SLT Audition
Auditions: The Madwoman of Chaillot
By Jean Giraudoux
Audition one
Date: 30 Nov 2025
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Location: SLT Fire Station SE27 9NS
Audition two
Date: 1 Dec 2025
Time: 20:00 - 22:00
Location: SLT Fire Station SE27 9NS
Beneath the charming streets of Paris, greed is bubbling to the surface. A group of ruthless businessmen has discovered oil under the city and plans to destroy it in the name of profit. But they haven’t reckoned with the Countess Aurelia, the eccentric Madwoman of Chaillot, and her loyal friends, whose wit, imagination, and faith in humanity just might save the world.
Note: Roles with asterisks are multi-rolled.
Director: Cristina Jerney
Performances: 24 - 28 Mar 2026
First Rehearsal: 11 Jan 2026
Characters:
Countess Aurelia: Playing age 40 - 70s, female. The Madwoman of Chaillot. An eccentric but wise woman who lives in her own poetic world. Beneath her apparent madness lies sharp insight and moral courage.
Irma: Playing age 20s, female. A kind-hearted waitress at the cafe.
*The Waiter: Playing age 20s - 40s, any gender. A waiter in the cafe.
*The Prospector: Playing age 20s - 50s, male. A visionary obsessed with drilling for oil beneath Paris.
*The President: Playing age 30s - 50s, male. A ruthless capitalist who sees the world purely in terms of profit.
*The Baron: Playing age 40s - 60s, male. An aging, corrupt aristocrat. Vain and self-important, he serves as a sycophantic follower to the President’s schemes.
*Dr. Jadin: Playing age 30s - 50s, any gender. A good-natured but slightly ridiculous doctor who tends to everyone’s imaginary ailments
*The Street-Singer: Playing age 20s - 40s, any gender. A wandering musician, symbolic of art and hope surviving in a cynical age.
*The Ragpicker: Playing age 30s - 50s, male. The shabby philosopher of the streets. Though outwardly cynical, he possesses deep wisdom and compassion.
*The Peddler/Juggler: Playing age 20s - 40s, any gender. A wandering street vendor who sells small, humble items and drifts through the café like a thread connecting everyday Parisian life
*The Broker: Playing age 30s - 50s, male. A manipulative businessman who speaks the language of markets and merges.
*The Doorman: Playing age 20s - 40s, male. A loyal servant to the Countess, protective and patient, who helps maintain the dreamlike order of her world.
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