If you’ve been waiting for your chance to party like its 1920, now is your chance! The Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation is casting for a production of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.

When:

Wednesday, February 5, 2020
10:00 am – 6:00 pm (EST)

Where:

Pearl Studios NYC (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
3rd floor. Room 310

Requirements:

  • Actors will read a monologue from the script provided at the auditions. (These Character monologues are also available on the theatre website until Feb 3rd here.)

Roles:

  • Jay Gatsby – male – 25-30 – a romantic idealist with a disarming smile.
  • Daisy Buchanan – female – 25-30 – Southern, with a voice that sounds like money.
  • Nick Carraway – male – 25-30 – Midwestern, with a kind face and gentle manner.
  • Tom Buchanan – male – 25-30 – Daisy’s husband, with a powerful, cruel body.
  • Jordan Baker – female – 25 – 30 – Daisy’s friend, with an athletic, almost masculine body.
  • Myrtle Wilson and Ensemble – female – 35-45 – Tom’s girlfriend, New York, fleshy and sensual. Non-traditional casting.
  • George Wilson and Ensemble – male – 35 – 45 – Myrtle’s husband, New York, spiritless and anemic. Non-traditional casting.