Production of "August: Osage County" Is Looking for Performers
Talent needed for the "August: Osage County" theatre play. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you’ve got a major play that unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family. Additional info: No signup or prep is needed, just come ready to read! Show Dates: March 1, 2, 3 and 8, 9, 10 Rehearsals: One read-through in December based on availability. Primarily rehearsals will start in January. Planning for 3-4 rehearsals/week in Jan & Feb until Tech week (week of 2/25), but can limit rehearsals for many cast members to 2 nights/week for the first several weeks. Come with your availability! If interested, please apply.
12 roles
Husband of Violet / Father to his three 40-something daughters. A one-time world-class poet and full-time alcoholic. Polite, soulful, melancholy, and ultimately suicidal.
Wife of Beverly. The devious matriarch. She has lost her husband. She is addicted to painkillers—and any other pill she can pop. She suffers from cancer of the mouth. But that doesn’t stop her from spewing her cynicism or her hilariously sinister insults.
The eldest daughter. In many ways, Barbara is the strongest and most sympathetic character. Throughout the play, she tries to gain control of her chaotic mother, her dilapidated marriage, and her pot-smoking 14-year-old daughter.
Barbara’s husband.
Violet’s sister.
Mattie Fay’s husband.
Mattie Fay & Charlie’s son.
The middle daughter. A quiet librarian, stereotypically mousy. Ivy has stayed close to home, unlike the other errant Weston sisters. This means Ivy has had to endure the acid tongue of her mother. She has been maintaining a secret love affair with her first cousin. If you think that sounds like a Jerry Springer episode, just wait till you read Act Three!
The youngest daughter. She claims to have been unhappy her entire adult life, prompting her to move away from the family and reside in Florida. However, she returns to the Weston home bringing along a fiancé in tow—a successful 50-year-old businessman who, unbeknownst to Karen, turns out to be the most loathsome character within the play.
The Native American live-in housekeeper. She is hired by Beverly just days before his disappearance. She may not have many lines, but she is the most compassionate and morally grounded of all the characters. She claims to stay in the caustic household simply because she needs the job. Yet, there are times when she swoops in like a warrior-angel, saving characters from despair and destruction.
Karen’s Fiance.
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