A movie version of wait until dark directed by terence young director of many films no and from russia with love and susy hendrix and alan arkin as roatroat jr. Hepburns official final film before entering semiretirement was wait until dark, terence youngs lean, nerveracking adaptation of frederick knotts popular stage play about a newly blind woman, susy, trying to outwit a trio of drugdealing thugs played in the film by alan arkin, richard crenna, and jack weston. Susy s husband, sam, is asked to hold a doll for a woman he doesnt know as they get off an airplane. Waukesha civic theatre mardi bryant jones mainstage. If you would like to give a public performance of this monologue, please obtain authorization from the appropriate licensor. From the hand of frederick knott, author of dial m murder, and the producers behind night must fall and birdsong, comes a major revival of the classic, edgeofyourseat, thriller wait until dark. Dramatists play service, one of the premier playlicensing and theatrical publishing agencies in the world, was formed in 1936 to foster national opportunities for playwrights by publishing affordable editions of their plays and handling the performance rights to these works. Wait until dark audition for susy and gloria audition. Gloria is mad because susy panicked over a small cigarette paper that caught fire, and she. Please note the audition date has changed from what was originally announced. Wait until dark by frederick knott directed by karla hartley rehearsals begin september 3, 2019 performances will be september 27 october 14, 2019. Gloria yells at the police when they appear too patronizing to susy, and defends susy s ability to take care of herself. Mysterydrama susy hendrix is a blind greenwich village.
Wait until dark is a 1967 american thriller film directed by terence young and produced by mel ferrer. About an hour later the room has been searched thoroughly for the doll. Wait until dark movie 1967 audrey hepburn, alan arkin, richard crenna. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more. This psychological thriller probes which frightens us more the evil you can see coming. He has spent time in jail and has pulled many cons with carlino. Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for susy hendrix from wait until dark. Wait until dark is about a blind girl audrey hepburn whose husband accidentally gets possession of a doll containing heroin. This monologue takes place before gloria and susy have joined forces gloria still has the doll hidden away. Later, shes found dead by her former associates, mike and carlino, smalltime hoods, in susy s basement apartment. Unbeknownst to susie, shes harboring a dangerous prize, and hell use every trick to get it. Most notable for its attention to detailas well as a sensitive characterization from alison smyth as the feisty susy, the tension builds with her realization that her various visitors are not what they seem more.
Wait until dark auditions the beverly theatre guild. Jump scares in wait until dark 1967 wheres the jump. But when roat kills his associates, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues between the two. Susy hendrix, a blind greenwich village housewife, is terrorized by. Lyric arts main street stage lyric arts main street stage. They are to treat the words as if they are a monologue and deliver a.
Dial m for murder starring grace kelly and directed by alfred hitchcock and wait until dark starring audrey hepburn. Wait until dark court theatre a coolasice psychopath smooth talks his way into the home of an unsuspecting blind woman. Wait until dark study guide by geffen playhouse issuu. Frederick knotts thriller is the story of susy hendrix, a recently blinded housewife who unwittingly possesses a doll filled with illicit drugs. Rent wait until dark 1967 starring audrey hepburn and alan arkin on dvd and bluray. Rent wait until dark 1967 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. So this is not a good audition piece unless youre audition to play a little girl in a very dark play, but its really fun all the same. Coming from hamilton, ontario, and outside of rehearsing for wait until dark, i am a host on several youtube shows called on informoverload, ftd facts and my own show called the ivy show, really funny check it out. Monologues are presented on stageagent for educational purposes only. We only provide suggested audition monologues or songs for an individual character if our system finds content that matches a.
Audrey hepburn played the wife, susy hendrix, in the popular 1967 movie, for which she was nominated for an oscar. Susy hendrix a character in wait until dark by frederick knott author sex. Dps offers an extensive list of titles that includes many of the most significant plays of the past century. I know, i know, i still need to get the character names in there. Terrified, susy smashes all the light fixtures in a desperate attempt to even her chances against roat. The stage is dark except for a few slivers of light coming through the venetian blinds and a yellowish shaft from under the hall door. Later, shes found dead by her former associates, mike and carlino, smalltime hoods, in susys basement apartment. In wait until dark, lang, along with set designer george james hopkins, make susys and sams slightly dingy basement apartment both realistic and romantic, showing the cracks and the rust and the builtup grime in between the beautiful vintage wroughtiron sewing table, vases of flowers and bright and somehow airy bedroom. The entire dialogue script, all the quotes, the whole shebang.
Wait until dark original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city feb 2, 1966 and played through dec 31, 1966. Join the stageagent community to read our character analysis for susy hendrix and unlock other amazing theatre. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. How does the actor playing susy make us believe that she is blind. All three men are after the doll, and they arent policemen. Wait until dark plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips. The wait until dark transcript is here for all you audrey hepburn fans.
