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<p> <font color="#cc0000" size="4"><b>Schenectady Civic Players</b></font><b><br>
12 South Church Street, Schenectady, NY 12305<br>
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<font color="#cc0000">Open auditions for . . .</font><br>
<font color="#cc0000" size="4">DADDY’S DYIN’ Who’s Got the Will?</font><br>
By Del Shores<br>
Directed by Gary Hoffmann </b> </p>
<p> <b><font color="#cc0000" size="4">-- Tuesday, January 13, and
Thursday, January 15 –</font><br>
<i>(Performance dates --- March 20 through 29, 2015)</i><br>
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<font color="#cc0000">At 7:30 pm. Sign-up beginning at 7 pm.
Roles for 5 women and 3 men.</font><br>
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Set in a small Texas town in the mid-1980s, Daddy’s Dyin’
concerns the reunion of a family gathered to await the imminent
death of their patriarch, who has recently suffered a physically
as well as mentally disabling stroke. In essence, however, it is
not the story of the impending demise of the father or of the
drafting of his will, but of a rebirth of the spirit of the
family unit. Without becoming ponderous, losing a sense of humor
or pandering to timeworn cliches about Texans or Texas drawls,
the story shares many elements of a good summer novel: it’s a
fast, delicious, easy read with funny moments, tense moments,
touching moments, and characters you care about.-<i>The
Hollywood Reporter </i></b> </p>
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<font size="4"><u>Cast Descriptions</u></font> </b> </p>
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SARA LEE TURNOVER, 36, the middle sister. Twenty pounds
overweight, the town beautician, sports a bleached beehive.
Single and still lives at home. Strong-willed and has a
wonderful sense of humor. </b> </p>
<p> <b>LURLENE TURNOVER ROFERS, 42, the oldest sister. A preacher’s
wife and elementary school teacher. Attractive, stylish, very
Christian–but she has a bite. </b> </p>
<p> <b>MAMA WHEELIS, 80, the Turnover children’s grandmother. She’s
fiesty, speaks her mind, and rules the household. </b> </p>
<p> <b>EVALITA TURNOVER, 35, the youngest sister. Six-times
married, loves to shock her family. She was a beauty–and still
is from a distance. Has a worn look about her. A wounded soul. </b>
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<p> <b>HARMONY RHODES, 36, Evalita’s latest fiancé. A musician and
vegetarian. Attractive, tan, off-beat, long curly hair. Looks
like Jesus with earrings. Has a past. </b> </p>
<p> <b>ORVILLE TURNOVER, 38, the brother. Fat, abusive, unhappy and
mean. A redneck trash collector. </b> </p>
<p> <b>BUFORD “DADDY” TURNOVER, 67, the father. A stroke victim.
Partially paralyzed on his left side, but can walk with a slight
limp. Has occasional moments of coherency. </b> </p>
<b>MARLENE TURNOVER, 36, Orville’s wife. Temporarily overweight. A
constant victim of Orville’s abuse. However, losing sixty-two
pounds can boost a girl’s confidence.</b>
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