Auditions

​Auditions for The 39 Steps

Producers - Kate Edington & Kevin Stout
Director - Paula Whitaker
Dates & Times
Auditions will be cold readings from the script; sides will be provided at auditions. Auditions will be held at 10 S. Mechanic St., Lebanon, OH.
  • Sun. July 14, 2pm
  • Mon. July 15, 7pm
Rehearsals will begin Monday, August 1. Typical rehearsals are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings.
Synopsis
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​Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have the intriguing, thrilling, riotous and unmissable comedy. The show hurtles a notorious fugitive and a spellbound blonde from a London music hall north by northwest to Scotland’s most remote highlands. Will they save Britain from a den of devious spies? This is a fast-paced tale of an ordinary man on an extraordinarily entertaining adventure.
Roles
One actor plays the hero, Richard Hannay, one actress plays the three women with whom he has romantic entanglements, and two other actors, identified only as Clown 1 and Clown 2, play every other character in the show: heroes, villains, men, women and even the occasional inanimate object.

This requires true skill, facility with multiple dialects (and genders), lightning fast quick-changes, and, occasionally, the ability to play multiple characters at the same time or within the same scene.
RICHARD HANNAY..........male, age late 30's to early 40's.

ANABELLA SCHMIDT / PAMELA / MARGARET..........female; age 25-35; German, Scottish, and English dialects.

CLOWN ONE..........any adult age range; Standard/RP English, North of England, Scottish, and German dialects.

CLOWN TWO​..........any adult age range; Standard/RP English, North of England, Scottish, and German dialects.

Need to Learn an Accent?

Some of our actors have had continued success learning a variety of accents via the Dialect Accent Specialist materials. These are a reasonably priced collection of downloadable audio dialect lessons by David Alan Stern. The collection includes a wide range of dialects, such as New York City, American Southern & Texas, Cockney, German, and even Arabic! More info here:  Accents & Dialects for Actors.

Learning Lines? Yes, There's an App for That!

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There are a growing number of smart phone/device apps to help one learn lines. One that some of our actors highly recommend is LineLearner. However, it appears to work best with an iPhone rather than Android devices. Some additional links related to the app: iOS written instructions and video tutorials, 

Recommended Reading

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An Actor's Companion, Tools for the Working Actor. is an excellent book for both those new to acting as well as advanced actors. It is a relatively short read, full of succinct and simply set forth principles and activities. Experimenting with these principles will enable you to give a better performance.

Are you interested in being part of the Stage / Technical Crew?

We're always looking for individuals to participate in any aspect of LTC's productions. Stage managers, creative costumers, resourceful property managers, and responsible technical people are also greatly sought after by LTC. Please contact us anytime throughout the year if you would like to help.