CASTING CALL / AUDITIONS

The Conejo Players are auditioning this Saturday for their upcoming production of “Tartuffe” by 17th-Century French dramatist Moliere. It is set to run on Sunday afternoons from Jan. 31-Feb. 31.

Director Gary R. Romm is searching for actors with “excellent comedy timing, a flair for humor both sophisticated and broad, and an ability to handle heightened language.”

Romm also wants a “wily fraud and con man,” age open, to play the religious hypocrite Tartuffe; a woman between 50-70 to play Madame Parnelle, “a tough old battle-ax full of pretentious morality”; a man 35-45 as Orgon, Mme. Pernelle’s foolish, pompous, gullible, yet good-hearted son; a “charming, vivacious, beautiful and bright” woman 23-35 to play Elmire, Orgon’s second wife; a “fiery, passionate, handsome and hot-headed” man 18-25 to play Orgon’s son, Damis; a “gorgeous, young, innocent and timid” woman 18-25 to play Mariane, Orgon’s daughter; and a “handsome, youthful and naive” man 18-25 to play Mariane’s suitor, Valere.

Romm is also looking for a “wise, thoughtful and worldly” man 25-35 to play Cleante, Elmire’s brother; a “spunky, sharp-tongued, beautiful” woman 25-35 to play Mariane’s maid, Dorine; and an actor to double as Monsieur Loyal (“sarcastic, flippant and foppish”) and a policeman (“fair, kind and opposite” from Monsieur Loyal).

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the Richard Wilbur translation (Romm is very specific about this), and will be held this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Conejo Players Theater, 351 S. Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. For further information, call producer Elinor Gustafson at 492-2526, or director Romm at (818) 769-5511.

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The Moorpark-based California Shakespeare Company has scheduled an open call for 20 men and 6 women, ages 14 to 60, to appear in its upcoming production of “Richard III.” Auditions will consist of cold readings from the text and will take place at the Company’s theater, 6685 Princeton Ave. (in Varsity Park Plaza), Moorpark. Readings will take place Sunday, Nov. 22, at 6 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 23 and Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Rehearsals begin Nov. 30 and performances are Friday through Sunday evenings, Jan. 15-Feb. 14, 1993. For information call 498-3354 or 373-9243.