Auditions for Ada and The Engine have been cancelled due to the federal and state guidelines surrounding COVID-19.
Audition Information
Auditions for Ada and The Engine have been cancelled due to the federal and state guidelines surrounding COVID-19.
Auditions will be be held at the Anacortes Community Theatre Annex building. Located at 1020 11th Street, Anacortes, WA. (Across the street from Sebo’s Hardware.)
Auditions will be cold readings from the script. Actors are invited to bring their own prepared monologues as well.
Characters
Ada Byron Lovelace
(18-36) Curious, funny, brilliant, aware of her brilliance, stories, aware of her story. Never met her famous father, tries to be a “good girl” but just cannot helpe her curiosity and love of all things impossible. A woman of our time stuck in hers.
Lady Anabella Byron
(35 – 55) Ada’s mother, harsh, strict, jealous? Yes. But realistic. She has had a hard life largely due to Ada’s father. Projects his sins onto her daughter.
Charles Babbage
(40-60) Ada’s soul mate, friend, mentor. Lauded genius of London. A holder of famous salons, an inventor, a mathematical scholar, a dreamer who just cannot seem to make his dreams into the metal they require to be real. Almost perfect for Ada. Almost.
Lord Lovelace
(25 – 45) A gentleman who becomes Ada’s husband. He’d rather that he was more rich and more lorldy but he’ll manage with his lot. A proud man. A wanting man. A serious man. Is not madly in love with Ada but she’ll do just fine.
Mary Sommersville
(40-60) Charles’ friend and colleague and Ada’s mentor. There are no women as successful and respected in science and math as her. Pragmatic, sharlply friendly, someone who will tell you when you’re wrong.
Byron
(36) A charming man, darkly funny, unpredictable, emotional, brooding but self ware. A poet.
Auditions will be cold read from the script. Perusal scripts are available at the ACT Office. (918 M Avenue. Anacortes, WA.)
Office hours are Monday – Wednesday 10 am – 2 pm and Thursday 5 pm – 7 pm.