Street
Winchester ON
September: Community Theatre EXPO
As one of the participating theatre groups of the Community Theatre Expo celebrating ITR’s 50th anniversary, DCP would like to extend to all an invitation to come to the Osgoode Community Centre, on September 9th, to have fun, learn, play and take part in the workshops, demonstrations, activity stations and more.
Fall 2023
Shannon Murdock will be directing the Conor McPherson psychological thriller: The Birds.
This play is a stage adaptation from the Daphne Du Maurier short story from which Alfred Hitchcock movie of the same name was based.
As birds have started attacking humans, 4 strangers are brought together by these surreal events in their attempt to survive.
Performances will be November 17 to 26. Tickets go on sale mid October.
Spring 2024
Lynn Jolicoeur will direct the 1950 John Patrick comedy The Curious Savage. This play contrasts the kindness of psychiatric patients to the greed of officials, when an older sanatorium resident, Mrs Savage, inherits ten million dollars.
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