‘Conquer’ Auditions For Town Players

In Oliver Goldsmith’s comedy of manners She Stoops To Conquer, Charles Marlow, on his way to meet potential fiancée Kate Hardcastle, is duped into thinking the Hardcastle estate is an inn – which works out well for romance, since Marlow is tongue-tied around upper class women but mistakes Kate for a servant, and she plays along. A second romance is carried out in secret between Marlow’s best friend and Kate’s best friend. Vying with them for the family inheritance is Tony Lumpkin, spoiled and foolish son of Squire Hardcastle’s second wife. Madness ensues on the way to a happy ending.

The play is set in the 18th Century, in the countryside of England, and will be staged by The Town Players of Newtown in July.

Ruth Anne Barmgartner will direct the production, and has scheduled auditions for Monday, May 9, and Wednesday, May 11. They will be conducted from 7 to 9:30 pm each night at The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road in Newtown.

The production calls for nine versatile men and four women of varying ages, with double casting planned for some of the smaller roles. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. The text is available widely at libraries and online. No children at this audition.

English accents, or suggestions of English accents, would be welcome, and a certain amount of accent is written into the lines of certain characters.

For a more comprehensive listing and description of characters, visit NewtownPlayers.org and click on the Actors tab at the top of the page.

The production is scheduled for Fridays through Sundays, July 8-24.

For further information, send e-mail to info@newtownplayers.org.