Audition Notice
The Other Place
BY Sharr White
DIRECTED BY Barry O’Neill
GENRE: DRAMA
PERFORMANCE PERIOD
7 – 16 May 2026
Matinees at 2pm and Evenings at 8pm
SYNOPSIS
Brilliant neurologist, Juliana Smithton, is delivering a lecture promoting a blockbuster drug she has researched and developed, when she experiences a nervous distraction and life changing episode. Humour is her defensive mechanism as she faces a potential health crisis at a time when she also suspects her husband, Ian, is having an affair. Juliana reaches out to her estranged daughter, Laurel; but Ian’s wariness and scepticism clash with Juliana’s desperate need for reconciliation. She is drawn to revisit The Other Place, a house full of memories that reveal intriguing insights which help her come to terms with her present challenges.
Juliana Smithton
This role has been cast
Ian Smithton (mid-fifties – mid sixties)
Juliana’s Husband
The Woman (late twenties – early thirties)
The Woman portrays Dr Cindy Teller, a Neurologist; Laurel, Juliana and Ian’s daughter; and a Woman.
The Man (thirties)
The man portrays Richard Sillner, and Bobby, a nurse.
DATE:
All auditions will take place on Sunday 15th February 2026 from 1pm.
Please inform the director by email on barryoneill1941@gmail.com if you intend to audition.
Your email should contain the following information
1. Your phone number
2. Your email address
3. The role you are auditioning for
4. A list of your relevant experience
Auditionees should be at the hall and ready to audition at 1pm and it is intended that the play will be cast after this.
Callbacks (if required)
Monday 16th February 2026
LOCATION:
Unit 8/417-419 Warrigal Road, Cheltenham
You can download a copy of the play here The Other Place Script
or contact the director, Barry O’Neill
Please note: anyone who is offered a role will be asked to pay a $20 fee for membership and insurance.
Rehearsals will be at The Girl Guide Hall, Glebe Avenue, Cheltenham. Rehearsal schedule will be Sunday afternoons, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from mid March
Please check that you are available for all performance dates before auditioning and advise the director prior to your audition, of any potential conflicts which may occur during the rehearsal period.
It is expected that auditionees will have read the play and have a reasonable understanding of it.
Thursday 7th May – Opening Night
Friday 8th May – Evening Performance
Saturday 9th May – Matinee & Evening Performances
Sunday 10th September – Matinee performance
Wednesday 13th May – Evening Performance
Thursday 14th May – Evening Performance
Friday 15th May – Evening Performance
Saturday 16th May– Matinee & Final Evening Performance
Please check you are available for all performances dates before booking your audition time. Please advise the director, at the audition, of any potential conflicts which may occur during the rehearsal period.
Download a copy of the play below
The Other Place Script
Setting ; Northeastern USA, present day.
Generic USA accents are required.
Ages are indicative. An actor’s true age may be different from the age of the character. Please do not hesitate to audition because you are uncertain about the suitability of your age
Audition Pieces
THE MAN
As Richard
From Page 9 line 15 (Juliana “I said is this Richard) to Page 10 line 34
As Bobby
From Page 41 line 30 (Juliana “….I’m just being hopeful”) to Page 42 line 15
THE WOMAN
As Dr Teller
From Page 15 line 14 to Page 16 line 25
As The Woman
From Page 38 line 1 to Page 39 line 34
IAN
From Page 16 line 39 (Juliana “I’ve lost it”) to Page 18 line 10
From Page 23 line 14 to Page 24 line 30