PACKING UP POLLY - Marco Island Center for the Arts Non Equity Auditions

“Packing Up Polly”

by Leslie Kimbell

Auditions: July 25, 2026

1pm-3pm

Production dates:

November 5-November 22, 2026

Auditions at Marco Island Center for the Arts

Director Hyla Crane

Polly Porter, famous 1970’s gospel singer of the group POLLY PORTER & THE PRAISE HIS NAME SINGERS, has gone on up to heaven. Her daughter, Caroline, has come home to Savannah, Georgia, to pack up Miss Polly’s house but there is just one little problem (or two or three): Miss Polly was an extreme hoarder of epic proportions, Caroline’s useless siblings are totally MIA, and her three best friends from high school, former co-cheerleaders, have all shown up…UNANNOUNCED! Lizzy now owns the Miss Georgia Belle Pageantry system, Donna Jo is the local community theatre diva, and Becca is having a late in life geriatric pregnancy with baby girl number five. The gospel music plays and the margaritas pour as the four ladies laugh, cry, scream, and COME TOGTHER to pack up Miss Polly’s house, heal old wounds, and make new plans for their future.

Character DescriptionsCAROLINE PORTER COOK – 40s, Polly’s daughter, former head cheerleader, homecoming queen, prom queen and all that goes with it.

LIZABETH “LIZZY” JENNINGS – 40s, Caroline’s high school best “frenemy.” Owner of the Miss Georgia Belle pageantry system.

DONNA JO MARTIN – 40s, drama queen, local theatre diva and one-time off-off-Broadway actor. Married eight times.

REBECCA “BECCA” BAILEY – 40s, frumpy mother of four… currently expecting number five any minute… and soon to be single.

• Please note that age is somewhat flexible and an actress can always “play younger” than her actual chronological age.

  Page 2-3 – Caroline’s monologue

  Pages 17-20 – Lizzy, Caroline and Rebecca

  Pages 24 – 26 – Donna Joe, Caroline and Lizzy

  Pages 40 -43 – All

• Sides available online at
  https://www.marcoislandart.org/arts-center-theatre-audition/