Fells Point Corner Theatre Announces Auditions for THREE TALL WOMEN

SYNOPSIS
In Act 1, a young lawyer, "C", has been sent to the home of a client, a ninety-two-year-old woman, "A", to sort out her finances. "A", frail, perhaps a bit senile, resists and is of no help to "C". Along with "B", the old woman's matronly paid companion/caretaker, "C" tries to convince "A" that she must concentrate on the matters at hand. In "A's" beautifully appointed bedroom, she prods, discusses and bickers with "B" and "C", her captives. She cascades from regal and charming to vicious and wretched as she wonders about and remembers her life: her husband and their cold, passionless marriage; her son and their estrangement. Finally, when recounting her most painful memory, she suffers a stroke.

In Act 2, "A's" comatose body lies in bed as "B" and "C" observe no changes in her condition. Suddenly, "A" enters, very much alive and quite lucid. The three women are now in the stages of "A's" life: the imperious old woman, the regal matron and the young woman of 26.

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Cast of Characters

A- A VERY OLD woman; thin, autocratic, proud, as together as the ravages of time will allow. Nails scarlet, hair nicely done, wears makeup. Lovely nightgown and dressing gown.
B- Looks rather as A would have at 52; plainly dressed.
C- Look rather as B would have at 26.
The Boy- 23 or so; preppy dress (non-speaking role)

Audition dates are Monday and Tuesday, July 11 and 12, 7-10 PM at Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 South Ann Street, Baltimore, MD. All roles are open. Actors should prepare a 90-second monologue. If no monologue is prepared, the director will provide readings from the script.

Rehearsals will begin the first week of August, 2011. Performance dates are September 16 to October 16, 2011. Performance times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, and Sundays at 2 PM. There will also be two Thursday evening performances at 8 PM, October 6 and October 13. For more information, or to inquire about an alternate audition time, please email us at www.fpct.org

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