Auditions to start Wednesday for Olympic Theatre Arts’ summer production of ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’

Published 12:01 am Tuesday, May 12, 2015

SEQUIM — “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” by Steve Martin is to be the summer production at Olympic Theatre Arts, so auditions are set for 6:30 p.m. this Wednesday and 2 p.m. this Saturday.

Parts for seven men and two women are available in this comedy, which places Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein in the Lapin Agile, a Parisian cafe, in 1904.

There, the artist and the physicist join a host of characters as they discuss the creative process, scientific inquiry and the nature of “genius.”

The roles are Picasso and Einstein, both 20; Freddy the bartender, between 40 and 60; Gaston, humorous French patron, 60-plus; Germaine, Freddy’s girlfriend and waitress, between 30 and 40; Sagot, art dealer, between 25 and 60; Schmendiman, comedic inventor, between 30 and 60; a visitor resembling Elvis Presley, between 25 and 40; and three cameo roles: Suzanne, the Countess and a female admirer, 20.

During the auditions, Olympic Theatre Arts director Anna Andersen will ask performers to read from the play’s script, copies of which are available at the OTA office, 414 N. Sequim Ave.

The office is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and can be reached at 360-683-7326.

Audition forms can also be found at www.OlympicTheatreArts.org.

“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” will run three weekends from July 10-26 on OTA’s main stage.