Thank you for your interest in auditioning for An Ideal Husband!
Please complete the online audition form and indicate your preferred audition dates and role(s).
The audition will consist of a cold read from the script, no monologue is required.
If you have any questions, email us at info@firehalltheatre.com.
Audition Dates
November 24 7 PM - 10 PM *added*
November 25 7 PM - 10 PM
November 26 1 PM - 5 PM
7 PM - 10 PM
November 29 7:30 PM (Callbacks) *date changed*
Character Descriptions
Sir Robert Chiltern (Principal) 40s-50s.
Member of Parliament, balances career, ambition with morality and family.
Lord Goring (Principal) 30-40.
Chiltern’s best friend, a bit of a Victorian dandy but wise, insightful. Love interest of Mabel Chiltern.
Lord Caversham, 60+.
Lord Goring’s father. Conventional Victorian, impatient with his son’s failure to launch.
Vicomte de Nanjac, Mason & Phipps (Supporting characters, played by a single actor).
Nanjac: a French diplomat; Mason and Phipps: servants.
Lady Chiltern (Principal). 25-40ish.
Wife of Sir Robert, educated and active in supporting her husband’s political career
Mrs. Cheveley (Principal) 25-45ish.
Something of a femme fatale; instigates the action of the play.
Mabel Chiltern, 18-30.
Love interest of Lord Goring, sister of Sir Robert.
Lady Markby, 40+.
Friend of Mrs. Cheveley, upper-class Victorian.
Countess Basildon, 40+.
Party guest of Chilterns, upper-class Victorian.
Lady Marchmont, 40+.
Party guest of Chilterns, upper-class Victorian.
Performance Dates: February 17 - March 5, 2023
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