Jobs In Acting For Stage Play "Lost In Yonkers"
Auditions for the funny and heartrending play "Lost In Yonkers". In need of actors. Please see the details below. About the project: SYNOPSIS: Set in Yonkers, New York in 1942, this memory play is about Bella, who is thirty-five years old, mentally challenged, and living at home with her mother, stern Grandma Kurnitz. As the play opens, ne'er-do-well son Eddie deposits his two young sons on the old lady's doorstep. He is financially strapped and taking to the road as a salesman. The boys are left to contend with Grandma, with Bella and her secret romance, and with Louie, her brother, a small-time hoodlum in a strange new world called Yonkers. Winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Neil Simon’s inimitable play LOST IN YONKERS is about the trials and tribulations that test family ties. Additional info: HOW TO PREPARE: Those auditioning should be familiar with the script. Bring a theatre resume and headshot if you have them. Actors will perform cold reads from the script. Bring a list of all conflicts between December 14 and February 7. Any absences during rehearsals will affect casting. REHEARSALS Read-through: Thursday, December 14, 7:00 - 9:30PM Rehearsals will begin Tuesday, December 26 from 7:00 - 9:30PM and will run Mondays – Thursdays from 7:00 - 9:30PM. PERFORMANCE DATES February 8 – 18, 2023 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows begin at 7:30PM. Sunday shows begin at 2:30PM. If you are interested, please apply.
5 roles
Jay’s middle-aged father. After the death of his wife, he is forced to send his two sons to live with their grandmother, while he repays his large financial debts. Much like his sisters, he is shown to be a nervous wreck around Grandma.
Jay’s aunt. She is sometimes a bit off-center and is mentally challenged, but she is also loving and protective of her nephews. Much of the second half of the play focuses on her attempts at independence from her stern mother.
Eddie and Bella’s mother, a big woman, buxom, with a strong body. Jay’s grandmother. An old and stern woman. Owing to her harsh childhood, she has always been very intolerant of what in others she calls “weaknesses”. She is blunt, sometimes even in a funny way, and always knows what is going on with the people around her.
Jay’s flamboyant, jovial uncle who comes to live with the family when he is hiding from the local mob. He is considered by Grandma Kurnitz to be the “survivor” of the family. He has a strong, unpredictable nature, and a certain underlying dark side, which the kids uncover in the second act of the play. He works as a “bagman” for the mob.
Jay’s aunt, and Grandma’s daughter. She is a very interesting addition to the family. Her most noticeable issue is that when she breathes, she has a tendency to suck in while still speaking, as a result of trauma instilled in her by Grandma from a young age.
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