Carpenter Square Theatre Hosts Auditions for SUPERIOR DONUTS 7/17

CST will hold auditions for SUPERIOR DONUTS - The latest play by Tracy Letts, author of August: Osage County (2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award), Bug, and Killer Joe. Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco Wicks, a young black man who is his new employee, wants to transform the shop.

This comedy-drama, set in the heart of one of Chicago's most diverse communities, explores the challenges of embracing the past and the redemptive power of friendship.

Readings from the script will take place at the new offices for CST in the FrEd Jones Manufacturing building at 900 W. Main - at the corner of Main & FrEd Jones Avenue just east of Classen. Park in the lot just east of the building and enter the glass door on the east side of the building. Someone will be at the door to let you in. If for some reason, someone is not there to open the door, please call 232-6500 to be admitted. Auditions are in the first floor conference room.

Perusal scripts are available for a $10 refundable deposit. Please call CST at 405-232-6500 or email vicky@carpentersquare.com to make arrangements to check out a script. Please call or contact Vicky Zipf before dropping by to make sure a script is available and someone is in the offIce To check it out to you. The CST office is closed on Mondays, and is open Tuesdays through Fridays noon to 6 pm. To check out a script, enter the glass doors on the north side of the building (the Main Street side).

Cast: 7 Men, 2 Women.

Max Tarasov (40s-50s) A Russian man who owns a DVD store two doors down from the donut shop. He wants to buy the donut shop so he can expand his business to be the biggest electronics shop in Uptown.

Officer Randy Osteen (40s) An Irish-American female police officer who has a "thing" for Arthur.

Officer James Bailey (40s) An African-American uniformed police officer who loves Star Trek.

Lady Boyle (late 60s-70s) An Irish-American homeless, alcoholic woman in the neighborhood.

Arthur Przybyszewski (pronounced Shub-er-shef-ski)(55-60) Polish-American who owns the 60-year-old donut shop that he inherited from his immigrant parents. An old hippie who smokes pot in his shop and is taking the recent death of his ex-wife very hard. He evaded the draft by going to Canada and his father's proclamation of "coward" still haunts him.

Franco Wicks (early 20s) An African-American young man who talks Arthur into hiring him to work at the donut shop. He wants to modernize Arthur's business, but even more importantly, he has just finished the "Great American Novel," and is looking to publish it. He has a big gambling debt.

Luther Flynn (40s) Irish/Italian-American bookie. Franco owes him $16,000.

Kevin Magee (late 20s) Irish-American. The "muscle" for Luther Flynn.

Kiril Ivakin (30s) Max's Russian nephew. A large man who speaks very little English.

 

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