AUDITIONS for Little Tragedies!!!

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PUSHKIN'S LITTLE TRAGEDIES Low time commitment & high drama! Two obsessions. One evening. Envy and passion. Pushkin's Little Tragedies are psychological duels where a single idea becomes a world, and a world is brought to ruin by a single, fatal choice. This double bill presents two of his most exciting studies: - Mozart and Salieri  – an eternal conflict of a jealous hard-working craftsman with a careless genius. Poison in a glass of wine. - The Stone Guest – a life in pursuit of eros that culminates in a well-deserved, yet tragically picturesque death. Madrid, passion, duels and a ghost from Hell.

• Sat 16th May, 15:00–Sun 17th May, 12:00, Frazer Room, Trinity College

Why you should audition (even in exam term):

• Rehearsals will respect your time  – the cast for both plays is small, so I as a director promise to schedule the rehearsals in a way convenient for everyone.
• Miniature master-class in tragedy  – staged with sharp, modern clarity, this is classical theatre stripped to its essence.
• Corpus Playroom  – intimate and intense, one of the best spaces in Cambridge to act.
• Russian drama at its finest  – created by the legendary poet under censorship, at the height of his creative glory.

Auditions:

• Saturday 16th May, 15.00-16.00
• If this time does not work for you, please contact me and we will schedule an individual slot! Feel free to send self-tapes as well.

The roles:

Mozart and Salieri

• Mozart  – lighthearted, cheerful genius. Feels his death approaching as he composes the Requiem. Piano skills highly needed for this role.

The Stone Guest

• Leporello – his servant. Pragmatic, cynical, the realist commentator.
• Laura – femme fatale of Madrid. Hot temper, desired by many, Don Juan's ex-lover.
• Don Carlos – vengeful, passionate, full of rage. Don Juan killed his brother.
• The Statue of the Commander – the Stone Guest himself. Supernatural vengeance. Your chance to drag Don Juan straight to Hell.
• Monk – pious resident of the local monastery who cannot help but admit Dona Anna's charms.
• First/Second/Third Guest – friends and admirers of Laura.

Double casting note: Monk can double with Leporello (both observers/commentators/servants). The Statue can double with Don Carlos (both judges/vengeful spirits).

Mozart: "Villainy and genius, as you'll agree, my friend, sit ill together."

Salieri: "You think so?" (He pours the poison.)

Please find audition slots here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JTBDTr9FSx811mgOBnTyqDhA-UENCVqjBOjHg1tR8YI/edit?usp=sharing

And the audition pack here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13m6rA5o4a0gyoFlo0dnZJMyzpa2mxDsdPlozDePI0Ls/edit?usp=sharing

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Contact zc423@cam.ac.uk before 27th May 2026 01:00 for more details.