FIREHOUSE THEATRE AUDITIONS for Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Tawnya Pettiford-Wates. Auditions will take place Saturday, June 22 at Firehouse Theatre. Call-backs will take place on Sunday, June 23. Rehearsals will begin in late March and performances will run April 17 to May 17, 2014.
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Character Breakdown:
A NEIGHBOR who shares a laugh with Eunice over Stanley and Stella and lets Stella know that Blanche has arrived is one of the first people we see.
EUNICE HUBBELL: Stanley and Stella's upstairs neighbor, to whom Stella turns for comfort when Stanley mistreats her. She is married to Steve Hubbell (see below).
STANLEY KOWALSKI: A brash young man in his twenties who earns his living as a traveling salesman. He is prone to react physically when angered. He and Stella have not been married long, and so are quite comfortable in their 2-room apartment.
STELLA KOWALSKI: Blanche's younger sister, who left their home, Belle Reve, some time ago. She likes Stanley's energy and strength, but not the violence. She stands up to him in her way, but has not told him that Blanche is coming to visit.
STEVE HUBBELL: A poker-night and bowling buddy of Stanley's who lives upstairs from the Kowalski's with his wife Eunice.
HAROLD (MITCH) MITCHELL: A bachelor poker-night buddy of Stanley's who lives with his aged mother. He is fascinated by Blanche and wants to protect her.
A MEXICAN WOMAN: A vendor of Mexican funeral decorations who frightens Blanche by issuing the plaintive call Flores para los muertos, which means Flowers for the dead.
BLANCHE DuBOIS: Stella's older sister, who lived at Belle Reve as the elderly relatives passed away, holding onto their ancestral home until she could no longer support it on her teacher's salary. She tells Stella that she just needs a bit of rest from all she's been through, but there is an air about her that suggests she may be looking for a more permanent haven.
PABLO GONZALES: A poker-night buddy of Stanley's.
THE NEWSBOY (Young Collector): A teenage boy collecting for the local paper. Something in his face or voice so reminds Blanche of a former beau from her Belle Rive days; She returns to that time and flirts with him.
A DOCTOR and NURSE from the sanitarium.
Actors will be asked to present two contrasting contemporary monologues no longer than 5 minutes in combined length. Auditions will take place at Firehouse Theatre, 1609 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220. Auditions are by appointment only.
Email
jase@firehousetheatre.org to schedule an appointment or with questions. Scripts are available for checkout M-F, 9am-5pm at Firehouse Theatre.
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