Auditions: The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Adapted for the Stage by Simon Levy
Dates: Sunday, July 12th, Monday, July 13th, and Tuesday, July 14th at 7:00 PM
Performance Dates: September 25, 26, October 2, 3, and 4
Location: MOVP Annex, located next door to the theater and upstairs at 227 Putnam St.
Directed by Tim Tuten, Assistant Directed by Mack McHale
Note: This is not the musical adaptation
Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in Simon Levy’s epic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. This is America, the Jazz Age, a land of enchantment and illusions, a world where love and dreams are pursued and betrayed.
Director's Note for Auditions:
Dance Experience is a plus but not a requirement. Ability to do a 1920’s, New York or “Transatlantic” is a plus but not a requirement.
For those who plan on auditioning for Daisy Buchanan: Ability to do a “Southern Belle” accent is a plus but not a requirement and singing experience (Daisy has a scene where she sings) is plus but not a requirement.
*The Auditions Won’t Be Doing Any Singing or Dancing Involved*
The Directing/Production Team will work with and teach whomever gets cast the dance sequences and accents to the best of their ability as a performer and make it comfortable for the actors performing.
Please provide measurements for costumes on the audition form at auditions. This will greatly help get costuming done in a swiftly & timely manner.
Characters:
Jay Gatsby: 20s, 30s - A romantic idealist
Nick Carraway: 20s, 30s The narrator of the story, Daisy's cousin, and an honest gentleman
Daisy Buchanan: 20s, 30s - Southern, wealthy, beautiful
Tom Buchanan: 30s, 40s - Daisy's husband, athletic, rich
Jordan Baker: 20s, 30s, 40s - Daisy's friend, athletic woman, rich
Myrtle Wilson: 20’s, 30s, 40s - George's bored wife. Glamorous and sensual. Tom's girlfriend
George Wilson: 30s, 40s - Dimwitted. Runs a garage near New York.

(Any Age Range From 20s to 50s)