Wait until dark audition for mike talman, susy audition. With audrey hepburn, alan arkin, richard crenna, efrem zimbalist jr a recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroinstuffed doll they believe is in her apartment. The second show of our 2015 season is the gripping frederick knott thriller wait until dark, a heartthumping tale of a blind woman who must fend off a group of seedy drug dealers and thieves who have invaded her apartment using a variety of ruses. Gloria popped her head in a couple of minutes ago and, after she and mike looked at each other for a moment, she popped her head back out, even though susy had invited her in. He should be very likeable and charismatic but also have a dark side. Wait until dark is a play by frederick knott, first performed on broadway in 1966 and often. Watch wait until dark starring audrey hepburn in this drama on directv. A broadway hit, this masterfully constructed thriller moves from one moment of suspense to another as it builds toward an electrifying. Idiot plots usually turn up in bad movies, but occasionally they creep into superior films like this one, causing unhappy distractions.
Oct 11, 2015 a classic jump scare from wait until dark 1967 check out our movie jump scare database at. Roat uses matches to see until susy douses him with the gasoline. Late 1940s1950s, bright red mini fridge with chrome handle. With glorias help, susy has prepared to turn the tables on her tormentors. Wait until dark was reviv ed on broadway in 1998 starring marisa tomei as susy hendrix and quentin tarantino as roatroat jr. Wait until dark script full dialogue drews scriptorama. For auditions, please prepare a short monologue that demonstrates. Wait until dark is a mysterythriller play by frederick knott the heroine is recently blind susy hendrix, a greenwich village housewife who becomes the target of three thugs searching for the heroin hidden in a doll, which her husband transported from canada as a favor to a woman who since has been murdered. Wait until dark is a thriller about susy, a young blind woman, who has to pit her wits against those of a. Subscribe a recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment. The screenplay by robert carrington and janehoward carrington is based on the 1966 play wait until dark by frederick knott. Tell us a bit about yourself, what do you do when youre not rehearsing for wait until dark. He has left a cigarette burning in an ash tray, and a piece of paper in the ash tray has caught on fire.
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After a flight back home, sam hendrix efrem zimbalist jr. Susy, who lost her sight in a car accident a few years ago. Beverly theatre guild will hold auditions for the first production of its 20112012 49th season, wait until dark, the classic thriller by frederick knott, to be directed by amanda barclay. Roat alan arkin was busy coercing talman and carlino jack weston, richard crenna to help him get back the drugs hidden in this greenwich village apartment when blind occupant susie audrey hepburn arrives, not noticing the body in the closet, her first scene in wait until dark. Dec 15, 2008 but when roat kills his associates, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues between the two. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Wait until dark audition for susy and mike audition. Church hill set in a greenwich village apartment, wait until dark is a tense thriller about susy hendricks, a recently blinded housewife who unwittingly possesses a doll filled with. Alison smyth as susy hendrix behind the scenes of wait until dark, the dvd extras. Produced by fred coe and directed by arthur penn, the broadway premiere of wait until dark opened on february 2, 1966, at the ethel barrymore theatre. The role we are looking at today is a nine year old girl. Susys husband, sam, is asked to hold a doll for a woman he doesnt know as they get off an airplane. This thriller is the story of susy hendrix, a recently blinded housewife who unwittingly possesses a.
A classic jump scare from wait until dark 1967 check out our movie jump scare database at. And the classic theatre festival production of wait until dark, directed by laurel smith, is certainly that. He uses the refrigerator light to see, threatens susy, and tries to kill her. Join us and the cast of our next show, wait until dark, on friday march 25th at the imperial pub for an evening of vintage radio plays, oldies music, magic, classic cinema trivia and more. Gloria yells at the police when they appear too patronizing to susy, and defends susys ability to take care of herself.
They have traced the location of a mysterious doll, which they are much interested in, to the greenwich village apartment of sam hendrix and his blind wife, susy. She realizes that her one great advantage is her ability to negotiate darkness. Selected monologues from wait until dark including video examples, context and character information. Roat blackmails a pair of smalltime cons into helping him recover a doll filled with heroin, which was stolen from his by their late colleague, who turns out to have been roats traitorous wife. Wait until dark is a thriller about susy, a young blind woman, who has to pit her wits against those of a merciless psychopath in a fight for survival. Jun 08, 2015 wait until dark movie 1967 audrey hepburn, alan arkin, richard crenna. Please prepare a one minute contemporary monologue. Read the full synopsis of wait until dark, 1967, directed by terence young, with audrey hepburn, alan arkin, richard crenna, at turner classic movies. As his name implies he is tall at least taller than suzy. Wait until dark 1967 official trailer audrey hepburn, alan arkin movie. It stars audrey hepburn as a young blind woman, alan arkin as a violent criminal searching for some drugs, and richard crenna as another criminal, supported by jack weston, julie herrod, and efrem zimbalist jr. Wait until dark 1967 movie clip i know youre there.
Jan 23, 2017 33 videos play all wait until dark 1967 full movie gundune jeanne robertson a mothers revenge red porsche duration. A broadway hit, this masterfully constructed thriller moves from one moment of suspense to another as it builds toward an electrifying, breathstopping final scene. After she is left alone in her apartment, three men terrorize her in an attempt. Character breakdown wait until dark production site.
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