“As Bees In Honey Drown” by Douglas Carter Beane
Directed by Steve Gillam
A clever, sassy, satiric comedy about the pitfalls of our unquenchable thirst for fame, celebrity, and faux-success.
AUDITIONS: Thursday February 23rd, 2023 from 7 PM to 10 PM & Sunday February 26th, 2023 from 1 PM to 3 PM
WHERE: Chalet St-Charles, 90 Avenue Martin, Dorval, QC, H9S 3T6
REHEARSALS: To be held at Chalet St-Charles, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 PM to 10 PM and Sundays from 1 PM to 5 PM
* Performances will be held mid-May. Exact dates to be confirmed.
When you get to Martin Avenue, please be sure to go down to the second parking lot, across from City Hall, as access from the first one is blocked off due to construction.
It’s the right-hand door.
All are welcome.
Six actors: 3 male, 3 female (ages are approximate)
Alexa Vere de Vere. Mid-30s. A fabulous whirlwind, alluring, stylish, mysterious.
Evan Wyler. 20s-30s. A writer. Likable, smart, quick-witted. Appears shirtless briefly.
Four actors play multiple roles, appearing throughout the entire play:
Man 1. 30s-40s. A photographer. Swen, a model. A hotel clerk. Morris Kaden, a music executive.
Man 2. 35-45. Ronald, a menswear sales clerk. Skunk, a cockney rocker. Mike, a nice guy.
Woman 1. 20-40. Photographer’s assistant. Backup singer (no singing). Secretary. Bethany, an actress. Ginny, a violinist (no playing, but appears shirtless but covered). Muse.
Woman 2. 20-40. Server. Backup singer (no singing). Carla, a stylish club scene fixture. Newsstand worker. Denise, an actress. Illya, a dancer. Muse.
