“Calendar Girls” Stage Play Searching For Cast
Looking for actors for “Calendar Girls” play. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the breakdown below. About the project: "Calendar Girls follows six women, members of the staid Women’s Institute (W.I.) in rural Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales, England. After one of the friends loses her husband to leukemia, the group decides to raise money through unconventional means: producing a calendar that features its members in the BUFF! As the calendar becomes an international sensation, the women’s relationships are tested, and their personal lives transform as they imagine a less isolated future. It is based on the true story of eleven W.I. members who famously posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund in 1999." Additional info: What to expect: Theatre has adopted the standard that monologues are required for all auditions. They may be memorized or read. Audition Requirements: Contemporary or Contemporary/Comedic Monologue: 60 seconds max. (memorized or read). PLEASE COME to your appointment EARLY. The first Calendar Girls rehearsal will be a cast Meet & Greet on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 7 p.m. at a location TBA. At that time, a complete rehearsal schedule will be worked out in consultation with the cast. It will involve weekend rehearsals and allow time off for the Thanksgiving and year-end holidays. Performance Dates: January 12 – February 11, 2024. About Nudity: Characters will be required to appear as if nude on stage. The scenes will have coverage of all pertinent body parts with artfully arranged props concealing those parts. Those auditioning should be comfortable with the illusion of nudity. No person shall be nude or naked either on stage or in the calendar, and individual choices as to the degree of exposure will be respected. If you are interested, please apply.
14 roles
Female-identifying. Gregarious, at home in crowds, comfortable holding court at the center of attention. The life and soul of the party. Unafraid to confront. Still has a naughty schoolgirl in her. Married to Rod. Helpful if the actor playing Chris plays the piano. Annie’s complement. Requires Concealed Nudity.
Female-identifying. A conformist at heart, reliable, swayed into mischief by her good friend Chris. Wholesome but with a slight edge and a bit of a spine. A calming peacemaker who can bring people together. Married to John for 28 years. Chris’s complement. Requires Concealed Nudity.
Female-identifying, around age 40. The witty deadpan joker of the pack, but never plays the fool. College educated ex-rocker chick. Single mom; church organist. The actor playing Cora should be able to sing reasonably well, on key a capella, and lead others in song. Familiarity with piano playing a plus. Requires Concealed Nudity.
Female-identifying. Ex-schoolteacher. A tough, brave lover of life with a bit of daring. Fastidious. No-nonsense. Requires Concealed Nudity.
Female-identifying. An outsider to the W.I. type, but has found a way to fit in. Has a rebellious streak. A fan of department stores. Grounded in values beyond materialism. Beautiful, sexy, a little aristocratic but with a body that turns heads. Requires Concealed Nudity.
Female-identifying. Marie’s right hand. A people pleaser and rule follower stemming from an abusive relationship. Seeks relevance within the W.I. Her fullest potential has been subdued for most of her life, being dedicated to her husband, Eddie. She eventually finds her more true self and genuine confidence as the play progresses. Requires Concealed Nudity.
Female-identifying. Head of the Women’s Institute (W.I.). Stern, uptight, efficient. Full of herself. Very conservative rule follower. Suppresses a desire to break out of the façade she has built for herself. Most others roll their eyes at/around her.
Male-identifying. Annie’s husband. Amiable, physically fit and lean. A beautiful and sensitive man through and through – a real catch. Very much romantically in love with and supportive of Annie. A light in the world and the salt of the earth. A human sunflower. The actor playing John shows a bald head further in the play due to the chemotherapy. There are different ways to handle this in production.
Male-identifying. Chris’s husband. His deadpan humor has always made his wife, Chris, laugh. A drinker but not a drunk. Owns Harper’s Florist Shop – a diligent worker.
Female-identifying, Age 40 and up. A dull speaker.
Male-identifying. Shy, reticent photographer with an artist’s eye. He only sees the photo and the live model when photographing female nudity.
Female-identifying. Unintentionally patronizing due to her rarified high breeding. A large, important presence. The height of elegance.
Female-identifying. Impeccable beautician with a snooty, elevated self-image. From a different world than that of the ladies of the W.I.
Male identifying. A no-nonsense, competent, humorless, all-business photo shoot director unhappy with his job, wishing he could do something else with his life. Professional, weary, and resigned.
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