Actors Required For Stage Play "That Championship Season"
"That Championship Season" play looking for cast. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: Synopsis: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award as best play of the season, this brilliant, powerful play brings pathos, humor and deep compassion to its penetrating study of five men – a high-school basketball coach, now retired, and four members of the team that he guided to the state championship twenty years earlier – who meet for a reunion. 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 mid February and April 14, 2024. Rehearsals: Rehearsals will begin mid to late February and will run Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 6:30 - 9:00 pm Performance Dates: April 4 – 14, 2024 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 pm. Sunday shows begin at 2:30 pm. If you are interested, please apply.
5 roles
That Championship Season’s moral center, Coach, is an older man who coached the other four characters to a high school state basketball championship twenty years earlier. He considers that championship the crowning achievement of his career, if not his life. The victory made him & the other characters local legends. He still receives special treatment in the town because of this long ago victory. In many ways, Coach lives in the past.
James is one of the players on the 1952 championship team, and the elder brother of Tom Daley. He is married to Helen and has five children. James has remained in his hometown and is currently the principal of the local junior high school. He was also George’s campaign manager in the last election, and, at the beginning of the play, holds the position in this election as well.
Tom is one of the players on the 1952 championship team, and the younger brother of James Daley. Tom is an alcoholic and drinks heavily throughout the play. He has not attended the past three reunions, and he plans to leave town soon after this one. He is unemployed and has lived in and been kicked out of many places. Tom spends much of the play pointing out the absurdities of the other character’s positions on both life and the issues at hand. He irritates everyone, especially Coach.
Phil is one of the players on the 1952 championship team. He has remained in his hometown, running the successful business he inherited from his father. Phil is very rich and very bored. He finds pleasure in owning material possessions and in sexual relationships. Though he is married to Claire and has two children, Phil and his wife agree to have other relationships, and they both have had numerous affairs. Phil had a liaison with George’s wife, Marion.
George is one of the players on the 1952 championship team. He has remained in his hometown and is currently serving as mayor. George ran for this position because Coach convinced him to. Though in his mind, he has been an ideal mayor, the other characters have pointed out his many shortcomings as a public official. In many ways, George is the focal point of the reunion. He is running for reelection and is counting on Phil’s financial support to help him win again.
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