•Auditions are at Five Star Senior Center (2832 Arsenal St)
•Callbacks on Thu 9/3 (6:00-9:30pm) also at Five Star Senior Center (2832 Arsenal St)
•Prepare a 90 second comedic monologue and be ready for cold reads; Email headshot & resume to owen@breadandwinetheatreco.com
•Rehearsal period is 10/26-12/2; Shows are 12/3-6 & 12/10-13. Most rehearsals are at Five Star Senior Center w/ selected rehearsals, tech, and shows at the Historic Sappington House (1015 S Sappington Rd).
•Auditions are for five short plays. Actors will be cast in one to two plays. All five shows will play every night of the festival. Four of them are world-wide premieres. Directors: Haley Clegg, Michael Cox, and Owen Brown. Stage Manager: Kaitlyn Beth
•Paid; Non-equity
Character Descriptions:
- Goats of Olympus Mons – WALTER, (55 years old, male) An intelligent but troubled science-fiction author who struggles to connect with his daughter following the loss of his wife. CASSIE, (26 years old, female), A driven young woman who takes after her father in many ways: her creative impulse, witty humor, and even her grief.
- Cooking with Sherry – SHERRY, (30s-60s, female), An animated woman who is deeply devoted to her passion as a cooking influencer. HORACE, (30s-60s, male), An anxious fan and cameraman of Sherry’s cooking channel with a gruff Texas charm.
- McGrew’s First Christmas, CHARLIE MCGREW, (Late 30s-60s, male), A hillbilly who don’t trust nobody & nothing. SANTA, (50s-60s, male), Jolly ol’ fellow that we all know
- Carol of the Reluctant Host, WALTER, (40s-50s, male), Crotchety old man who has a heart of gold and a soft-spot for caroling. THE CAROLER, (20s-30s, female), Hiding a long-held secret that will push her beyond her comfortable boundaries
- Blessings – ANN, (40, female), A supportive mother whose desire to become a nun rekindles after her husband’s passing. FRANCIS, (18, male), Her devout son confused by the life transitions college & his mother’s new wishes create