The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Sonora Appointments
Sierra Repertory Theatre
CONTRACT
SPT Minimum - $443/wk
SEEKING
See breakdown.
INSTRUCTIONS
Send Attn: TRAILER PARK CASTING and PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH ROLE YOU ARE SUBMITTING FOR
Deadline: Mon, Jun 12, 2017
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Director: TREY COMPTON, Musical Director: MARK SEIVER, Writer: BETSY KELSO
OTHER DATES
First rehearsal: JULY 4, 2017, Performances: JULY 21-AUGUST 20, 2017
OTHER
We are unable to hold east coast auditions at this time but do encourage submissions from all over the country. Please no phone calls to the theatre.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
BREAKDOWN
BETTY: Late 30s-Early 50s. High Belt. The manager of Armadillo Acres and a contemporary of Norbert and Jeannie. She is a self-proclaimed “badass” with a brassy “seen it all” mentality. Betty makes it her business to know everything about everybody who passes through the trailer park. She acts as a mother hen and is the narrator of our story. This actress must be adept at tight harmonies and playing multiple roles.
LINOLEUM “LIN:” 20s-30s. High Belt. One of the Betty’s cohorts, she is the fiercest of “the girls.” A former rocker-groupie-type with a husband who has been on death row for eight years, Lin is so-named because her mother gave birth to her on the kitchen floor. She is dry and a bit self-absorbed, with a big mouth and even bigger hair. This actress must be adept at tight harmonies and playing multiple roles.
DONNA “PICKLES:” Plays 17. High Belt. One of Betty’s cohorts, Pickles is blissfully naïve, very sweet, and could be considered dumber than a bucket of bleached hair. She suffers from hysterical pregnancies and wants to create a family with her husband, a man of dubious sexual orientation who lives in the fanciest city in Florida, Jacksonville. This actress must be adept at tight harmonies and playing multiple roles.
JEANNIE: Late 30s- Early 50s. Mezzo with belt. A faded beauty, Jeannie has lived in the same trailer for 20 years with her high school sweetheart husband, Norbert. She married young, had a child, and then lost the child to a kidnapping. This, coupled with a really bad perm, has turned her into an agoraphobic. She is warm with an air of fragility, but very strong when threatened.
NORBERT: Late 30s- Early 50s. High Baritone. A former high school football star, his looks are marred by fatigue and the stress of a difficult marriage to Jeannie. He makes his living as a toll collector and desperately wishes his wife could get out of the trailer to celebrate their 20th anniversary. He is kind, a bit weathered, and the definition of a “good ol’ boy.” He is usually played by a stocky type, but willing to see all physical types for this role.
PIPPI: Late 20s. Ultra-High Belt with Mix. The new girl in Armadillo Acres, she is on the run from past bad decisions, one ex-boyfriend in particular. Pippi is an exotic dancer who has had a difficult life but gotten by on her confidence, good looks, and ability to survive. Although hardened by her past, she is loveable and has a (scantily clad) heart of gold.
DUKE: Early Teens-20s. Rock Tenor. A redneck in the first degree, Duke is Pippi's obsessive, possessive, and excessive magic marker-sniffing ex-boyfriend. Not the sharpest tool in the box, Duke showcases a hardened and thrill seeking exterior but is soft on the inside, particularly after he is reunited with his family.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
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