[Capdist-auditions] OPEN AUDITIONS AT SCP FOR "MORNING'S AT SEVEN"

[jwmhickman at nycap.rr.com]

Schenectady Civic Players     
                       12 South Church Street, Schenectady, NY 12305

Open auditions for . . .
    Paul Osborn’s  
    MORNING’S AT SEVEN
                                                          Directed by Joseph Fava
-- Tuesday, July 23, and Thursday, July 25 –  
   
 -- Roles for 5 women and 4 men – ages 40s – 70s --
            (Performance dates --- October 18 through 27, 2013.)

The Schenectady Civic Players announces open auditions for the first production of its 86th season, Paul Osborn's MORNING'S AT SEVEN, Tuesday and Thursday, July 23 and 25, at The Playhouse, 12 S. Church St., in Schenectady's Stockade District. Sign-ups begin at 7:15 each evening, with readings starting at 7:30 PM.

At the play’s center are the long-standing sibling rivalries of four aging sisters. Three of them-- Cora, Ida and Arry-- have been living next door to each other for fifty years. Eldest sister Esther lives only a few blocks away, and we quickly learn that living so close to one another has taken its toll. The mostly quiet life these women share with their husbands becomes unhinged when they begin to question what to do with their remaining years. Family secrets, dizzy spells, and a 40-year-old son still living at home are just a few of the reasons that add up to an evening of humorously dysfunctional family life. 

This perennially charming portrait of small town America fifty plus years ago was revived on Broadway in 1980 and in 2002 to critical acclaim.

 
Roles for 4 men and 5 women include:

Theodore (Thor) Swanson-60s-The gruff-spoken but tender-hearted husband of Cora. He is frequently caught in the middle of conflicts between her and her sister Arry, who has shared their home since she was a teenager. Thor is the most rational, perhaps the only rational person in the play

Cora Swanson-60s- Cora is resentful of never having had a life alone with her husband Thor. She wants to spend her remaining years without her sister Arry in the house. 

Aaronetta (Arry) Gibbs-60s- She has lived with Cora and Thor her entire adult life. She is a gossip and a snoop and tends to be high strung.

Ida Bolton-60s-Wife of Carl and mother of 40-year-old Homer, still living at home. She is a little slow to grasp everything.

Carl Bolton-60s-Regrets not becoming a dentist and is prone to spells.
He is, to say the least, a little odd
 

Homer Bolton-40-He has been living at home all his life and has been dating Myrtle Brown for 12 years. He is unable or unwilling to make a commitment, although, at the opening of the play, he is bringing Myrtle home to meet his parents.

Myrtle Brown-39-She is pleasant, polite, gawky and awkward. After 12 years of dating Homer she is finally going to meet the parents for the first time. Her arrival causes quite a stir in the family

Esther (Esty) Crampton-60s- Like many women of her generation, she has spent her married life in submission to her arrogant and domineering husband David. She has a calming influence on her sisters and has an innate understanding of human and family interaction.

David Crampton-60s-He is a retired professor and has an air of intellectual superiority. He refers to his relatives as morons, but is capable of compassion and even affection 

 More info and character descriptions at www.civicplayers.org  or phone 372-5322