I auditioned for this play the other day and got in. My characer is Sharon Lake. I was wondering about this character (small part, what happens in her scenes, personality, etc)Also, I would like to know about Nancy's character and how much she is in it. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I am very curious about female roles. If anyone can, please list anything you feel is nessesary for these to parts. Thanks!
shareExcellent. Where is this play happening? I'm not sure how the play compares with the film version, but you should definitely watch the movie to get a sense of the characters.
Sharon Lake is not in the movie for very long, but the scene where she meets Allan Felix (Woody Allen) is one with a lot of physical comedy from Allan involving nervous clumsiness, with the other characters watching and trying to not to laugh, and at the same time feeling sorry for him because he's going through a divorce. Sharon is nice enough to Allan, but he just keeps getting worse and worse throughout the evening. Then when it's obvious to everyone else that Sharon doesn't like Allan very much, he still decides to try to make a pass at her, which she just ignores, closing the door in his face. Jennifer Salt is pretty good in this role. She's always looking politely perplexed at Allan's behavior. Plus, her hairstyle is classic! As I recall, she has the same look in Brian DePalma's "Sisters," in which she played a lead role. There's an interesting movie.
Nancy is Allan's ex-wife, and while she mainly just appears at the beginning of the movie, she also turns up in flashbacks and in Allan's imagination. She leaves Allan because he's "one of life's great watchers," while she considers herself "a do-er" who wants to "live life." Allan likes to spend most of his time watching movies, and she finds it boring.
Does this help?
Well, your play is probably long gone by now. But anyway...
Sharon's just a normal, beautiful woman trying to make her way in the world when a friend invites her out on a blind date. Imagine that date being Woody Allen. That's your motivation.
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>Sharon's just a normal, beautiful woman trying to make her way in the world when a friend invites her >out on a blind date. Imagine that date being Woody Allen. That's your motivation.
LOL! Imagine if Sharon knew what she was in for before she goes on the date. She's just thinking of it as a casual friendly get together. Poor Allan is working himself into a frenzy and talking to Bogart, lathering himself in aftershave and Johnson&Johnson baby powder, fantasising a scene with Sharon where he's a stud, setting up the room with carefully placed objects to "create the proper impression" including the 100 yard track medal he payed 20 Dollars for, and despairing over which mood music to play and what record to leave out on display!!!
"I love the rain, it washed memories off the sidewalk of life"
It's cool that you got to participate in this play. My former wife and myself were both in a local production some years ago. She played "Sharon" and I played "Bogart."
I just about drove my wife crazy watching Bogie films on the Betamax (that tells you how long ago this was) and listening to Bogie on cassette tapes of radio dramas in which he appeared.
I hope you had as much fun in your production as we did. :)