Gross Indecency

[Footlooser]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 7:41pm

Hey all, A community thetaer near me is auditioning for "Gross Indecency" I was wondering if anyone could tell me more about it than just it's about Oscer Wilde and his triles.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 8:15pm

It's a fantastic script - and was brilliantly directed in it's off-broadway incarnation a few years back. It weaves in and out of his personal life and the actual trials and I believe most if not all of the dialogue is taken from his writings and letters and the manuscripts of the trials themselves - its a really beautiful piece of theatre.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 8:44pm

I agree with redhot. I saw it in San Francisco before we moved, and we LOVED it

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 8:56pm

A terrific and very entertaining play, I also saw and enjoyed the off-Broadway production a few years back. And yes, all of the text comes from actual trial testimony, Wilde's letters and other writings from the time.

If you're thinking about auditioning there are several good roles for young men who play Oscar's "rent boys" as well as members of the court who convict him of gross indecency. There's also Lord Alfred Douglas you might consider. You should have a great time with it.

[BroadwayStage05]

Posted: 4/2/05 at 6:25pm

heyy whats up i actually just auditioned for this show in my hometown... i wanted to know where it was you were auditioning... Email me back