Harvey Auditions 2017

HARVEY by Mary Chase

Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play is the story of Elwood P. Dowd, a polite and friendly man with a very strange best friend—a six-foot, three-and-one-half-inch invisible rabbit named Harvey. Elwood’s sister Veta is concerned the rabbit will interfere with her life as a socialite, so she tries to have Elwood committed at the local sanatorium. Veta is so hysterical when she explains her brother’s condition that she is committed instead. Elwood leaves the sanatorium grounds unbothered, turning the town upside down as everyone goes on the lookout for this mild-mannered hero and his invisible rabbit.

Auditions
August 29th, 2017
  • Sign-up for an audition time in #8201. 
  • Prepare two contrast Monologues not to exceed 2-3 minutes (Contrasting styles examples: Classic or Contemporary (1950’s-current), Comedy or Drama, etc.).  One Monologue needs to be a Shakespeare.
  • Recent Headshot
  • Resume
  • Acting Application (Found in #8201).

During your audition
  • Your audition begins immediately from your entrance and continues until you exit. 
  • Present strong, effective posture 
  • Enter and leave with confidence i.e. keep your head up, avoid looking at the floor. 
  • Keep your focus and energy. 
  • Do not use props or costumes. This is an audition, not a performance. Dress up.
  • After you finish, wait for a response from the adjudicator before you leave the room, even if it is just a “thank you.” 
  • Thank all panelists (i.e. adjudicator, director, stage manager etc.) ​