Auditions SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER by Tennessee Williams at Old Academy Players
On Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 11 am, auditions for SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER by Tennessee Williams, will be held at the Old Academy Players [www.oldacademyplayers.org], 3544 Indian Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129 . Director Rob Rosiello [RobRosielloJr@gmail.com] seeks 5 women and 2 men for this March 2017 production.
Performance dates are: March 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, & 19, 2017. Friday and Saturday evening performances are at 8 pm and Sunday matinées are at 2 pm. Please contact Director Rob Rosiello [RobRosielloJr@gmail.com] if you have questions.
The audition will be cold readings from the script. Sides will be provided at the time of audition.
Old Academy Players welcomes new talent! Old Academy Players is a VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION and ALL ROLES ARE UNPAID. Please download and complete the Audition Form http://www.oldacademyplayers.org/sites/default/files/Form%20-%20Auditions.pdf in advance.
Character Descriptions:
Mrs. Violet Venable: A woman still considered striking who retains her sharp wit and mind despite a body that has begun to fail her; grief over the loss of her son, Sebastian, is crippling yet at the same time a driving force in all the choices she makes and the manipulations she enacts. Violet can be charming and gentile and at the same time a force of nature; 50+
Miss Catharine Holly: Unable to overcome the horrors she saw surrounding the death of her cousin, Sebastian, Miss Catharine has been committed to an institution to cope with the tragedy and its aftermath. Catharine is a natural beauty unaware of her strengths but willing to fight for her life when ultimately confronted with the truth of what happened the previous summer; 20s-30s
Dr. Cukrowicz: A charming physician, Dr. Cukrowicz is lured in by the grieving Violet with the promise of generous funding for his struggling hospital. He is reluctant to perform the life altering surgery that Violet is demanding on the young Miss Catharine, suggesting that there is, perhaps, another reason for Miss Catharine's explosive accusations; late 20s-30s
Mrs. Grace Holly: Violet's sister-in-law; Mother to Catharine and George; a woman of Southern society who reluctantly is willing to sacrifice her daughter for a promised inheritance from the late Sebastian's estate; 50+
Mr. George Holly: Grace's son and Catharine's brother; loud and brash with a desire and sole focus on his own personal gain; very willing to sacrifice his sister for the promised inheritance from their late cousin Sebastian; 20s-30s
Miss Foxhill: Personal assistant to Mrs. Venable; no-nonsense kind of woman who can deal with Violet's manipulations yet never forgets her place; 30+
Sister Felicity: A sister from St. Mary's where Catharine currently resides; compassionate yet firm and always trying to stay one step ahead of the impulsive and frantic Catharine; 20s-40s
Old Academy Players, a member of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community theater in East Falls ( Philadelphia ), the urban village on the Schuylkill River . Constructed in 1819, the Old Academy building has been the OAP home since 1932. Old Academy Players, providing continuous community theater since 1923, featured the acting debuts of both Grace Kelly and Robert Prosky.
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