The Royalton Players will be holding auditions for “The Face on the Barroom Floor or
"Glimpsed Through the Sawdust” on Monday, May 5 and Tuesday, May 6 at 7 pm.
Auditions will be held at the Masonic
Temple, 6320 Royalton Rd in North Royalton (on Rt. 82 across from
Arby's). Production dates are
in Friday and Saturday, July 11, 12, 18 and 19 with a matinee on Sunday, July
13.
SUMMARY:
The play is a Melodrama spoof written by Tim Kelly, Inspired by H.
Antoine D'Arcy's poem. It is set in the 1890’s in the
barroom of the Teller House, a hotel in Central City, Colorado. Insidious villains endeavor to separate Madelaine
Mockingbird, chambermaid turned singer, from the fortune left her by an old
miner and from her true love: Jack "Toulouse" Goodhart, painter
turned tramp Various other odd characters populate
the barroom, including a perpetually happy miner, a grim bar keep, and an
Arabic entertainer. All of which add humor, mystery, and zany action to the
show. The Face on the
Barroom Floor features good character parts, hilarious sight gags, throw away
lines, zany action, classic vaudeville routines, and some really terrible (and
very funny) jokes.
Number
of roles - 14: 5 male and 8 female and one either. All roles are
available.
CHARACTERS:
- Annie Quackenbush:
hotel owner
- Sweet Madelaine Mockingbird
– the “love interest”
- Roderick Rodent –
“the villain” but a real charmer
- Jack "Toulouse" Goodheart –
“our hero”
- Chick Dogtemper – a
miner
- Herbie Rainwater –
another miner
- Dusty Rhodes –
stagecoach driver
- Mrs. VanCleve – the
“high society” element
- Little Gloria – Mrs.
Van Cleve’s daughter
- Roy VanCleve - Mrs. Van
Cleve’s son
- Bella Yukon – saloon girl
- Fatima – an Arabic
entertainer
- Judge Fleesum – every
small town has one
- Strange Lady – a widow
- Theda Swansong – a
singer
If you have questions or are interested in auditioning but
cannot attend the dates indicated, please contact the director, Marge Berke, at
216-661-1282