Wait until dark susy monologue

This monologue takes place before gloria and susy have joined forces gloria still has the doll hidden away. 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. He has left a cigarette burning in an ash tray, and a piece of paper in the ash tray has caught on fire. Dec 15, 2008 but when roat kills his associates, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues between the two. 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. Wait until dark auditions the beverly theatre guild. Wait until dark audition for mike talman, susy audition. Wait until dark 1967 official trailer audrey hepburn, alan arkin movie. They are to treat the words as if they are a monologue and deliver a.

Jun 08, 2015 wait until dark movie 1967 audrey hepburn, alan arkin, richard crenna. About an hour later the room has been searched thoroughly for the doll. Susy, who lost her sight in a car accident a few years ago. 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 plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips. Audrey hepburn played the wife, susy hendrix, in the popular 1967 movie, for which she was nominated for an oscar. 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. He should be very likeable and charismatic but also have a dark side. Rent wait until dark 1967 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Gloria yells at the police when they appear too patronizing to susy, and defends susys ability to take care of herself.

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. Spend an evening on the edge of your seat with the genre hitchcock made classic. Terrified, susy smashes all the light fixtures in a desperate attempt to even her chances against roat. The wait until dark transcript is here for all you audrey hepburn fans. Wait until dark original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city feb 2, 1966 and played through dec 31, 1966. 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. All three men are after the doll, and they arent policemen. Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for susy hendrix from wait until dark. Susy knows the only way to play fair is by her rules, so when darkness falls she turns off all the lights leaving both of them to maneuver in the dark until the game ends.

Gloria is mad because susy panicked over a small cigarette paper that caught fire, and she. Unbeknownst to susie, shes harboring a dangerous prize, and hell use every trick to get it. The role we are looking at today is a nine year old girl. Lyric arts main street stage lyric arts main street stage. Later, shes found dead by her former associates, mike and carlino, smalltime hoods, in susys basement apartment. Susys husband, sam, is asked to hold a doll for a woman he doesnt know as they get off an airplane. Wait until dark is a 1967 american thriller film directed by terence young and produced by mel ferrer. As his name implies he is tall at least taller than suzy. 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. Rent wait until dark 1967 starring audrey hepburn and alan arkin on dvd and bluray. Susy s husband, sam, is asked to hold a doll for a woman he doesnt know as they get off an airplane. Great for a photoshoot, or for a cafesoda shop look.

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. Jump scares in wait until dark 1967 wheres the jump. 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. After she is left alone in her apartment, three men terrorize her in an attempt. 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. Tell us a bit about yourself, what do you do when youre not rehearsing for wait until dark. 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. If you would like to give a public performance of this monologue, please obtain authorization from the appropriate licensor. Dial m for murder starring grace kelly and directed by alfred hitchcock and wait until dark starring audrey hepburn. This psychological thriller probes which frightens us more the evil you can see coming.

Late 1940s1950s, bright red mini fridge with chrome handle. Wait until dark audition for susy and gloria audition. A broadway hit, this masterfully constructed thriller moves from one moment of suspense to another as it builds toward an electrifying. Alison smyth as susy hendrix behind the scenes of wait until dark, the dvd extras.

A classic jump scare from wait until dark 1967 check out our movie jump scare database at. Mysterydrama susy hendrix is a blind greenwich village. This thriller is the story of susy hendrix, a recently blinded housewife who unwittingly possesses a. 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. Wait until dark is a play by frederick knott, first performed on broadway in 1966 and often. Wait until dark 1967 jump scare roat grabs susy youtube. 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. Selected monologues from wait until dark including video examples, context and character information. 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. Character breakdown wait until dark production site. Watch wait until dark starring audrey hepburn in this drama on directv.

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. Wait until dark court theatre a coolasice psychopath smooth talks his way into the home of an unsuspecting blind woman. 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. Wait until dark is a thriller about susy, a young blind woman, who has to pit her wits against those of a. He has spent time in jail and has pulled many cons with carlino.

Wait until dark audition for susy and mike audition. Susy hendrix a character in wait until dark by frederick knott author sex. 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. Wait until dark script full dialogue drews scriptorama. Susy hendrix, a blind greenwich village housewife, is terrorized by. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more. 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. Gloria yells at the police when they appear too patronizing to susy, and defends susy s ability to take care of herself.

Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Wait until dark is about a blind girl audrey hepburn whose husband accidentally gets possession of a doll containing heroin. She realizes that her one great advantage is her ability to negotiate darkness. Idiot plots usually turn up in bad movies, but occasionally they creep into superior films like this one, causing unhappy distractions.

Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. Join the stageagent community to read our character analysis for susy hendrix and unlock other amazing theatre. Read the full synopsis of wait until dark, 1967, directed by terence young, with audrey hepburn, alan arkin, richard crenna, at turner classic movies. Jan 23, 2017 33 videos play all wait until dark 1967 full movie gundune jeanne robertson a mothers revenge red porsche duration. Wait until dark movie 1967 audrey hepburn, alan arkin, richard crenna. Frederick knotts thriller is the story of susy hendrix, a recently blinded housewife who unwittingly possesses a doll filled with illicit drugs.

Watch wait until dark online stream full movie directv. 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. 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. Please prepare a one minute contemporary monologue. For auditions, please prepare a short monologue that demonstrates. I know, i know, i still need to get the character names in there. Waukesha civic theatre mardi bryant jones mainstage. 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. Oct 11, 2015 a classic jump scare from wait until dark 1967 check out our movie jump scare database at.

Wait until dark 1967 movie clip i know youre there. 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. A broadway hit, this masterfully constructed thriller moves from one moment of suspense to another as it builds toward an electrifying, breathstopping final scene. The entire dialogue script, all the quotes, the whole shebang. Retro radio hour is back, this time celebrating all things 1950s. 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.

Later, shes found dead by her former associates, mike and carlino, smalltime hoods, in susy s basement apartment. Roat uses matches to see until susy douses him with the gasoline. Posts about wait until dark written by bygonetheatre. Monologues are presented on stageagent for educational purposes only. But when roat kills his associates, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues between the two. How does the actor playing susy make us believe that she is blind.

Dps offers an extensive list of titles that includes many of the most significant plays of the past century. 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. 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. We only provide suggested audition monologues or songs for an individual character if our system finds content that matches a.