Florida Studio Theatre
APPOINTMENTS
Auditions are BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. The auditions will be held Thursday and Friday, July 18 & 19 (with callbacks July 22 & 23) at Ripley Grier Studio (520 8th Ave., 16th Floor).
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT D; $696/week min
SEEKING
Submissions from AEA members for various roles. See breakdown.
Florida Studio Theatre recognizes and appreciates the benefits of diversity in the work place. People who share this belief or reflect a diverse background are encouraged to apply.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit via email by noon on July 11
Deadline: Thu, Jul 11, 2019
SUBMIT TO
casting@floridastudiotheatre.org
PERSONNEL
Richard Hopkins Artistic Director
Director: TBA
Music, Book & Story by Steve Martin. Music, Lyrics & Story by Edie Brickell.
OTHER DATES
Begins rehearsal: October 14, 2019
Show opens: November 8, 2019
Show closes: January 18, 2020
OTHER
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
With book and story by comedian Steve Martin, this musical tells the story of literary editor Alice Murphy who meets a young soldier just home from WWII who awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past – and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives.
Seeking
Alice Murphy
Female, 30-40. Plays both 16-17 and 36-37. Alice at age 36-37 is an editor of a southern literary magazine; intelligent, attractive, professional – but with an air of melancholy. Young Alice at age 16-17 is rebellious, high-spirited, adventurous – looking to break out of small-town life and experience the world. She must be very strong singer and comfortable in folk and bluegrass styles.
Billy Cane
Male, mid-20’s, a young soldier returning home from WWII; an aspiring young writer; fresh, open, optimistic, charming, and a little naïve. Ability to play a stringed instrument is a plus, but not required.
Jimmy Ray Dobbs
Male, 30-40. Plays both age 18-20 and 38-40. Jimmy Ray in his early 20s in flashbacks is Mayor Dobbs’ son and young Alice’s beau; handsome, boyishly charming, well-built and intelligent; from a family of wealth and power and is being groomed by his father for a similar future in the family business; an independent thinker who is not afraid to stand up to his father for what he believes in; he has a sense of personal responsibility and morality as well as a deep reserve of passion and emotion. The same actor will also play an adult Jimmy Ray at age 38-40.
Mayor Josiah Dobbs
Male, 50-60, the Mayor of Zebulon; a political and financial powerbroker – distinguished, an imposing and controlling presence; has a genuine interest in protecting his son’s future and his family name, but in doing so, is ultimately pushed to a point of extreme and irrevocable cruelty.
Margo Crawford
Female, mid-20’s, a small-town bookstore owner; a childhood friend of Billy’s who now harbors romantic feelings towards him; a natural beauty with a keen intellect. Also plays Well-Dressed Woman – A woman (38-40) living in Raleigh. Must play stringed instrument (guitar, mandolin, banjo violin, cello, upright bass, etc.)
Mama Murphy
Female, 50-60, Alice’s mother. A caretaker to her family and her rural community. A warm, loving, sensible woman. Hardworking, with great inner strength and compassion. Also plays Florence – an employee at Margo’s bookstore and a childhood friend of both Billy and Margo, and Government Clerk – A clerk at the Office of Records in Raleigh. Must play stringed instrument (guitar, mandolin, banjo violin, cello, upright bass, etc.)
Daddy Murphy
Male, 50-60, Alice’s father; an authoritative and a stern disciplinarian; devoutly religious, hard-working, a poor but proud farmer. Ability to play stringed instrument a plus but not required.
Daddy Cane
Male, 50-60, Billy’s father. A widower. Spry, good looking. Kind hearted, if a bit lonely, also plays Stanford – Loyal assistant to Mayor Josiah Dobbs. Must play stringed instrument (guitar, mandolin, banjo violin, cello, upright bass, etc.)
Lucy Grant
Female, mid-20’s, A junior editor at a literary magazine. An ambitious, professional young “modern” career woman of the 1940’s. Strong, forthright and provocative with a sharp sense of humor. Also plays Edna – an employee at Margo’s bookstore, Government Clerk – A clerk at the Office of Records in Raleigh and Mayor Dobbs’ assistant. Must play stringed instrument (guitar, mandolin, banjo violin, cello, upright bass, etc.)
Daryl Ames
Male, 25-40, An assistant at a literary magazine. Funny, with a dry and officious sense of humor. Insecure, and perhaps a bit socially awkward, but endearing and innately likeable. Also plays Max – a customer at Margo’s bookstore, at first, he has a crush on Margo, but later becomes Edna’s beau, and Dr. Norquist – The local family doctor in Zebulon, and Stationmaster. Must play stringed instrument (guitar, mandolin, banjo violin, cello, upright bass, etc.)
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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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