Auditions
Audition Location: PLAYERS GUILD OF LEONIA, 130 Grand Street, Leonia NJ (the Civil War Drill Hall)
Note: Actors auditioning for Salieri should come prepared to tell a story extemporaneously (i.e., NOT READ and NOT A PREPARED MONOLOGUE) lasting between one and two minutes. The topic does not matter. This is to demonstrate your comfort with direct address to the audience.
Auditions Dates & Times:
Sunday, November 10, from 7:00 to 9:30
Monday, November 11, from 7:00 to 9:30
Tuesday, November 12, from 7:00 to 9:30
You must sign-up for an audition date & time. Click on the following link >>> Amadeus Auditions
Character Breakdown:
All casting will be gender and ethnic-neutral, meaning that the gender or ethnic identification of
the actor need not match that of the character. (Characters and text will not be changed to
conform to the actor’s identity.)
Where two actors are equally suitable for a role, Players Guild members will be given
preference.
Antonio Salieri (male 40-65): Accomplished musician and court politician. Proud, vain,
manipulative, polite, smooth, neurotic, secretly self-loathing. Cursed by God to recognize genius
that has been denied to him, and arrogant enough to go to war against God for that. This actor
must have tremendous physical and creative stamina. Salieri scarcely leaves the stage and will
be required at all rehearsals.
N.B. - Actors auditioning for Salieri should come prepared with a story of between one and two
minutes in length. This should not be a memorized monologue or a joke, but a story being told
extempore as if to an audience. This is about gauging your with direct address rather than
acting skill per se.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (male, 20-35): Child-man, possessor of a talent which he does not
fully control, but does appreciate. Possessed of an offensive and annoying laugh. Has no
manners and a scatalogical sense of humor.
4 x Venticelli: (male or female, age neutral): “Purveyors of fact, rumor, and gossip throughout
the play.” These characters serve partially as narrators. They often speak rapidly through
repeating and/or overlapping lines. They may participate in scene changes in a choreographed
manner and preference may be given to those with dance experience. Will be required at
virtually all rehearsals.
Constanze Weber (female, 20-35): Mozart’s wife. Attractive, but working-class and out of her
depth among those Mozart works with and for. Joins in Wolfie’s games up to a point, but has a
practical streak he lacks. At the end she evolves from overwhelmed girl to the stern guardian of
Mozart’s legacy.
Joseph II (male, 30-50): Emperor of Austria. Agreeable, privileged dunderhead. Likes music but
doesn’t know much about it. Sails through life unaffected by it.
Count Johann Kilian von Strack: Chamberlain of the Imperial Chamber, von Strack is a stiff
and proper court official.
Count Franz Orsini-Rosenberg: Supercilious and self-important, Orsini-Rosenberg is director
of the Imperial Opera. The living embodiment of tradition at all costs, even common sense.
Baron Gottfried van Swieten: Prefect of the Imperial Library, van Swieten is cultivated and
serious. He is known as “Lord Fugue” and is ardent Freemason. Although he completely lacks
humor, he takes a liking to Mozart and does the most to help him.
Kapellmeister Guiseppe Bonno: The Royal choral director, and a composer in his own right.
Has learned to survive by keeping his head down and waiting to see which way the wind blows.
Salieri’s Valet (male, age neutral): Not very many lines but a frequent and important presence
throughout the show – especially as Salieri’s valet.
Non-speaking roles
Although these roles do not require lines to be spoken, they are essential to the telling of the
story, and will require actors as skillful as any in the cast -- perhaps more.
Salieri’s Cook/Priest (male, age neutral): This person’s deference to Salieri illustrates his high
rank in this society.
Major-Domo (male, age neutral): A servant of a prominent baroness
Katherina Cavalieri (female, 20-40): Salieri’s “beautiful” pupil. Will mime a number of arias.
She is the serial mistress of Mozart and Salieri and no better than she should be. Will appear in
some sort of negligée.
Teresa Salieri (female, 40-60): Super-boring, super-frumpy lady, just something Salieri needs to
maintain appearances.
Mysterious Man (tall person): Tall person in dark clothes, resembles the “Commendatore” statue
in Don Giovanni, delivers commission for the Requiem.
Cecilia Weber (female 40-60): Mozart’s mother-in-law and his devoted admirer. One of the
very few to attend his funeral.
