Barn Players Hold Auditions for MARVIN'S ROOM, 5/7 & 5/8

MARVIN'S  ROOM
By Scott McPherson

Directed by Eric Magnus
AUDITIONS:
Saturday, May 7th from 1pm - 4pm
Sunday, May 8th from 1pm - 4pm
At St. Pius School
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS

EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
Auditions will be an open call both days, and will consist of cold readings from the script. Auditioners should be familiar with the script and the characters. There will be no callbacks. Please bring a current Headshot/Resume (if available)...they will not be returned. Rehearsals begin near the end of April and will run Sun. - Thur. evenings. Bring your list of conflicts from June 20th through August 1st.

PRODUCTION DATES:
July 22nd - August 7th, 2011
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

All performances take place at
The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway in Mission, KS

SYNOPSIS:
Bessie lives in Florida where she cares for her aunt and ailing father, Marvin. Bessie learns amidst all this that she has leukemia and  that her only hope is to contact her long-estranged sister Lee to see if her bone marrow is compatible for a transplant. Lee reluctantly makes the trip to Florida from Ohio, bringing along her two sons, one of whom has just been released from an institution after a wave of arson. The reunion of the sisters is uneasy at best, with long buried recriminations coming to the surface even as love slowly overwhelms Lee's veneer of selfishness and glib denial.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Bessie 35 - 45 (lead)
Lee 35 - 45 (lead)
Hank 16 - 21 (lead)
Ruth 55 - 65 (supporting)
Charlie 10 - 16 (supporting)
Dr. Wally 35 - 45 (supporting)
Bob, Dr. Wally's brother 35 - 45 (minor)
Dr. Charlotte, psychiatrist 40 - 50 (minor)
Nursing Home Officer 35 - 45 (minor)
Marvin 60 - 80 (minor)

For more information, please contact the director Eric Magnus, the Artistic Director of The Barn Players, at emagnitude@me.com

 

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