'FARINELLI AND THE KING' by Claire van Kampen
Directed by Tania Arazi Coambs

Callbacks (if need be) from 4:00-5:00pm

To sign up for an audition slot, please follow the link below. Although we will take walk-ins, it is preferable to sign up in advance. https://signup.com/go/hwePmVa

Digital copies of Audition Sides (sections of the script for actors to read from during the audition) are available via email after August 11, 2019. If you are unable to attend the audition but still would like to be considered for a role, please send an email to the address below to schedule an alternative time to come audition. Please send side requests and alternative audition time requests to: tcoambs@gmail.com

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THE PLAY:
Set (primarily) in 1737 in Spain at the court of King Philippe V, this whimsical and imaginative play is based on the real life encounter between Philippe and the celebrated castrato Farinelli (Carlos Broschi). When Philippe (who suffered from mental instability and who, most likely, was bipolar) appears unfit to rule his kingdom, his wife Isabella Farnese, the Queen of Spain, seeks the help of the famous singer Farinelli in the hopes that the power of music will help restore her husband’s sanity.

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THE CHARACTERS:

PHILIPPE V, King of Spain / VINCENZO, a tailor in Bologna – Male, 40s-70s
MIGUEL, servant to the King / JETHRO, an opera house stagehand – Male, any age
ISABELLA FARNESE, Queen of Spain – Female, 30s-50s
DON SEBASTIAN DE LA CUADRA, Chief Minister of Spain – Male, 40s-70s
DR. JOSÉ CERVI, Physician to the King – Male, 30s-60s
JOHN RICH, theater manager and producer of the ‘Beggar’s Opera’ – Male, 30s-70s
FARINELLI, opera singer – Male, 20s-40s

* Please note that the character of Farinelli has already been pre-cast. Farinelli is the only singing character in the play.