Servants and Citizens of Vienna
Note: Actors auditioning for Salieri should come prepared to tell a story extemporaneously (i.e., NOT READ and NOT A PREPARED MONOLOGUE) lasting between one and two minutes. The topic does not matter. This is to demonstrate your comfort with direct address to the audience.
Auditions Dates & Times:
Sunday, November 10, from 7:00 to 9:30
Monday, November 11, from 7:00 to 9:30
Tuesday, November 12, from 7:00 to 9:30
You must sign-up for an audition date & time. Click on the following link >>> Amadeus Auditions
Character Breakdown:
All casting will be gender and ethnic-neutral, meaning that the gender or ethnic identification of
the actor need not match that of the character. (Characters and text will not be changed to
conform to the actor’s identity.)
Where two actors are equally suitable for a role, Players Guild members will be given
preference.
Antonio Salieri (male 40-65): Accomplished musician and court politician. Proud, vain,
manipulative, polite, smooth, neurotic, secretly self-loathing. Cursed by God to recognize genius
that has been denied to him, and arrogant enough to go to war against God for that. This actor
must have tremendous physical and creative stamina. Salieri scarcely leaves the stage and will
be required at all rehearsals.
N.B. - Actors auditioning for Salieri should come prepared with a story of between one and two
minutes in length. This should not be a memorized monologue or a joke, but a story being told
extempore as if to an audience. This is about gauging your with direct address rather than
acting skill per se.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (male, 20-35): Child-man, possessor of a talent which he does not
fully control, but does appreciate. Possessed of an offensive and annoying laugh. Has no
manners and a scatalogical sense of humor.
4 x Venticelli: (male or female, age neutral): “Purveyors of fact, rumor, and gossip throughout
the play.” These characters serve partially as narrators. They often speak rapidly through
repeating and/or overlapping lines. They may participate in scene changes in a choreographed
manner and preference may be given to those with dance experience. Will be required at
virtually all rehearsals.
Constanze Weber (female, 20-35): Mozart’s wife. Attractive, but working-class and out of her
depth among those Mozart works with and for. Joins in Wolfie’s games up to a point, but has a
practical streak he lacks. At the end she evolves from overwhelmed girl to the stern guardian of
Mozart’s legacy.
Joseph II (male, 30-50): Emperor of Austria. Agreeable, privileged dunderhead. Likes music but
doesn’t know much about it. Sails through life unaffected by it.
Count Johann Kilian von Strack: Chamberlain of the Imperial Chamber, von Strack is a stiff
and proper court official.
Count Franz Orsini-Rosenberg: Supercilious and self-important, Orsini-Rosenberg is director
of the Imperial Opera. The living embodiment of tradition at all costs, even common sense.
Baron Gottfried van Swieten: Prefect of the Imperial Library, van Swieten is cultivated and
serious. He is known as “Lord Fugue” and is ardent Freemason. Although he completely lacks
humor, he takes a liking to Mozart and does the most to help him.
Kapellmeister Guiseppe Bonno: The Royal choral director, and a composer in his own right.
Has learned to survive by keeping his head down and waiting to see which way the wind blows.
Salieri’s Valet (male, age neutral): Not very many lines but a frequent and important presence
throughout the show – especially as Salieri’s valet.
Non-speaking roles
Although these roles do not require lines to be spoken, they are essential to the telling of the
story, and will require actors as skillful as any in the cast -- perhaps more.
Salieri’s Cook/Priest (male, age neutral): This person’s deference to Salieri illustrates his high
rank in this society.
Major-Domo (male, age neutral): A servant of a prominent baroness
Katherina Cavalieri (female, 20-40): Salieri’s “beautiful” pupil. Will mime a number of arias.
She is the serial mistress of Mozart and Salieri and no better than she should be. Will appear in
some sort of negligée.
Teresa Salieri (female, 40-60): Super-boring, super-frumpy lady, just something Salieri needs to
maintain appearances.
Mysterious Man (tall person): Tall person in dark clothes, resembles the “Commendatore” statue
in Don Giovanni, delivers commission for the Requiem.
Cecilia Weber (female 40-60): Mozart’s mother-in-law and his devoted admirer. One of the
very few to attend his funeral.
Servants and Citizens of Vienna
