WTG ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS for CRY IT OUT BY MOLLY SMITH-METZLER
Monday, May 24th & Tuesday, May 25th, starting at 7pm (via Zoom)
Callbacks (if needed): will be May 26th, between 7-9pm
Performances: Friday, July 23rd & Saturday, July 24th Directed by Jill Zarcone
Auditioning for two of the three female roles and the one male role
See Character Descriptions Below
This production will rehearse both virtually and physically. It will be performed live at the
Windham Theatre Guild (WTG) on July 23rd & 24th to a limited, socially distanced in-house
audience, following all mandated COVID-19 regulations and protocols.
Rehearsals are Monday-Thursday, 6:30-9pm, beginning June 1st. Tech week begins Monday, July 19th. Final schedule will be presented to the final cast at the first read through.
Please sign up for an available 15-minute audition slot at
here..
· Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before your audition. If you don't get a zoom link by your audition day, please email
jzarcone13@yahoo.com
· Arrive to your Zoom audition 5 minutes before your selected time slot. Please make your Zoom name is your full first and last name.
COVID safety policies will be in place and must be adhered to in order to participate in this show.
·Cast/crew/creative will follow all WTG/state/federal safety procedures during the production
·Cast/crew/creative will be presented a COVID policy that must be signed to enter theatre
·COVID safety policy will be emailed with audition zoom link the day before your audition
Questions: please email
jzarcone13@yahoo.com
Show Summary
Four months ago, Jessie was a corporate lawyer with a glamorous Manhattan life. Today, she is in dirty yoga pants, covered in breast milk, trying to comfort a screaming newborn. Isolated in a sleepy Long Island suburb while her commuter husband works long hours, Jessie is desperate to talk to anyone besides Food Network. So when she spies a fellow new mom and neighbor, Lina, at the local Stop & Shop, she vaults over the cantaloupe to introduce herself. Happy to have found each other, the two moms agree to meet for coffee during naptime in the sweet spot behind their adjoining yards where both their baby monitors get reception, and a fast friendship is born. Reluctantly, the duo tries to become a trio, but with very mixed—and surprising—results. A comedy with dark edges, Cry It Out takes an honest look at the absurdities of being home with a baby, the power of female friend ship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effect class has on parenthood in America.
Available Characters
Jessie (early/mid 30s, any ethnicity) - Married and recently relocated to Port (from Manhattan) to raise her family. Worked 90 hour weeks in the city as a corporate lawyer until her daughter, Allie, was born. Educated, lovely and warm. From the Midwest and has that Midwestern-ready smile. Beloved by every teacher she's ever had. But in private, Jessie bends towards anxiety. She doesn't like empty days on the calendar, or being alone.
Lina (late 20s/early30s, any ethnicity) - From Long Beach and is very South Shore. Acrylic nails, big hoops, velour track suits, Mets trucker hats and a huge Italian family. Lina failed out of community college, curses too much and blasts Kanye too loudly in the car. But she is also fantastically winning. She's fun, funny, and refreshingly genuine. Works at St. Francis Hospital.
Mitchell (late 20s-late 30s, any ethnicity) Works in investment capital. A math nerd who is amazing with numbers, but not people. Serious, shrewd, sensitive. The kid who ate his lunch in the library because he was so shy. Husband to Adrienne, a high end, very sought after jewelry designer, and father to Livia.
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