The Farmington Players Host Auditions For Whose Wives Are They Anyway

The Farmington Players are holding open auditions for the comedy by Michael Parker: Whose Wives Are They Anyway? Two guys go on a golf outing where they unexpectedly encounter their boss. She tells them she can’t imagine men going away without their wives. So the guys must now rustle up some wives.

WHEN: Monday, December 5th. 6:30 Registration 7pm Audition Begins

December 6th: Callbacks if needed

WHERE: The Farmington Players Barn Theater 32332 West 12 Mile Road

Farmington Hills, MI 48334. The Barn is located on the north side of 12 Mile between

Orchard Lake Rd. & Farmington Rd. (248) 553-2955

PREPARATION:

Be prepared to read scenes from the script! Materials are available at www.farmingtonplayers.org

For information or copies of the script please email: whosewives@farmingtonplayers.org

WHAT TO BRING:

Please bring a list of conflicts (tentative rehearsal schedule is listed below), as well as a photo if available – If not we may take a photo of you that day. If you have a resume, bring that as well.

*Everyone cast in the show will be required to become a member of The Farmington Players. Membership is $60 for new members and $50 for renewing members.

TENTATIVE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 – 10 pm December 12, 13, 15, 19, 20 January 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 24, 26, 30, 31 February 2, 6, 7, 9

MANDATORY REHEARSAL DATES: Monday, December 12th - (read thru) Sunday Feb 12th, Monday/Wednesday, Feb 13th/15th

MANDATORY PERFORMANCE DATES: - Feb 17,18,19, 23, 24, 25, 26 Mar 1, 2, 3
STORY: The action of the play takes place in the reception area, and rooms 11 and 13, of the Oakland Golf & Country Club, somewhere in New England in August, present day. This is a fast-paced farce that needs good and quick comedic timing from all the actors in the cast. There will be a lot of running in and out of the two rooms and jumping into and out of beds in the two rooms as well.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
John Baker (age 35-40): A vice-president of The Ashley Maureen Cosmetics Corp., he is a successful business executive, who, because of his kind & gentle nature, allows himself to be manipulated into compromising situations by the more dominant personality of David. Alternating between roles of himself and David’s “wife”, he is caught up in a whirlwind of events beyond his control but manages to show great strength of character and personality.
David McGachen (age 45-50): A distinguished looking man, he has risen to become vice president of the Ashley Maureen Cosmetics Corp. more by guile and cunning than ability and hard work. Relentless in his efforts to impress his new boss, he attempts to manipulate all those around him. Even when his plan two alternate wives begins to unravel, he never gives up scheming and plotting, and always seems to come up with “one more idea”.

Tina (age 20-30): The young, pretty country club receptionist. She is good at her job, impressing the guests with her smile and personality. Once she has been persuaded to impersonate John’s wife, she embraces the role wholeheartedly. After a little too much champagne, she seems to have difficulty keeping all her clothes on, and ends up at the heart of many visual comic sequences. (The character will eventually appear on stage in bra and panties.)
Mrs. Carlson (age 45-55): The club manager. A straight-laced, severe woman who, in a few years, will no doubt become a typical ”old battle-axe”. At this stage in her life, she prefers to take the moral high ground, and does not hesitate to preach the evils of sex and adultery. She sees herself as guardian of morality for the country club, and makes sure all her guests know it.
Wilson (age 60+): The club handyman. He is the complete and total hypochondriac. You name it, he suffers from it! An endearing and comic character, he lights up the stage at his every entrance with his chronic complaints. Never far from most of the comic sequences, he is a pivotal character who observes all the madcap happenings going on around him.

D.L. Hutchinson (age 45-50): The new president of Ashley Maureen Cosmetic Corp. She is bright, smart and self-assured, with a “take charge” nature. She is the “straight man” of the plot, for whose benefit the duplicate wives have been produced. She is a somewhat overbearing character, serious in nature, which Is, at all times, all business. She is finally revealed as a duplicitous hypocrite in the surprise ending.

Karly McGachen (age 40ish): She is quite a strong character who reacts in a positive and forceful way to the apparent infidelity of her husband David. Determined to make him jealous, she is party to several hilarious scenes as she makes a play for the reluctant Wilson.

Laura Baker (age 30-40): A pretty little thing who is somewhat dominated by the stronger character of Karly, she is a simple soul who just wants to love and be loved by her husband, John. She never quite understands what is going on around her. She cries at the drop of a hat, and spends much of her time on stage in tears.
For more details see farmingtonplayers.org. The Farmington Players are also on Facebook.

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