"Blithe Spirit" Auditions

The Penfield Players are holding auditions for their Fall 2026 Main Stage production of “Blithe Spirit”, written by Noel Coward and directed by Kaleab Wiggins.

AUDITION DATES
Sunday, July 26 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Tuesday, July 28 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM

CALLBACKS: TBD

LOCATION

Penfield Community Center (1985 Baird Road, Penfield, NY 14534)

No appointment necessary; just choose whichever audition date works best for your schedule.

THE AUDITION
The audition will consist of cold reads from the script. Please be prepared to audition with a "British accent". Actors will be asked to fill out a form for the audition including a recent headshot, resume, and a list of potential date conflicts (August 22 – November 7).

This form can be filled out, on paper, at the audition, or ahead of time HERE

THE SCHEDULE

Rehearsals start August 22
Tech Week: October 18 – 23
Dress Rehearsal: October 21 & 22
Shows: Weekends of October 23 & 24, October 30 – November 1 (Sunday Matinee), and November 6 & 7
Please note that there can be no scheduling conflicts during tech week, dress rehearsal, and performances.

SYNOPSIS
Much-revived classic concerns fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, who prepares a séance as a joke in order to gain information for his new novel. Vibrantly unconventional medium, Madame Arcati, summons the ghost of his late first wife, Elvira. Personalities clash in this accidental love triangle as Elvira makes increasingly desperate attempts to be seen, including tossing furniture and creating chaos. Intensely funny and character-driven, "Blithe Spirit" combines farce, emotion, and wit to great effect.

CHARACTERS
Female-presenting:

Ruth – (adult, any ethnicity) Charles’ current wife
Elvira – (adult, any ethnicity) Charles’ late wife
Madame Arcati – (adult, any ethnicity) eccentric and flighty medium
Mrs. Bradman - (adult, any ethnicity) family friend of the Condomines
Edith – (adult, any ethnicity) A maid

Male-presenting:

Charles Condomine – (adult, any ethnicity) Husband to Ruth and, before her passing, to Elvira
Dr. Bradman - (adult, any ethnicity) family friend of the Condomines