Actors Job For Stage Play "Driving Miss Daisy"
Casting call for the 2023-2024 season show "Driving Miss Daisy". Looking for men/women. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the breakdown below. About the project: Pulitzer Prize-winning, Driving Miss Daisy, is set in Atlanta and spans twenty-five years, from 1948 to 1973. When Daisy Wertham, a stubborn, elderly Southern widow, crashes her new car into the neighbor’s garage, her son, Boolie, forces her to take on a chauffeur. He employs Hoke Coleburn, much to her chagrin. At first, Daisy refuses to rely on a black man to get her from one place to the next and Hoke spends two weeks sitting in the kitchen doing nothing. Gradually, however, Daisy’s prejudices are broken down and, against all odds, he becomes her best friend. Daisy teaches Hoke to read and write, while Hoke encourages Daisy to let go of her insecurities. Alfred Uhro’s delicate drama explores the experience of aging while the world around you moves forwards at great pace. Additional info: Auditions: September 30th & October 1st, 2023 Saturday from 2:00pm – 5:00pm – no appointment necessary. Sunday from 2:00pm – 5:00pm – APPOINTMENT ONLY, PLEASE. Actors are asked to prepare both a comic monologue & dramatic monologue. Playing February 15, 16, 17, 18, 2024 Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 7:30pm / Sunday at 3:00pm. Rehearsal Window: January 22nd – February 13th. Please see the flyer attached. Please apply. Video auditions are welcome, and must be received by 5:00pm October 1st.
3 roles
MATURE MALE OF COLOR: Hoke ages throughout the play over the course of 25 years. He must therefore play ages 60 to 85. Initially, Hoke is down on his luck and has been unemployed for several months. However, he does not let it get him down and keeps up his smart appearance. He has previously worked as a driver and deliveryman and enjoys working for Jewish families as he finds them fair. He is therefore pleased to be employed by Boolie Werthan to chauffeur his elderly mother, Daisy.
Daisy Werthan begins the play as a 72 year old, but she ages over the course of 25 years, ending the play as a fragile 97 year old. Daisy is a widow and mother to Boolie, who has taken over his late father’s printing business. She values her independence and is resentful when Boolie makes her stop driving after she crashes her car into her neighbor’s garage. She hates the idea of having a driver who will be unwanted in her home. Daisy must be played with a strong Atlanta accent.
Boolie begins the play aged 40 and ages over the course of 25 years to end the play aged 65. He is Daisy’s son and lives with his wife in Atlanta. Boolie inherited his late father’s printing company and has built it up to become a big business. Over the course of the play, he emerges as one of the city’s leading business figures. He is concerned about his mother after she crashes her car into the neighbor’s garage while reversing out of her driveway. Boolie must have a strong Atlanta accent.
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