Provincetown Theater

Auditions

Auditions for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Provincetown Theater Company production

Non-union auditions. Please call to arrange a time to audition. Prepare an acapella song and you may, if you wish, prepare a monologue. Readings will be provided from the script.

Performances will be March 30, 31, April 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, and maybe 20, 21, 22.

For an appointment or more information call 508-487-7487 or email operations@provincetowntheater.com

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.

Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (251-183 BC),specifically Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus and Mostellaria, the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. The plot displays many classic elements of farce, including puns, the slamming of doors, cases of mistaken identity (frequently involving characters disguising themselves as one another), and satirical comments on social class. The title derives from the line that vaudeville comedians often used to begin a story: “A funny thing happened on the way to the theater”.

Characters still needed

2 Proteans and 1 Courtesan these are chorus roles playing various parts with spoken lines. Actors will also be asked to understudy one of the following:

Pseudolus (baritone)(any age)- A Roman slave, owned by Hero, who seeks to win his freedom by helping his young master win the heart of a virgin in the house of Marcus Lycus.
Hysterium (baritone) (any age)- The chief slave in the house of Senex.
All chorus actors will perform understudy role at least one time.

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