Auditions for "Crimes of the Heart”
by Beth Henley
Director: Cynthia Wilson
Tuesday, July 28, 9:00 a.m.
Performing Arts Studio, Hillside
Director Cynthia Wilson invites you to audition for the Drama Association of Rossmoor (DAOR) Naked Stage production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Crimes of the Heart,” by Beth Henley. This audition will be held on July 28th at 9:00 a.m. in the Performing Arts Studio (PAS) at Hillside. Possible callbacks will be on July 31st. Rehearsals will begin August 4 and will be on Tuesdays and Fridays, with perhaps a Wednesday closer to show time.
“Crimes of the Heart” was a hit film in 1986, but DAOR is doing the Broadway version with some adaptations for an older cast. Performances will be October 16, 17, 18, at 2 p.m. in the PAS.
The parts that need to be cast include the three slightly crazy McGrath sisters:
BABE is a wild child, though past middle age, on the wacky side, high energy, impulsive and lovable, if occasionally dangerous.
LENNY is a bit of a sad sack, stuck at home caring for bossy grandpappy, with drooping dreams of a lost love, with hidden reserves of family leadership.
MEG is a ne’er-do-well who went off to Hollywood to pursue her singing career. The bad girl comes home, cracked but not broken, still sexy and alive, still smoking and drinking, still loved and knows how to love.
Additional characters:
CHICK is the nosy, self-important social-climbing cousin next door who offers her imperious opinions at every opportunity and never thinks twice about criticizing anyone. A funny loudmouth, unaware of how insensitive she is.
DOC is a good-hearted friend of the family, an ex of Meg, who still holds a torch for her but who is now married. A good man with a limp, who is somehow made more attractive by his old injury.
BARNETTE is a meticulous and electrically-intense lawyer called upon to defend Babe. He has a tender, secret crush on Babe, but he is explosively determined to win his case, fighting for Babe with his own private vendetta.
Auditions for this Naked Stage production are open to all Rossmoor residents. If cast, you must become a member of DAOR. In Naked Stage performances, actors read from a script, so memorization is not required. Anyone interested in auditioning, please email show producer Martha Hawkins at [email protected] for an audition information sheet and copies of sides (segments from the play) to perform at the audition. Copies of the script are available to borrow. Direct any questions to Martha at (510) 919-9101.
by Beth Henley
Director: Cynthia Wilson
Tuesday, July 28, 9:00 a.m.
Performing Arts Studio, Hillside
Director Cynthia Wilson invites you to audition for the Drama Association of Rossmoor (DAOR) Naked Stage production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Crimes of the Heart,” by Beth Henley. This audition will be held on July 28th at 9:00 a.m. in the Performing Arts Studio (PAS) at Hillside. Possible callbacks will be on July 31st. Rehearsals will begin August 4 and will be on Tuesdays and Fridays, with perhaps a Wednesday closer to show time.
“Crimes of the Heart” was a hit film in 1986, but DAOR is doing the Broadway version with some adaptations for an older cast. Performances will be October 16, 17, 18, at 2 p.m. in the PAS.
The parts that need to be cast include the three slightly crazy McGrath sisters:
BABE is a wild child, though past middle age, on the wacky side, high energy, impulsive and lovable, if occasionally dangerous.
LENNY is a bit of a sad sack, stuck at home caring for bossy grandpappy, with drooping dreams of a lost love, with hidden reserves of family leadership.
MEG is a ne’er-do-well who went off to Hollywood to pursue her singing career. The bad girl comes home, cracked but not broken, still sexy and alive, still smoking and drinking, still loved and knows how to love.
Additional characters:
CHICK is the nosy, self-important social-climbing cousin next door who offers her imperious opinions at every opportunity and never thinks twice about criticizing anyone. A funny loudmouth, unaware of how insensitive she is.
DOC is a good-hearted friend of the family, an ex of Meg, who still holds a torch for her but who is now married. A good man with a limp, who is somehow made more attractive by his old injury.
BARNETTE is a meticulous and electrically-intense lawyer called upon to defend Babe. He has a tender, secret crush on Babe, but he is explosively determined to win his case, fighting for Babe with his own private vendetta.
Auditions for this Naked Stage production are open to all Rossmoor residents. If cast, you must become a member of DAOR. In Naked Stage performances, actors read from a script, so memorization is not required. Anyone interested in auditioning, please email show producer Martha Hawkins at [email protected] for an audition information sheet and copies of sides (segments from the play) to perform at the audition. Copies of the script are available to borrow. Direct any questions to Martha at (510) 919-9101.