[Capdist-auditions] Auditions: "The Cemetery Club" at the Colonial Little Theatre

[John Birchler]

THE CEMETERY CLUB, by Ivan Menchell 

directed by Lisa Pfeiffer 



AUDITION DATES- AUGUST 13 and 14, 2012 @ 7:00
Colonial Little Theatre, One Colonial Court, Johnstown
518-705-3005 cell


PERFORMANCE DATES:   October 18-21, 26-28, 2012

AUDITIONS, REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES will take place at Colonial Little Theatre, Johnstown.
  
As a general rule, rehearsals will be held twice a week (to be determined by availability of cast chosen), and on Sunday afternoon/evening, the last 2 weeks before performance.  

Please note that if you are cast in this show, you MUST be available for every performance. 

Candidates should prepare a 1-2 minute, contemporary comedic monologue.  You may also be asked to read cold from the 
script.  

Play Synopsis:

Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet tempered and 
ready to begin a new life, Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun, and Doris is priggish and 
judgmental, particularly when Sam the butcher enters the scene. Doris and Lucille squash the budding romance between 
Sam and Ida but are guilt stricken when this nearly breaks Ida's heart. 

Looking for strong actors with a great sense of comedic timing. Think “Jewish Golden Girls”. 

All five characters are in their late fifties, early sixties, which may be adjusted somewhat to accomodate talent.
 
IDA – is the gentlest and most charming of the three widowed friends and the one who faces life the most realistically. 
She is ready to move on past grief and to accept new challenges. 

LUCILLE – is the most brazen one, always looking for a good deal, good time and always looking to “get even” with her 
unfaithful husband. 

DORIS – is the most conservative of the three and the one who refuses to change any element in her life. She adheres to 
her strict principles of love and respect and expects her friends to do the same. 

SAM – is the local butcher, whose dead wife he still mourns, but who realizes that life has much to offer. He is willing to 
take a chance on happiness again. 

MILDRED – is a show-off and a flirt. (smaller role, though BIG in personality)

Contact director Lisa Pfeiffer (705-3005) with questions.
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