Actor/Singers Audition For "Hands on a Hardbody" Show
Open auditions for "Hands on a Hardbody" show. Looking for cast. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: Synopsis: Hands on a Hardbody takes place at a Nissan dealership in Longview, Texas, where ten contestants try to outlast each other to win a brand new red truck by keeping at least one hand on it as long as they can. Every character needs the truck to help change their lives for the better and to win their American dream. We see them struggle through the heat and exhaustion with humor, ambition, and hope. Rate: This is a volunteer-based organization. All roles for this production are cast as volunteers. Additional info: REHEARSALS Rehearsals will take place Monday-Friday from 7:00-10:00pm. You will not necessarily be called for every rehearsal and will receive a schedule in advance. At your audition appointment, please make directors aware of any preexisting conflicts. No conflicts will be permitted for Tech Week (week of September 3, 2023). PERFORMANCES Performances will be held Thursday-Sunday for three consecutive weekends: September 8, 2023 - September 24, 2023. No conflicts will be permitted for performance dates, as understudies will not be cast for this production. Please apply to confirm an audition appointment.
16 roles
Weather-beaten face, ingratiating grin, and lots of homespun philosophy; our narrator of sorts. Tenor, C#3-G#4
A “good old boy” with pomaded gray hair and a high wattage grin, Virginia’s husband. Baritone, G2-D4
A pretty UPS worker with steel ambition and big dreams. Mezzo-Soprano, A3-E5.
Well-built under his hoodie, aviator glasses conceal eyes, military steeliness and hidden vulnerability. Tenor, Ab2-Ab4
Radio personality; a diehard good ole boy dressed in a Stetson. Bari-Tenor, Eb3-Gb4
A flirtatious restaurant hostess accustomed to bending the rules and getting away with it. Mezzo-Soprano, A3-D#5
A cute young man in a baseball cap. Tenor, D3-B4
A hard-working, smart first generation Mexican-American. Tenor, E3-B
A good-natured guy with a slight Louisiana accent and a love of Snickers. Tenor, F3-B4
A stout Latina woman, kind and hopeful, quiet until moved by the spirit with an infectious laugh. low mezzo, D3-G5
A one-time beauty queen settling into middle-age, JD’s wife. Mezzo-Soprano G3-C5
Boyishly handsome, questionable ethics, works at the dealership. Tenor, Eb3-Bb4
Wears a cardboard sign on his head that reads “I love you Janis! GO BABY GO!” Baritone, A2-Bb3.
A tough old bird with sunned-skin and missing teeth; comic and full of integrity. Married to Don. Low Mezzo, D3-Bb4
Former Miss Gregg County, fond of pageant hair and pastels, works in PR at the dealership.
Professor from LeTourneau University.
RELATED CASTING CALLS
