THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE - Spotlighters Theatre
AUDITIONS for
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
A dark Irish comedy, full of deceptions, secrets and betrayals.
by Martin McDonagh
director: Lance Bankerd
performance dates: February 20 - March 15, 2015
AUDITION DATES:
THURSDAY - DEC 18 - 7:00PM
MEN ONLY - see roles below
Prepare a 2 min or less monologue, in an Irish Accent
Be prepared to read sides with other actors
Please bring all conflicts to auditions
Synopsis: Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, join us for the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag, her manipulative aging mother, whose interference in Maureen's first and possibly final chance of a loving relationship sets in motion a train of events that leads inexorably towards the play's terrifying dénouement.
Presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.
Character Breakdown
Pato Dooley - late 30's-40's, Maureen's last chance
Ray Dooley - 20's, Pato's brother, a non-threatening 'bad boy'
