The "Superior Donuts" Show Needs for Talents
Theatre show "Superior Donuts" seeks performers. See the details listed below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Author Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franko Wicks, a black teenager who is his only employee, wants to change the shop for the better. This comedy-drama by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Letts explores the challenges of embracing the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Additional info: -Performance Schedule: July 21 – August 6, 2023. Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30 pm & Sundays at 2:00 pm. -Rehearsal Schedule: Rehearsals begin June 20, 2023. -Audition Requirements: Please arrive at least 15 minutes early with your head-shot and resume. Cold readings from the script. Audition sides are below. If you are interested, please apply.
9 roles
Russian. Must have dialect. He owns the DVD store next door to Arthur’s donut store.
Irish American lady cop. She is an avid hockey fan. She has a crush on Arthur.
African American cop. He is also a Trekkie.
(Shub-er-shef-ski) – Polish-American, draft dodger from the Vietnam war. Still a hippie but supports himself running the donut shop his father started as a Polish immigrant from the 40's.
Franco has a dangerous gambling debt to settle and quits college to get a job at Superior Donuts to try to start earning money.
Irish American. Lady is a daily regular at Superior Donuts. She attends the local AA meetings when it suits her but doesn’t claim sobriety successfully.
He is the gangster responsible for Franco’s gambling dilemma. He is intimidating. Irish/Italian American.
Irish American. He is the henchman for Luther Flynn.
He has come to America to help his uncle, Max, remodel the DVD shop. Kiril is big and strong.
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