In 1962 a film called The Manchurian Candidate starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey was released in the US. The plot involved a young brain washed veteran of the Korean War who was involved in a plot to assassinate the President of the United States. Two years later in 1964 the film was withdrawn because of the assassination of JFK. The film sat on the shelves for nearly thirty years until it was re-released in the early nineties. At the same time a script was produced for a stage play updated to the first Gulf War period.

In 2004 a film starring Denzil Washington was made updating the film script to a modern environment and making the enemy a corporation.

Tony Moore is directing the play in October-November for the Blackwood players and is auditioning on Tuesday 22nd July at 7.30 pm at Blackwood 21, 21 Coromandel Parade Blackwood.

Rehearsals will be on Tuesday evenings and Sunday afternoons starting on Tuesday 29th July at the Blackwood Theatre 21 Coromandel Parade Blackwood.

All roles are available.

Required:
4 Males 28 - 35 to play Ben Marco and Raymond Shaw and two other members of their squad. The second two roles will double with other characters.
1 Women who can play old enough to be the mother of Raymond Shaw, Mrs Iselin.
1 mature male married to Mrs Iselin. Johnny Iselin candidate for the Vice president.(Texan)
1 woman to play Eugenie Cheney, the female foil to Ben Marco late twenties to thirties
3 Women ages in a range from late teens to mid thirties to play various roles. One must be at the top end of the range.
2 Men ages mature (50's to 60's) to play a range of roles.
2 men late teens to 30's to play a range of roles.
In addition the players in the multiple character parts will be on stage as "extras" in a number of scenes. These will be busy roles.

We will be using American accents. There will be assistance available with accent coaching.

The audition will be a cold reading from the script. American accents are not essential for the auditions but an attempt would be appreciated.

The play is very filmic in style and will be played on a unit set using lighting to establish scenes and times. There will also be an extensive sound scape for the play.

For further information pleae ring Tony Moore on 0400 579 530

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David Jobling