An Ideal Man Auditions 

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In-person Auditions

🕛 Saturday, January 24, 2026 10a-12p

Cold Readings from script
Spring Street Studios
1824 Spring Street
Studio 233 (2nd floor)
Houston, TX 77007

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Video Submission Deadline:
🕛 January 23 at 11:59 p.m. (Midnight) 

Video Guidelines:
-1–2 minute comedic monologue
-Contemporary or classical
-Unlisted YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, or Dropbox link

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Click here to submit an audition (video or in-person)

Title: An Ideal Man
Type: Stage Play – World Premiere Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband
Setting: Houston, Texas, 1985
Production Companies: Cone Man Running Productions and Boiling Point Players
Director: Ruth S. McCleskey

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Synopsis:
Houston, 1985. A senator’s spotless reputation, a wife’s unshakable ideals, and a glamorous socialite with a dangerous secret. In Texas, oil isn’t the only thing that can blow.

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Note: The role of Gertrude Chiltern has been precast.

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Actors of any gender are welcome to audition for any role, provided they are comfortable doing so. We value authenticity, curiosity, kindness, and collaboration. The rehearsal room will be a safe, playful environment focused on helping actors look their best onstage while exploring the work together.

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Logistics 

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Rehearsal Location: Cone Man Running Studio, Studio 233, Spring Street Studios
1824 Spring Street, Houston, TX 77007
Performance Venue: Cone Man Running Studio, Studio 233, Spring Street Studios
1824 Spring Street, Houston, TX 77007

Rehearsals: Evenings and weekends March/April 2026 (schedule TBD)

Performances:
Friday, April 10, 2026 8pm
Saturday, April 11, 2026 8pm
Friday, April 17, 2026 8pm
Saturday, April 18, 2026 8pm
Monday, April 20 2026 8pm
Thursday, April 23, 2026 8pm
Friday, April 24, 2026 8pm
Saturday, April 25, 2026 3pm
Saturday, April 25, 2026 8pm

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Compensation:
Non-union
Stipend

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ROLE BREAKDOWNS

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Senator Robert Chiltern

30s–40s
Handsome, successful, and impeccably polished. A rising star in Texas politics, admired for his integrity—while hiding a secret from his early career. Charismatic and confident on the surface, deeply conflicted beneath.

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Gertrude Chiltern (Precast)

Robert’s wife. A River Oaks society leader, deeply moral and idealistic. Active in Houston’s charity gala circuit and holds her husband to the highest ethical standards.

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Mabel Chiltern

20s–30s
Robert’s younger sister. A witty Houston debutante—flirty, stylish, sharp-tongued, and delightfully irreverent. Socially savvy and emotionally perceptive beneath the banter.

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Arthur Goring

30s–40s
A Dallas oil heir and charming playboy. Dashing, idly brilliant, and allergic to responsibility. Lives for parties, bourbon, and banter—but far sharper than he lets on.

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Colonel Caversham

50s–70s
Arthur’s father. A booming oil baron and rancher. Blunt, traditional, and perpetually disappointed in his son’s frivolity. Larger-than-life presence.

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Mrs. Margaret Markby

30s–60s
A genial, gossipy Houston hostess. Knows everyone and everything on the gala circuit. Always cheerful, always talking, and always listening.

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Olivia Basildon

30s–60s
A wealthy Houston socialite perpetually complaining about boredom, husbands, and social obligations. Sharp, dry, and deeply amused by her own dissatisfaction.

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Margaret Marchmont

30s–60s
Olivia’s equally wealthy counterpart in complaint. Together with Olivia, provides a satirical lens on Houston’s upper crust and social rituals.

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Mrs. Laura Cheveley

30s–40s
A glamorous and dangerous socialite newly returned from overseas. Brilliant, scheming, and holding Robert’s past in her hands. Dresses to be remembered. Commands the room.

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Vicente de Nanjarro *

20s–50s
A visiting Mexican oil magnate. Charming, gallant, and an outsider whose presence highlights Texas’s ties to international oil money and power.

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Mason *

20s–50s
Senator Chiltern’s personal aide. Discreet, efficient, and ever-present. Manages schedules, guests, and political logistics. A quiet observer of power and social maneuvering.

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Phipps *

20s–50s
Arthur Goring’s personal secretary. Impeccably composed, efficient, and unnervingly unflappable. Appears almost machine-like, yet is the discreet backbone of Arthur’s carefully curated life.

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*These 3 characters will be played by the same actor

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