Audition: The Three Musketeers
8pm Tuesday 17th January at The Spike, Warren Road, Guildford.
Willis Hall brings Dumas’ swashbuckling adventure to the stage in a fast-moving tongue-in-cheek version. D’Artagnan, a poor, young Gascon gentleman goes to Paris to join King Louis XIII’s musketeers, is befriended by three valiant members of that force – Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and shares their adventures, foiling the evil plans of Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter to discredit Louis’ wife Anne and expose her love for the Duke of Buckingham. Perfect family fun for the Castle Grounds with lots of sword fighting and plenty of audience participation to give a “carnival-type” atmosphere. Great roles available, so don’t miss the audition!
Production dates: 6th-14th July
CAST INFORMATION:
This is a large cast with lots of opportunities for both men and women! While there are only seven named female characters with lines, there will be some cross-gender casting, particularly for Musketeers! Willingness to wield a sword definitely a plus!
Some of the main characters include:
D’Artagnan, a young, excitable Musketeer wannabe
Athos, a Musketeer who drinks too much to hide his secrets. A father figure to the other Musketeers
Porthos, a Musketeer who is loud and comical
Aramis, a Musketeer torn between his desire for the church and his desire for women
Cardinal Richelieu, cardinal to the King, devious and power hungry
Planchet, D’Artagnan’s bumbling servant
Constance Bonaceiux, the married woman who captures D’Artagnan’s heart
Milady de Winter, one of the Cardinal’s agents, with a grudge to bear of her own
Rochefort, another agent of the Cardinal
Queen Anne, wife to Louis XIII, in love with the Duke of Buckingham
Leatherhead Drama Festival 2012
Following our success at The Leatherhead and Woking Drama Festivals in 2011 where The Pranksters walked away with he runners up prize for Best Show, Best supporting actor and 2 Best Actor nominations, we will be entering The Leatherhead Drama Festival May 2012, performing “The Infant”by Oliver Lansley.
They have a picture which could spell the destruction of civilised society. They have a suspect, tied to a chair, a hood covering his face. But the suspect claims the picture was drawn by his four year old son. They have the suspect’s wife, but she claims her son couldnt have made the picture. Who’s telling the truth? What is the truth? And does the truth really matter any more?
Stage Combat Workshop Jan 2012
Following a highly successful stage combat workshop in Sep 2011, 8 Pranksters will be training for their first certification in single sword stage combat in January 2012. Further workshops in unarmed combat, voice coaching and stage makeup are planned throughout 2012. If you are interested in taking part in any workshops please contact us.