Auditions/Classes

AUDITIONS - Sordid Lives by Del Shores

directed by Patricia Lee Schmeltz

Audition dates: Dec. 15 & 16 at 7pm  st Chautauqua Playhouse

Call back (if needed): Dec 18

Cast by Christmas Dec 25

1st Read Through: Jan 8

1st Rehearsal: Jan 13                                                      

Tech Sunday: Feb 23

Preview: Feb 27

Open: Feb 28

Pick up rehearsal: March 6

Strike: March 23

The following is the cast list of characters with ages and some character attributes

Bitsy Mae Harling - guitar playing ex-con singer

Ty Williamson - 27, beautiful gay man on a journey

Sissy Hickey - mid 50s, the caretaker who picked the wrong day to quit smoking

Noleta Nethercott - early 40’s, angry overweight betrayed housewife

Latrelle Williamson - early 50’s, Ty’s uptight proper mother

La Vonda Dupree - late 40’s, Latrelle’s liberal minded worldly sister

G.W. Netercott - late 40’s, distraught leafless Vietnam vet

Wardell “Bubba” Owens - late 40’s, former gay bashing remorseful bartender

Odell Owens - mid 40’s, Wardell’s worthless story-telling brother

Dr. Eve Bollinger - late 40’s, over sexed pill popping alcoholic therapist

Earl “Brother Boy” Ingram - late 40’s, the Tammy Wynette obsessed drag queen

Rev. Barnes - the Southern Baptist preacher (may be double cast with Odell)

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script