August: Osage County

By Tracy Letts

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Audition Dates:  

Sunday, March 12 & Monday, March 13 at 7:00 pm with possible call backs on Tuesday, March 14 at 7:00 pm.  Auditions will be held at the Basile Westfield Playhouse 220 N. Union Street, Westfield, IN 46074.  Please enter through the right-side doors at the front of the building.  Auditions will be held upstairs in the rehearsal room.

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How to Prepare:

Those auditioning should be familiar with the script and prepared to read scenes from the script. Plan to arrive early to fill out an audition form. Please bring a theatrical resume. Headshots are optional. Additionally, bring your calendar and provide a complete list of conflicts through June 18.

 

The read-through will occur on Sunday, March 19 at 7:00PM in the Playhouse rehearsal room upstairs. Rehearsals will begin on April 17 and will typically run Monday through Thursday from 7-9:30PM.

 

If you have any questions, contact director Brent Wooldridge at indybrent@aol.com or producer Ka'Lena Cuevas at kalenacuevas@gmail.com

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Performance Dates: 

June 8 - 18, 2023

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 pm.  Sunday shows begin at 2:30 pm.

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Synopsis: 

A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you’ve got a major play that unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family. This tragicomedy won 5 Tony Awards and was the recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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Roles to be cast: 

(All characters of any ethnicity. All ages are stage age. All roles are open.)

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BEVERLY WESTON: 60-70, Oklahoman dialect

 

VIOLET WESTON: Bev's wife, 60-70, Oklahoman dialect

 

BARBARA FORDHAM: Bev and Violet's daughter, 40-50, Oklahoman dialect

 

BILL FORDHAM: Barbara's husband, 40-50

 

JEAN FORDHAM: Bill and Barbara's daughter, 14

 

IVY WESTON: Bev and Violet's daughter, 35-45, Oklahoman dialect

 

KAREN WESTON: Bev and Violet's daughter, 35-45, Oklahoman dialect

 

MATTIE FAY AIKEN: Violet's sister, 55-60, Oklahoman dialect

 

CHARLIE AIKEN: Mattie Fay's husband, 55-60, Oklahoman dialect

 

LITTLE CHARLES AIKEN: their son, 35-40, Oklahoman dialect

 

JOHNNA MONEVATA: housekeeper, Native American, 25-30, Oklahoman dialect

 

STEVE HEIDEBRECHT: Karen's fiancé', 45-55

 

SHERIFF DEON GILBEAU: 40-50, Oklahoman dialect

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