Auditions for CLOUD 9 by Caryl Churchill and directed by Julie Rossman will be held on Saturday Feb. 23rd with callbacks on Sunday 24th.

All roles OPEN.

Please call Erin at the Theatre to set up your audition time, 864-235-6948.

Cloud 9

By Caryl Churchill

Setting:

Act I - Colonial Africa, 1880.

Act II - London, 1979, though the characters from Act I have aged only 25 years.

Characters:

CLIVE: A colonial administrator. Extremely dogmatic in his familial relations. He is having an affair with Mrs. Saunders, despite his reprimanding of his wife's infidelity.

BETTY: Clive's dependent wife, played by a man in Act I. She is having an affair with Harry Bagley. In Act II she is played by a woman, and leaves Clive to discovering a newfound sense of her own identity.

JOSHUA: Clive's obedient, African servant, played by a white man. He has a casual sexual relationship with Harry Bagley.

EDWARD: The son of Clive and Betty, played by a woman in Act I. He is attracted to Harry Bagley, and secretly plays with dolls. In Act II he is played by a man, and leaves his male lover, Gerry, in order to live and have sex with his sister Victoria along with her lesbian lover, Lin.

VICTORIA: The daughter of Clive and Betty, played by a dummy in Act I. In Act II, she is played by a woman, and leaves her husband, Martin, to live and have sex with Lin and Edward.

MAUD: Betty's mother. A stiff traditionalist, though well-intentioned.

ELLEN: Edward's governess. In love with Betty.

MRS. SAUNDERS: A widow; uniquely independent.

HARRY BAGLEY: A British explorer and closeted homosexual. He desires to have an affair with Clive, although he continues to woo Betty among others.

LIN: Victoria's friend in Act II; a lesbian. In love with Victoria.

CATHY: Lin's excitable five-year-old daughter, played by a man.

MARTIN: Victoria's husband. He is ashamed of his sex life with Victoria, although he attempts to be supportive of her sexual experimentation.

GERRY: Edward's promiscuous gay lover. He has a strong distaste for commitment.