Hi. AUDITIONS this coming Saturday afternoon. You could have a lot of fun doing shows that are usually considered too risky for suburban theater. I’m directing Sister Mary Ignatius is Full of Cotton, consisting of:
• “A Simple Kind of Love Story” by Murray Schisgal – A young, flavor-of-the-month TV writer goes from top of the world to ignominy, failure and death in twenty minutes. A wild satire of show biz agents from the writer of “Luv” and “Tootsie”.
• “27 Wagons Full of Cotton” by Tennessee Williams – A sultry, Amazonian child-woman reaps what her husband sews when the husband (owner of a cotton mill) burns down the competition’s factory. A steamy, warped black comedy from the man who gave you “A Streetcar Named Desire”, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “The Glass Menagerie”.
• “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You” by Christopher Durang – The mother lode of controversial plays. A very strict nun lectures the audience concerning catechism, then is visited by four of her ex-students, whose lives have been phenomenally screwed up as a result of her teaching.
This production is not for the delicate.
Performances of Sister Mary Ignatius is Full of Cotton are December 7–22. Shows are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm.
Craig Gustafson is directing. Bill Barry, Jr. is producing.
Auditions are at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 23 and noon on Saturday, October 27 at Vero Voce Theatre, 951 State Avenue, Suite F, St. Charles, IL. NOTE: Mapquest will guide you to State Street (Roosevelt Road). State Avenue is just off of Rt. 64 (North Avenue).
In order to best utilize the time of actors auditioning for Sister Mary Ignatius is Full of Cotton, auditions are by appointment only. The process is as follows:
1. Actors will be scheduled for either Tuesday, October 23 or Saturday, October 27 (actor's choice, unless a date is full).
2. Actors will be assigned a call time, either 7:00, 8:00 or 9:00 pm on Tuesday or 12:00, 1:00 or 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
3. Auditions will consist of cold readings.
4. Those cast or called back will be called by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 27. Actors who are not cast or called back will be contacted by e-mail.
5. Walk-ins might be seen beginning at 10:00 on Monday & Tuesday, depending on how busy auditions are, so having an appointment is advised.
TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT: please email the director mailto:RiversideHell@comcast.net - . Please state your name and which day you would like to audition.
Attaching a headshot and resume is acceptable but not required. Details on what you need to read will be given to you when your appointment is scheduled. All parts are available.
CASTING INFORMATION
A SIMPLE KIND OF LOVE STORY
STEVEN FISHER – A sensitive young TV writer. 20-35 years old
MR. DOBIE – A literary agent. Motor-mouthed and ruthless. Think Sgt. Bilko in Show Biz. 35-50 years old.
KIRK BURNS – Mr. Dobie’s smarmy yes-man. 25-40 years old.
MAY – Young, beautiful and remarkably uninhibited “assistant”. 18-40 years old.
FAY – Another young, beautiful and remarkably uninhibited “assistant”. 18-40 years old.
27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON
FLORA – An Amazonian child/woman. She’s into S/M. 18-40 years old (NOTE: Due to the physical requirements of the part, this role has already been cast. All other roles are open.)
JAKE – Flora’s husband. Older, gross, vulgar; a bully. 40-60 years old.
SILVA – Italian-American. Smoldering, horny and looking for revenge. 25-40 years old.
SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU
SISTER MARY IGNATIUS – 40-65 years old. A stern Catholic school teacher with a rigid belief in dogma.
THOMAS – A 7 year old boy. Well-mannered and well-behaved, even when brandishing a pistol.
DIANE – 25-35 years old. Former Catholic school student, and extremely unhappy about that.
GARY – 25-35 years old. Former Catholic school student. Gay.
ALOYSIUS – 25-35 years old. Former Catholic school student. Has bladder issues.
PHILOMENA – 25-35 years old. Former Catholic school student. Had a child out of wedlock.
For tickets and information, please visit http://prufrockproductions.blogspot.com/ - .
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