Talent Wanted for "The Outsiders" Play
The company is holding auditions for "The Outsiders" Play and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: This show deals with real people, seen through the eyes of young Ponyboy, a Greaser on the wrong side of life, caught up in territorial battles between the have-it-made rich kids – the Socs -- and his tough, underprivileged “greaser” family and friends. Cherry, a beautiful Soc, comes to share a special sensitivity with Ponyboy as she discovers that he remembers poems and needs to watch sunsets. At the same time, Cherry's attracted to the older, tougher Dallas, and in a sense, she's caught in the violent space between the Greasers and the Socs. While the Socs appear to have everything, the only thing a Greaser has is his friends. As these young people try to find themselves and each other, as the sadness of sophistication begins to reach them and their battles and relationships reach a resolution, Ponyboy's dying friend, Johnny, sends him a last message … I've been thinking about the poem that guy wrote. He meant you're gold when you're a kid, like green. When you're a kid everything's new, dawn. It's just when you get used to everything that it's day. Like the way you dig sunsets, Pony. That's gold. Keep it that way. It's a good way to be. This is a play about young people who are not yet hopeless about latent decency in the midst of struggle. Additional info: Production Dates: July 25 – 28, 2024 Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
21 roles
Greaser, to play early teens (14); youngest of the group; smart; likes movies, books, sunsets, drawing; on the track A team; doesn’t like to fight, but will; loves his brother, Sodapop, but doesn’t understand why oldest brother is so hard on him.
Greaser; to play (16); small, slight; quiet; nervous, suspicious; like a “little puppy who’s been kicked too many times”; abused at home; gang is his family; the gang’s pet; been beaten severely by the Socs
A Soc; wears several rings; looks down on greasers; out for a good time no matter what
A Soc; knows the score; doesn’t like the fighting that goes on
Greaser; to play 18 - 20; tough, cold, mean; arrested at 10; long hair, no grease; tries to break laws just to show he doesn’t care whether it’s legal or not; only person or thing he cares about is Johnny; loyal to the other greasers
Greaser; to play 18 – 20; stocky; sideburns; takes very little seriously; likes to drink; wide grin
Greaser; to play early 20s; Ponyboy’s oldest brother; good looking; former football player; had to grow up too fast; tough, cool, smart
Greaser; to play 16, almost 17; Ponyboy’s middle brother; good looking; happy go lucky; not as smart as Ponyboy or Darry; high on life
To play 16; Sodapop’s girlfriend; troubled at home; really loves Sodapop
A Soc; cheerleader; Bob’s girlfriend; doesn’t hate the greasers as a group; tries to help; doesn’t like the fighting
A Soc; Cherry’s friend; a little ditzy; also sees nothing wrong with talking to greasers (away from school)
A parent; chaperone for the children at the church
A parent, chaperone for the children at the church
Ponyboy’s English teacher
A Soc, former schoolmate of Darry’s
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