MACT

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby adapted for the stage by Simon Levy
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directed by John Schroeder
Auditions July 21, 6pm in the Ives Studio Theater, Reif Center
Callbacks July 22.

THE STORY: Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, and in Simon Levy’s adaptation, approved by the Fitzgerald Estate.

CHARACTERS
JAY GATSBY — a romantic idealist, with a disarming smile.
DAISY BUCHANAN — Southern, with a voice that sounds like money.
NICK CARRAWAY — Midwestern, with a kind face and gentle manner.
TOM BUCHANAN — Daisy’s husband, with a powerful cruel body.
JORDAN BAKER — Daisy’s friend, with an athletic, almost masculine, body.
MYRTLE WILSON — Tom’s girlfriend, New York, fleshy and sensual.
GEORGE WILSON — Myrtle’s husband, New York, spiritless and anemic.
MEYER WOLFSHEIM
MR. MCKEE
POLICEMAN
DANCER
MRS. MCKEE
MRS. MICHAELIS
DANCER