SLT Audition
Auditions: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
By Bertolt Brecht
Audition one
Date: 1 Oct 2023
Time: 10:00 - 12:30
Location: SLT - SE27 9NS
Audition two
Date: 2 Oct 2023
Time: 20:00 - 22:00
Location: SLT - SE27 9NS
Audition three
Date: 8 Oct 2023
Time: 10:00 - 12:30
Location: SLT - SE27 9NS
A 1941 play by the German playwright, Bertolt Brecht. The play is a satire of Hitler’s rise to power, telling the story of a gangster, Arturo Ui, as he seizes control of the vegetable trade in 1930s' Chicago and neighbouring Cicero, Illinois. It is a cautionary tale that shows us the ridiculous and preventable rise of Nazi power. This play is one of Brecht’s most entertaining: while the subject is dark, the characters are vibrant and interesting.
The play is not naturalistic, it’s more stylised, so auditions for all parts will be gender neutral. Several characters have only one scene, so actors can play multiple roles.
Director: Penelope Lipsham
Performances: 16 - 21 Jan 2024
First Rehearsal: 22 Oct 2023
Characters:
Arturo Ui : Vicious head gangster (lead role)
Givola: Top gangster and florist
Roma: Top gangster - Arturo Ui’s sidekick
Giri: Top gangster
Greenwool: Gangster
Old Dogsborough: Honourable city mayor, who gets corrupted
Young Dogsborough: Old Dogsborough’s son and protégé
Butcher: Businessman of The Cauliflower Trust
Bowl: Businessman of The Cauliflower Trust
Clark: Businessman of The Cauliflower Trust
Sheet : Businessman of The Cauliflower Trust
Ragg: Local reporter
Dockdaisy: Associate of Arturo Ui
Servant: Dogsborough’s servant
O’Casey: Chairman of the Inquiry
Smith: Inquiry clerk
Actor: Actor who teaches Arturo Ui to be charismatic
Judge: Judge in the trial
Crocket: Witness in the trial
Fish: Witness in the trial
Court physician: Witness in the trial
Defense council : Lawyers in the trial
Prosecution: Lawyers in the trial
Wounded woman: Woman injured as gangsters seize power
Ignatius Dullfoot: Newspaper editor corrupted by Arturo Ui
Betty Dullfoot: Ignatius Dullfoot’s wife
Shorty: Gangster, one of Roma’s boys
Inna: Gangster, one of Roma’s boys
Minister: Minister conducting the funeral
Master of ceremonies: Introduces the characters
