Cut Glass seeking cast

By John Redmond

Expat theater group Cut Glass Theatre is holding auditions for a play to premier next year on Dec. 17 at Bar Carmen in Geyongidan.

Taking place from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m., auditions for “Our Country’s Good” will be held for a cast of 22 comprising of 17 males and five females.

The beautiful and inspiring 1988 work by playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker is considered one of the 100 most significant plays of the 20th century.

Based on true events, “Good” chronicles a group of Royal Marines and convicts in a penal colony in New South Wales, Australia, in the 1780s, and a decision is made to put on a production of “The Recruiting Officer” to celebrate the king’s birthday. The play is to be cast with newly-arrived convicts from the British Isles.

These unwitting and unwilling pioneers face starvation, the brutality of the guards and unknown terrors of a strange and wild land.

“Few can read, few can act, and yet what emerges on stage is true today as was in 1789 ― the restorative power of theater to enlighten the best in us and transcend the worst,” states a press release.

The show is written for double casting so actors must be prepared to play both a convict and an officer. Also all roles will require dialect from the British Isles.

“Good” is used in English-speaking English literature classes for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

To get to bar Carmen, leave Noksapyeong Station at exit 2 and walk for about two minutes and cross the street at the underpass. When exiting the underpass take the staircase on the left. Walk up the street towards Grand Hyatt Seoul hotel and pass a church and an army base for five minutes. Bar Carmen is on the left hand side of the street opposite the Wellness (Samwon) Gymnasium.