Polyphonic
Bonsai is auditioning for cast members from 5 to 8 p.m. on August 22 & 28th
at Tallahassee Community College and at Florida State University on August 23. Email polyphonicbonsai@gmail.com for more details!
Dramatic Personages**
OEDIPUS OF CORINTH, Tyrant of
Thebes, as an apparent foreigner, he
adopts Thebes as his own and tries to maintain order in the midst of plague and
uprising. He will stop at nothing to bring the unknown murderer of LAIUS to
death. This role must be bald or willing to shave his head. This role continues
in Oedipus Reborn.
JOCASTA, Queen of Thebes, younger
in appearance than OEDIPUS, wise beyond her apparent age, a strong ruler, she
puts little stock in the legends of the undead, and she hides state secrets so
well even her second husband OEDIPUS is in the dark. This role appears briefly
in Oedipus Reborn.
CREON, General-in-Chief of
Thebes, roughly the same age as OEDIPUS, brother to JOCASTA,
he is a cautiously tactful military man with unyielding loyalty to Thebes. This
role continues in Oedipus Reborn and The
Unburied Dead of Thebes.
TIRESIAS, High Priest of Apollo
in Thebes, elderly and bearded, a believer in the gods and the
undead, a necromancer, and father of MANTO.
He may be played by either a male or a female. This role continues in Oedipus
Reborn and The Unburied Dead of Thebes.
MANTO, Daughter of TIRESIAS, aged approximately
fourteen, with animalistic qualities, a ghoulish child with morbid tastes, she
assists her father in the preparation of religious sacrifices, and she is at
home in the wilderness. This role continues in Oedipus Reborn and cameos in The Unburied
Dead of Thebes.
CHORUS LEADER, plays multiple roles including GHOST OF
LAIUS, CORINTHIAN MESSENGER, and a priest.
GHOST OF LAIUS, Murdered King of
Thebes, same age as Oedipus, he has cursed his homeland of
Thebes because they harbor his murderer. This role is played by the CHORUS
LEADER.
CORINTHIAN MESSENGER, elderly,
arrives to tell OEDIPUS of the death of the Corinthian king and begs OEDIPUS to
return to Corinth and take the throne.
BOSKÓS, a
Shepherd, elderly, former military man, he rescued JOCASTA
and LAIUS’ mutilated infant from the hilltop, and he has kept this secret his
whole life. This role is played by a CHORUS MEMBER.
CHORUS ENSEMBLE, men, women, and children infected with
plague. They play various roles including
soldiers, ghosts, furies, magistrates, royal children, animals, and a Delphic
Priestess.
**All
ages approximate. Actors must be 18 years or older. With the exception of
Oedipus, Creon, and Laius all parts can be played by either a male or female
actor.
