HARRISON, TX Equity Principal Auditions - Primary Stages Auditions

Pulitzer Prize winner Horton Foote’s stunning range as a dramatist is evident in Harrison, TX: Three Plays by Horton Foote. Foote explores the humor, darkness, and romance of the people of the fictional town in these works: Blind Date, The One-Armed Man, and The Midnight Caller. Kicking off our Primary Stages 28th season, these plays demonstrate Mr. Foote’s powerful insight into the human comedy. Pam MacKinnon (A Lifetime Burning at Primary Stages and Clybourne Park on Broadway) directs.


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SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

NOTE: The director plans to double cast as listed but may double cast differently or cast individually as she sees fit

C.W. Rowe In The One-Armed Man. (50s – 60s) Owner of a cotton mill. Rotarian. He fancies himself a mentor and leader of Society.

Alma Jean Jordan in The Midnight Caller. (38): A long time boarder. Opinionated, likes to be in the know.

Miss Rowena Douglas in The Midnight Caller. (60s): He has seen it all and can see through to the heart of the matter.

Helen Crewes in The Midnight Caller.(25): A new boarder. She is broken hearted but determined to better herself.

(1) Actor to play Robert and Pinky:
Robert in Blind Date (50s): A businessman home from a long day, hungry for supper, generally confounded by his niece and children.
Pinky in The One Armed Man (50s): An office manager and assistant to ROWE for many years. He’s just getting by.

(1) Actress to play Sarah Nancy and Cutie:
Please note this actress should be in her 20s and able to believably play ages 17 to 28.
Sarah Nancy in Blind Date (17): Her own person, speaks her mind, doesn’t suffer fools.
Cutie Spencer in The Midnight Caller (28): A boarder who is a romantic. Emotionally high-strung in spite of herself.

(1) Actor to play Felix and Harvey Weems:
Please note this actor should be in his 20s and able to believably play ages 19 to 28.
Felix in Blind Date (19): Ambitious and bright but slow to grasp in social niceties.
Harvey Weems in The Midnight Caller (28): Broken hearted, inconsolable, drunken.

(1) Actor to play McHenry and Mr. Ralph Johnston:
McHenry in The One-Armed Man (30s): A former worker at the mill, he is inconsolably desperate.
Mr. Ralph Johnston in The Midnight Caller (30s): A new boarder searching for love. A solid guy who is dependable.

(1) Actress playing Dolores and Mrs. Crawford:
CAST (Hallie Foote). Auditioning performers will be considered as possible (emergency) replacements, should any become necessary.
Dolores in Blind Date. A housewife, fancies herself an expert on the ways of courtship and proper behavior, rule-oriented.
Mrs. Crawford in The Midnight Caller (Role is cast with Hallie Foote): She runs the boardinghouse. Very matter-of-fact, loves her boarders.