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AUDITIONS
Audition for Canberra REP's first production of 2025
Please note that casting is pending for this production - we will update soon.
Scripts are available from Canberra REP Theatre Wed - Fri 10am - 4pm, Closed on Public Holidays.
There is a $5 cash deposit for scripts - refundable on return at the audition. No card payments taken.
“BABY JANE”
from “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane” by Henry Farrell, adapted and directed by Ed Wightman
The classic Gothic thriller, about two reclusive sisters living together in a decaying Hollywood mansion –one a former child star of early vaudeville desperate to reclaim her early fame, and the other, a successful Hollywood actress whose career tragically ended after a terrible car accident.
CHARACTERS:
‘Baby’ JANE HUDSON, 70
BLANCHE HUDSON, Jane’s sister, 66
THE MAN, their father, 40s/50s
CORA, their housekeeper, 40s
EDWIN FLAGG, a pianist, 30s/40s
AUDITION PIECES:
NB: Please prepare the relevant speech or scene below. You do not need to memorise the lines, but please be very familiar with them. A reader will be present at the auditions. Standard American accents required.
JANE:
- Scene 2:
“Well someone got out of the bed this morning…” (p24) to “Maybe that’ll help improve your appetite.” (p27)
- Scene 3:
“Well I’m flattered you’d go to such trouble … “ to “So, just for you, Mitch…” (p28)
BLANCHE:
- Scene 2:
“Hello, it’s Blanche Hudson…” (p20) to “Why have you been keeping mail from me?” (p24)
- Scene 7:
“Cora…?” (p66) to “I don’t understand, Cora. I don’t understand why she is doing this…” (p68)
THE MAN:
Prologue:
“And that is why you are my favourite, Janey…” (p3) to “I wasted my time on the wrong daughter.” (p6)
CORA:
- Scene 2:
“Miss Blanche? (p14) to “When did you last receive a letter?” (p18)
- Scene 6:
“Sit down. I need to talk to you.” (p56) to “Goodbye Cora, I hope Bobby feels better soon.” (p59)
EDWIN:
- Scene 5:
“You’ll have to forgive me…” (p41) to “I can show you!” (p45)
- Scene 7:
“Miss Hudson…?” (p71) to “Can I pour you another?” (p74)