Drinking Alone (Dramatic Comedy)
Material will be taught at the auditions, so please do not feel like you have to memorize anything. Whole scripts are available at the Box Office, if you are interested in renting them prior to the audition. Each director sets their own schedule, but typically, rehearsals are Monday/Wednesday/Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. “Tech Sunday” is a day-long rehearsal that happens the Sunday before opening night and “Set Strike” happens the Sunday after closing. Both are required.
Roles:
- Joe Todd – 33. A dry cleaner. Ordinary. Self-deprecating, likable.
- Renee Duchene – 30s. A hairstylist. Friendly and bubbly.
- Carrie O’Neill – 29. Joe’s sister. A newscaster. Fiery and blunt.
- Ivan Todd – 60s. Joe and Carrie’s estranged father. Gruff exterior.
- Phyllis Todd – 50s. Ivan’s wife. Kind.
Synopsis:
Joe Todd leads a lonely, dull life dutifully maintaining the family dry-cleaning business. His sister Carrie is a local television star whose career is thriving while her marriage falls apart. When their cantankerous, long-estranged father Ivan shows up (accompanied by the “other woman” he ran off with), the stage is set for family dysfunction of the highest order. But when Joe hires an escort to pretend to be his fiancee to impress his father, the emotional fireworks and laughs keep coming in the heartfelt romantic comedy Drinking Alone.
Please bring a list of all your conflicts to the auditions. If cast, you will be required to become a member.
Monday, January 22, 2024
Registration: 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Auditions start at 7:00 PM
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Registration: 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Auditions start at 7:00 PM
Director – Joy Oetjens
Producer – Patrick Jordan
Show Dates: March 8-10, 15-17, 22-23 – 2024
Information concerning character descriptions and audition cuts for each upcoming audition will be here as it becomes available from the director.
Material will be taught at the auditions, so please do not feel like you have to memorize anything. Whole scripts are available at the Box Office, if you are interested in renting them prior to the audition. Each director sets their own schedule, but typically, rehearsals are Monday/Wednesday/Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. “Tech Sunday” is a day-long rehearsal that happens the Sunday before opening night and “Set Strike” happens the Sunday after closing. Both are required. Please bring a list of all your conflicts to the auditions. If cast, you will be required to become a member.
See: https://www.avonplayers.org/auditions-1
