Upcoming Auditions!

Auditions for DOUBT and A NICE FAMILY GATHERING
 

Saturday - September 6, 2008
2 to 5 p.m. - Readings from Script

Sunday, September 7, 2008
2 to 5 p.m. - Callbacks

Plan on arriving for auditions no later than 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 6th, unless you make prior arrangements with the director.

Please read the scripts before auditions! Perusal copies of the scripts may be checked out for a $10 refundable deposit. Scripts are due back on or before the audition date in order to receive your refund. To make arrangements to check out a script, call the Carpenter Square office at 232-6500. Office hours are Noon to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Please call before coming by the theatre office to make sure a script is available.

For auditions, take the stairs or elevator to the basement level of Stage Center to check in and fill out your audition form. Bring a current résumé and photo (a good snapshot is fine), and be prepared to list any conflicts during the rehearsal period. If you have no photo, you should have a Polaroid snapshot taken for a $2 fee.

Doubt, A Parable
a drama by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Michael Payne
Performs October 17-November 8, 2008
Rehearsals begin September 14

SYNOPSIS: Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for drama, rated "#1 Play of 2004" by Time, Newsday, and Entertainment Weekly, and named "One of the year's ten best" by the New York Times, Doubt is set in 1964 at a Catholic grammar school. Sister Aloysius is having doubts about the moral character of Father Flynn, a popular priest in the parish who coaches boy's basketball and befriends its troubled students. What follows is an explosive cat and mouse game between the two, but don't expect a pat resolution, because, after all, the title is Doubt. "Doubt is a lean, potent drama…passionate, exquisite, important and engrossing." – NY Newsday. Subject matter suitable for mature audiences only.

CAST: 1 Man, 3 Women, including one African-American woman.

Father Brendan Flynn (30s) The priest for St. Nicholas Catholic Church and parochial school in The Bronx.
He coaches the boy's basketball team. He's a very bright, charming man who comes from a working class background. He would never give in to Sister Aloysius without a fight.

Sister Aloysius Beauvier (50s-60s) The principal of the parochial school who is very opinionated and strict about discipline and proper behavior. She believes that the sisters at her school should be "fierce moral guardians" and vigilant "gatekeepers." She is dogged about her suspicions and accusations concerning Father.
 
Sister James (20s) The newest sister at the school who "has a bit of sunshine in her heart." Considered soft & naïve by her principal whose reprimands wear her down. She becomes very emotional and troubled over the accusations against Father Flynn.

Mrs. Muller (30s) The mother of a 12-year-old boy who is a new student and is also the only African-American attending the school. When confronted with the possibility that her son may have been molested by
Father Flynn, she does not have the reaction that Sister A expects. She is more concerned about her husband ‘s likely violent reaction, and, even worse in her mind, that her son will lose his chance for a good education.

A Nice Family Gathering
a comedy by Phil Olson
Directed by Courtney DiBello
Performs November 28-December 20, 2008
Rehearsals begin approximately October 27

SYNOPSIS: It's Thanksgiving Day and the first family gathering at the Lundeen household since Mr. Lundeen passed away. On this special occasion, Dad comes back as a ghost on a mission: To tell his wife he loved her. It's something he neglected to tell her while he was alive. After all, they were only married 41 years! The problem is, she can't hear or see him, but the real trouble begins when Dad learns that Mom invited a date for Thanksgiving dinner. "Garrison Keillor meets "Topper" by way of "Fargo"!" – NPR.

CAST: 4 Men, 3 Women.

Carl (late 20s-40s) The unmarried middle brother who drives a Pillsbury truck but aspires to be a writer. His
first step in that direction is writing a newspaper column of random observations. He's the only one
who can hear and communicate with the "ghost" of Mr. Lundeen.

Mom (late 50s-70) Recently widowed, she's been very distracted and forgetful lately.

Dad (late 50s-70) Recently deceased, he returns as a ghost—a very jealous ghost. When he was alive, he
was a doctor who didn't afford his family much emotion or time.

Michael (30s-40s) The "successful" older brother who's married. He's a doctor, driven, and in serious debt
from trying to maintain a country club lifestyle.

Jill (20s-30s) Michael's very attractive wife who's on an emotional roller coaster due to the fertility drugs she's taking and the pressure of not being able to get pregnant.

Stacy (late 20s-early 30s) The baby sister who has two big announcements to make at Thanksgiving dinner.

Jerry (55-70) Mr. Lundeen's old golfing buddy and Mrs. Lundeen's date for Thanksgiving.

The locations referenced in the script and the vernacular in the dialogue suggest a northern dialect, such as that of Minnesota, North Dakota or Wisconsin, don'tcha know. Be ready to experiment with your best "Fargo" accent. You betcha!