"Brighton Beach Memoirs" Comedy Play Needs Actors
Seeking cast for play "Brighton Beach Memoirs". ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: This coming-of-age comedy is set in Brighton Beach during The Great Depression in 1937 and walks us through the life of Eugene Morris Jerome; a Polish-Jewish American teenager. Dreaming of baseball and girls, Eugene must cope with the mundane existence of his family life in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn walk-up. He narrates his days with a formidable mother, overworked father, a worldly older brother, plus his widowed Aunt and her two young (but rapidly aging) daughters. This bittersweet memoir significantly captures the life of a struggling Jewish household where “if you didn’t have a problem, you wouldn’t be living here”. Additional info: Please prepare a short comedic monologue and be familiar with the play. Memorization is not required. Actors will be asked to read over some sides as well. Callbacks: 2pm-4pm, March 4th. Performance dates: May 25th-28th, June 1st-3rd. ACTORS NEED TO CONVINCINGLY BE ABLE TO PORTRAY THE AGES OF THE CHARACTERS. To schedule an audition appointment, please apply.
4 roles
(18): Stanley went to work straight after high school to help support his family. He tries to live by the principles of fairness and risks his job standing up for a coworker. Stanley juggles dealing with Eugene’s passions while attempting to please his parents, but he struggles with feelings of being trapped.
Jack is finding the influx of relatives into his home extremely stressful and it is also detrimental to his health. Since their moving in has created a financial issue within the household he has to take on a second, stressful job in order to bring enough money home to support everyone. His primary job is also very stressful and consequently his health is being negatively affected by the familial changes. Although he is the "man of the house" he is largely managed by his wife.
Kate is an archetypal Jewish mother. She is around forty years old, vibrant, capable and the wearer of the pants in the Jerome household. Kate keeps the family together and also makes sure that everyone is pulling their weight in the home, aside from Laurie because of her heart palpitations. Kate knows what she thinks is right and will not deviate from her beliefs or opinions.
An unemployed widow, Kate’s sister, and Nora and Laurie’s mother. Blanche has been widowed for six years, and after her husband left her with no money, she was forced to depend upon Kate and Jack’s charity for the support of her and her daughters. Blanche is unable to get a job due to her poor eyesight and asthma, but she takes in sewing at home to help pay for Nora’s dance lessons. Blanche has never truly been independent and wants to learn to take care of herself and her daughters.
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