Casting Performers for "Dot" Play
Auditions for "Dot" play. Directors are in search of male talent. See more details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED About the project: The holidays are always a wild family affair at the Shealy house. But this year, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than exchanging presents on their minds. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and care for themselves. This twisted and hilarious new play grapples unflinchingly with aging parents, midlife crises, and the heart of a West Philly neighborhood. Additional info: Callbacks: Wednesday, September 25, 7:00 p.m. Auditions will consist of cold readings. Not all readings will be from the script. Rehearsal and Performance Dates: Rehearsals: September 30 – November 30, up to three rehearsals per week and possibly four per week as Tech Week approaches. Tech Week: December 1 – 5. Performance Dates: Weekends December 6 – 15. To be considered, please apply.
7 roles
A Martha Stewart meets Claire Huxtable type: obsessive, almost compulsive, and thinking lightning quick. She is the matriarch of the family who is losing her memory and sense of home. How is she going to keep this together? Is it inside of her? Can she find it in time?
Dotty’s daughter, a lawyer. She is the oldest daughter and a single mother who looks after Dot often at the expense of her legal career. Does she carry resentment?
Jewish, ex-girlfriend to Donnie. Former next-door neighbor now living in NYC is back to visit staying in her parents’ home that she hasn’t sold since they passed. She holds a secret affection for Donnie; lost in her own self-worth and identity.
Married to Adam, son of Dot; handsome, masculine, fit; plays piano. Middle child struggling (unemployed) music critic and writer who lives in NYC.
Married to Donnie, a buff specimen of a man, a little lost in the identity battle. Fighting to be seen in a relationship, focus on discretion is more than being seen, though loves openly and helps guide Donnie into the now. Unaware of Jackie’s crush.
Youngest daughter of Dotty; brash, aspiring actress who’s been crashing in the basement while money is tight.
Caretaker of Dotty; good-looking, caring, a watcher of the dynamic in the family, helpful and soul-searching.
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