Steel Magnolias
- Friday, May 31 at 8pm
- Saturday, June 1 at 8pm
- Friday, June 7 at 8pm
- Saturday, June 8 at 8pm
- Friday, June 14 at 8pm
- Saturday, June 15 at 8pm
The Cast
| Clairee | Charlotte Dietz |
| Ouiser | Mary O'Donnell |
| Annelle | Samantha Evans |
| Shelby | Melissa Jesser |
| Truvy | Daria Johnson |
| M'Lynn | Gillian MacKay-Smith |
Monty Python's Spamalot
The Cast
| King Arthur | Todd Yard |
| Lady of the Lake | Rebekah Turner |
| Sir Robin and others | Nick LaPete |
| Sir Galahad and others | Ben Sharton |
| Historian and others | Mark Estano |
| Patsy and others | Scot Colford |
| Sir Lancelot and others | Nate Piper |
| Sir Bedevere and others | Colin Gillis |
| Male Ensemble | |
| Brian Bakofen | Nate Fischer |
| Ian Flynn | Jermaine Golden |
| Brett Popiel | Todd Rinehart |
| Female Ensemble | |
| Emily Earle | Julia Fiske |
| Laurie Fisher | Cara Guappone |
| Melinda Mogel | Alicia Powell |
Auditions for August: Osage County
Character Breakdown
BEVERLY WESTON, male, late 60's, the patriarch, an alcoholic college professor nearing his self-inflicted death.
VIOLET WESTON, female, mid 60's, the matriarch, addicted to several prescription drugs, suffering from cancer of the mouth, sharp-tongued and very shrewd.
BARBARA FORDHAM, female, mid-late 40's, Beverly & Violet's eldest daughter, lives in CO as a college professor, undergoing a divorce from husband, Bill, after 23 years.
BILL FORDHAM, male, late 40's, Barbara's estranged husband, a college professor having an affair with a student, yet supportive of his wife in the midst of a separation.
JEAN FORDHAM, female, mid-teens, the Fordham's daughter, smokes pot, smart-tongued and bitter about the divorce.
SHERIFF DEON GILBEAU, male, late 40's, former schoolmate, now sheriff, divorced and sweet on Barbara.
IVY WESTON, female, mid 40's, Beverly & Violet's middle daughter, insecure, college librarian, having a secret affair with her half-brother.
KAREN WESTON, female, early 40's, Beverly & Violet's youngest daughter, engaged to Steve, lives in FL, naïve and philosophical, cannot accept the truth about her fiancé.
STEVE HEIDEBRECHT, male, late 40's, Karen's sleazy fiancé, lives in Miami, FL.
MATTIE FAE AIKEN, female, late 50's, Violet's younger sister, married to Charles, enjoys her scotch, carries an old family indiscretion, belittles her son and antagonizes her husband.
CHARLES AIKEN, male, early 60's, Mattie Fae's husband, verbally counters Mattie Fae, yet seems committed to the marriage, supposed father of little Charles.
LITTLE CHARLES AIKEN, male, late 30's, Mattie & Charles's son, "not complicated, just unemployed," having an affair with Ivy.
JOHANNA MONEVATA, female, 26, Native American, housekeeper, hired by Beverly to take care of Violet, brings order to the household.
Tracy Letts' Pulitzer-Prize- and Tony-Award-winning play is one of the great new American dramas. At the Oklahoma farmhouse of the Westons, the patriarch, Beverly, goes missing. The family gathers together at the farmhouse hoping for good news, but, after five days, his body is found in a lake, a presumed suicide. The play takes us through the family's pain, not just over Beverly's death, but of living in a very dysfunctional family for many years. Violet, the drug-addicted, brain-addled matriarch, her three daughters, and their families try, unsuccessfully, to work out their problems from the time they arrive hoping to find Beverly, through his funeral, and on into the next day. Darkly comic, but also violent and sad, August: Osage County explores the painful issues all American families have to face.
Director: Frank Moffett
Producer: Elizabeth Bean
Audtions
Tuesday, June 11 at 7pm
Wednesday, June 12 at 7pm
Callbacks
Thursday, June 13 at 7pm
All auditioners are asked to arrive by 7pm.
Audition Slots
Please email Liz Bean to sign up for auditions at lbean@footlight.org. The director prefers to see auditioners both days to allow actors to work with different actors each day, if possible. When emailing, please let Liz know your availability for both audition days and callbacks starting at 7pm.
Audition Requirements
All roles are open audition. Actors should bring a current headshot (or recent photo) and acting resumé or list of theatre/performing experience. You will also fill out an audition form.
Audtion Format
Actors will be given cold-readings from the script, and will read with multiple auditioners in an open-audition format.
Rehearsals
Sundays 7-10pm
Tuesdays 7-10pm
Thursdays 7-10pm
Performances (Mandatory)
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm
September 13 & 14
September 20 & 21
September 27 & 28
Additional Questions
Please contact producer Liz Bean at lbean@footlight.org.
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