Staged Reading: A Day in the Death of Joe egg
Location: Clearwater, FL
Type: Theater
West Coast Players will hold auditions for a Staged Reading of A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG by Peter Nichols on Sunday June 19 and Monday June 20, 2016 at 7 pm.
Director Leo Salerno will be casting 2 men, 3 women & a 10 year old girl for this biting comedy/drama.
Auditions will be cold readings from the script. British Accent required. No performers paid.
Production date is July 2, 2016.
Play Synopsis: A British couple are struggling to save their marriage while trying to raise their only child, a 10 year old girl with severe cerebral palsy. Caring for their daughter has occupied nearly every moment of their lives since her birth, taking a heavy toll on their marriage. Sheila, her mother, gives Josephine as much of a life as she can while husband, Bri, wants the child institutionalized and has begun to entertain chilling fantasies of killing himself and Josephine.
Character Descriptions:
- Bri: Male – 33 years old
- Shiela: Female 35 years old
- Grace: Bri’s mother – 50’s to 60’s
- Freddie: Friend of Shiela’s – stuffy, 30’s to 40’s
- Pam: Freddie’s wife – Bit of an air head, 30’s to 40’s
- Jo: Bri and Sheila’s daughter – not mobile or communicative but pretty, 10 years old.
West Coast Players Theatre is located at 21905 US 19 North, Clearwater, FL. Directions to the theatre can be found at www.wcplayers.org.
Payment: Non Paid
City or Location of call: Clearwater, FL
Please submit to: Please contact the theater for audition details, See above.
This casting notice was posted by: West Coast Players