05/08/2024
Casting will begin Thursday May 9 from 7-9 at the Playhouse 7507 Topanga Cyn. Blvd. Canoga Park 91303. All roles are open no appointment is necessary. Roles seeking
[LADY WINDERMERE] 18 to 30 years old, White, Black, Mixed Ethnicity, attractive young woman. Lady Windermere is the play’s protagonist. She is young and has been married for two years to Lord Windermere, with whom she has a six-month-old son. Lady Windermere adores her husband
[LORD WINDERMERE] 25 to 35 years old, White , Black, Mixed Ethnicity, man. Handsome Lord Windermere is Lady Windermere’s husband. He is a wealthy and respectable gentleman who seems to be well-liked, and he treats his wife lovingly. However, he deceives her when he begins financially supporting Mrs. Erlynne
[LORD DARLINGTON] 25 to 30 years old,White, Black, Mixed Ethnicity, man. Lord Darlington is a young gentleman who is generally believed to behave wickedly, though Lady Windermere thinks he’s only pretending to be bad. Lord Darlington is playful and flirtatious and holds a flexible view
[MRS. ERLYNNE] 30 to 45 years old, White , Black, Mixed Ethnicity, woman. Mrs. Erlynne is a mysterious woman who is new to London society. Though the play implies that she’s probably in her late thirties, she looks much younger and is admired by all the men
[LORD AUGUSTUS] 35 to 45 years old, White , Black, Mixed Ethnicity, man. Augustus (nicknamed Tuppy) is an older gentleman and the brother of the Duchess of Berwick. It’s implied that he’s likeable but buffoonish; he’s been married and divorced multiple times and quickly falls in love with Mrs. Erlynne
[MR. DUMBY] 60 to 70 years old, White , Black, Mixed Ethnicity, man. Dumby is a gentleman who attends the party. He’s first introduced as an example of how empty and performative language can be in social settings. He makes a number of contradictory statements in conversations…
[DUCHESS OF BERWICK] 30 to 45 years old, White, Black, Mixed Ethnicity, woman. The Duchess of Berwich is a respectable older woman and friend of Lady Windermere’s. She is Agatha’s mother and Augustus’s sister.
[LADY AGATHA] 18 to 30 years old, White , Black, Mixed Ethnicity, woman. Agatha is the Duchess of Berwick’s daughter. She is a quiet young woman who only says “Yes, Mamma,” though her mother considers her a “chatterbox” and is always saying what a clever speaker Agatha is.
[LADY PLYMDALE] 40 to 50 years old, White , Black, Mixed Ethnicity, woman. Lady Plymdale is a guest at the party. Though she’s married, it’s implied that Dumby is her lover. When she finds out that Dumby knows Mrs. Erlynne, she’s initially angry but then decides oh well.
Storyline: Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman is a drama comedy by Oscar Wilde, The story concerns Lady Windermere, who suspects that her husband is having an affair with another woman; she confronts him with it.
