[Capdist-auditions] Open Auditions for DADDY'S DYIN' Who's Got the Will at SCP

[John Hickman]

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

Open auditions for . . .
DADDY'S DYIN' Who's Got the Will?
By Del Shores
Directed by Gary Hoffmann *

*-- Tuesday, January 13, and Thursday, January 15 --
/(Performance dates --- March 20 through 29, 2015)/

At 7:30 pm. Sign-up beginning at 7 pm. Roles for 5 women and 3 men.

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.-/The Hollywood Reporter /*

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_Cast Descriptions_ *

*
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. *

*LURLENE TURNOVER ROFERS, 42, the oldest sister. A preacher's wife and 
elementary school teacher. Attractive, stylish, very Christian--but she 
has a bite. *

*MAMA WHEELIS, 80, the Turnover children's grandmother. She's fiesty, 
speaks her mind, and rules the household. *

*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. *

*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. *

*ORVILLE TURNOVER, 38, the brother. Fat, abusive, unhappy and mean. A 
redneck trash collector. *

*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. *

*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.*
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