| Date of the audition: | Wednesday, January 5, 2011 |
| Location of the audition: | SLCC South City Campus - room W-169 |
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SLCC Arts and Cultural Events
and
Department of Performing Arts announce:
Auditions
for the SLCC Black Box Theatre
production of
by Beth HenleyPLAY SYNOPSIS:Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award.
An astonishing first play, initially presented by the Actors Theatre of Louisville, then Off-Broadway, and then on Broadway, where it established the author as a major voice in American Theatre.
Warm-hearted, irreverent, zany and brilliantly imaginative, the play teems with humanity and humor as it examines the plight of three young Mississippi sisters betrayed by their passions.
The play will be directed by Frank Gerrish
WHERE:Salt Lake Community College
South City Campus
1575 South State Street
Salt Lake City
Room W-169 (first floor)
WHEN:Wednesday, January 5th
Open Call: 7-8pm
Callbacks: 8-9pm �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� ��
WHAT TO PREPARE:It is essential that you prepare one of the given monologues (see below). SOUTHERN DIALECT REQUIRED!! Please also bring picture and resume, and be prepared to cold read from the script.
MEN: PRESENT ANY MONOLOGUE IN A SOUTHERN DIALECT
WOMEN: PRESENT THE FOLLOWING MONOLOGUE IN A SOUTHERN DIALECT:
BABE:� Well, after I shot Zackery, I put the gun down on the piano bench and then I went out into the kitchen and made up a pitcher of lemonade.
I was dying of thirst.� My mouth was just as dry as a bone.
And I made it just the way I like it with lots of sugar and lots of lemon�about ten lemons in all.� Then I added two trays of ice and stirred it up with my wooden stirring spoon.
Then I drank three glasses, one right after the other. They were large glasses, about this tall.� Then suddenly, my stomach kind of swoll all up.� I guess what caused it was all that sour lemon.�
Then what I did was� I wiped my mouth off with the back of my hand, like this�
Then I called out to Zackery.� I said, �Zackery, I�ve made some lemonade. Can you use a glass?�
He didn�t answer.
So I poured him a glass anyway and took it out to him.�
And there he was; lying on the rug.� He was looking up at me trying to speak words.� I said, �What?... Lemonade?...� You don�t want it?� Would you like a Coke instead?��
Then I got the idea, he was telling me to call on the phone for medical help.� So I got on the phone and called up the hospital.�
I gave my name and address and I told them my husband was shot and he was lying on the rug and there was plenty of blood.� I guess that�s gonna look kinda bad.�
REHEARSALS:Rehearsals begin Friday, January 7. Cast will rehearse MWF from 6:00-10:00 weekly with Tuesday assigned at the discretion of the Director.
SHOW DATES & LOCATION:Production runs APRIL 6 through 20, Wednesday through Saturday Evenings in the SLCC Black Box Theater, South City Campus (Room W 210 on the second floor).
CHARACTERS (as listed in the script):Lenny Magrath: the oldest sister, dutiful, caring, lonely, a dreamer. Late 20�s to early 40�s.
Chick Boyle: the sisters' cousin, a drama queen, flamboyant, slightly vulgar, into everyone�s business. Late 20�s to mid-40�s.
Meg Magrath: the middle sister, fun-loving, wild, artistic with a touch of sadness about her, unbalanced. 20�s to mid 30�s.
Babe Magrath: the youngest sister, angelic, volatile, strong-willed, pretty. Late teens to late 20�s.
Doc Porter: Meg�s old boyfriend, attractive, worn, with a slight limp, sensitive, seductive. Early 20�s to early 40�s.
Barnette Lloyd: Babe�s lawyer, fanatically intellectual, uses sheer will to hide his feelings. Early 20�s to mid 30�s.
QUESTIONS?Contact Frank Gerrish
801.957.3504
[email protected]
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