Laurel Mill Playhouse Holds 'FATHER OF THE BRIDE' Auditions 4/14 - 4/15

Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main Street, Laurel, Md. will hold auditions for 11 men and 7 women plus extras, ages 15 to 55, on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, April 15 at 7pm. Director Michael Hartsfield will have sides available for cold readings from the script of Father of the Bride. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., Father of Bride will run June 5 through June 28 on Friday and Saturday evenings with two selected Sunday matinees.

Press note explain the play as "Mr. Banks learns that one of the young men he has seen occasionally about the house is about to become his son-in-law. Daughter Kay announces the engagement out of nowhere. Mrs. Banks and her sons are happy, but Mr. Banks is in a dither. The groom-to-be, Buckley Dunstan, appears on the scene and Mr. Banks realizes that the engagement is serious. Buckley and Kay don't want a "big" wedding-just a simple affair with a few friends! We soon learn, however, that the "few" friends idea is out. Then trouble really begins. The guest list grows larger each day, a caterer is called in, florists, furniture movers and dressmakers take over, and the Banks household is soon caught in turmoil-not to mention growing debt. When Kay, in a fit of temper, calls off the wedding, everyone's patience snaps. But all is set right, and the wedding (despite more last-minute crises) comes off beautifully. In the end, the father of the bride is a happy, proud man, glad that the wedding is over, but knowing too that it was worth all the money and aggravation to start his daughter off so handsomely on the road to married life".

Cast is as follows:

Mr. Banks: middle forties
Mrs. Banks: early forties
Kay Banks: twenty or twenty-one
Ben Banks: eighteen or nineteen
Tommy Banks: fifteen or sixteen
Buckley Dunstan: about twenty-three
Buzz Taylor: fifteen or sixteen
Peggy Swift: about eighteen
Delilah: middle twenties
Miss Bellamy: late thirties
Mr. Massoula: in the twenties or thirties or even a little older (could become Miss/Mrs. Massoula)
Joe: twenties or thirties (could become Jane)
Mrs. Pulitzki: between thirties and fifties

Red: furniture mover, almost any age, not too old (could be female)
Pete: furniture mover, almost any age, not too old (could be female)
Tim's Man: almost any age (could be female)

Extras: men or women, to bring in flowers, plants, etc....

For more information, please contact Producer Maureen Rogers at 301-452-2557 or maureencrogers@gmail.com, email lmp@laurelmillplayhouse.org or visit www.laurelmillplayhouse.org.

Located in the middle of historic Laurel, the Laurel Mill Playhouse exists to bring live theatre to a vibrant and diverse community, foster a creative environment, and help local individuals nurture their talent. The Playhouse is the home of the Burtonsville Players, which has been providing community theatre to the quad-county area for more than 35 years.