AUDITIONS

“ The Lady Demands Satisfaction “

Written by Arthur M Jolly
Directed by Emma Walker

Season Dates:  12th  –  22nd  May 2027

Auditions happen Sunday 15th November 2026 @  11.00am
Cue Theatre, Inglewood
Callbacks on Monday 16th November – if needed

The play is a classic farce, set in the mid 1700’s
A cast of 7 is required, 5 female and 2 male

This play requires a certain level of fitness and energy.  Auditionees must be able to commit to learning swordplay and fencing over the summer, from December onwards.

For further information about the play and the roles available, please contact the Director, Emma Walker;  021 242 2314;  Email – elwphoto@gmail.com

The Play.

When a young maiden who has never touched a sword learns she must defend her inheritance in a duel, she struggles with a milksop suitor, a servant girl posing as a Prussian fencing master, the actual Prussian fencing master who believes he is there to marry her, a stodgy lord, and her domineering aunt (the finest blade anywhere) to save her house and lands.

Winner of the 2017/2018 Joining Sword and Pen Competition, the Todd McNerney National Playwriting Award, and the Region IV David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award, The Lady Demands Satisfaction is a classic farce, set in the mid-1700’s.

The Roles.

TROTHE PEPPERSTON:  A naive 15 year old lass (her name rhymes with “trophy“)  who must learn to use a sword and defend her home and inheritance in a duel.
Female:  Age range – 15-23 yrs

TILLY:  A feisty, junior servant who also speaks with a lower-class accent and grew up with six older brothers.
Female:  Age range – 15-23 yrs

DUCHESS THEODOSIA PEPPERSTON:  Trothe’s domineering aunt and the finest swordswoman anywhere, who steps in to train her.
Female:  Age range –  40+ yrs

LUITGER  (ELEONORE/ELEONOR):  A Prussian swordmaster who passes as male for much of the play and speaks only German.  Female – masquerading as a male.
Female:  Age range –  20-40 yrs

OSRIC:  A foppish, poetry-minded suitor of about twenty years old vying for Trothe’s hand.
Male:  Age range –  18-27 yrs

PENELOPE:  A clever, lower-class servant who speaks with a working-class accent and helps anchor the household’s schemes.
Female:  Age range –  15-28 yrs

LORD ABERNATHY:  An older, bumbling and awkward gentleman.  A friend of the family who tries to “guide” Trothe.
Male:  Age range –  45+ yrs