The Barn Players Hold Auditions for THE BOYS NEXT DOOR, 3/22 & 3/23
AUDITIONS!
The Boys Next Door
By Tom Griffin
Directed by Nancy Eppert
AUDITIONS:
Monday, March 22nd & 23rd from 7:00 - 9:30 PM
At St. Pius Church
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS
EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. It is suggested to have a one-minute prepared monologue, but not required. It is highly suggested that those auditioning have read the script.
Bring your conflicts from the date of your audition through June 20; absolutely NO conflicts during the two weeks prior to the opening of the show, June 4. Rehearsals begin April 19 at St. Pius and will run Mondays - Fridays.Please bring a current resume; a headshot is optional and will not be returned.
Invited Callbacks will be held on Saturday, March 27th (Time - TBA).
PRODUCTION DATES:
June 4th - 20th, 2010
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway in Mission, KS
SYNOPSIS:
The story takes place in a communal residence for four mentally challenged men; supervised by their social worker Jack, who is facing burn-out. Norman, works in a doughnut shop and exhibits **OCPD tendencies-as does his girlfriend Sheila, Lucien has the mind of a five-year-old, Arnold is paranoid/hyperactive and OCPD and Barry, a schizophrenic, images himself to be a golf pro.**Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
CAST BREAKDOWN:
Arnold 40's male
Lucien 30's black male
Norman 30's portly male
Barry 20-30's male
Jack 30's male
Sheila 30's portly female
*Mrs. Fremes/Mrs. Warren 40-50's female
*Mr. Hedges/Mr. Corbin/Senator Clark 50's male
Mr. Klemper 40-50's male
**Clara 20-30's female
** To be cast from Special Needs/Mentally Challenged population
For more information, please contact director, Nancy Eppert, nkeppert@gmail.com or Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of The Barn Players, at emagnitude@yahoo.com
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