Theatre Casting Call for "Steel Magnolias" Show
The company is holding auditions for "Steel Magnolias" show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: In Chinquapin, Louisiana, everybody who is anybody gets their hair done at Truvy’s beauty shop—where the women are all sass and brass. Through clouds of hairspray and over the buzz of blow dryers, six southern spitfires gather each week to gossip, laugh, and support each other. When the ladies face a life-changing event, those bonds are tested and prove tough as steel. Infused with heart and humor, this is a hilarious story of love, loss, and enduring friendship. Rate: Pay ranges from $350 per week for local, non-union actors; $500 for out of town, non-union actors. This production is an AEA Tier 3 Guest Artists Agreement, and the weekly rate is $691.00 per week, plus per diem, health and pension, and weekly media bump. Housing for out-of-town artists is available. Additional info: Important Dates: Rehearsal Begins: March 4, 2025 Previews: March 27 & 28, 2025 Opening: March 29, 2025 Closing: April 13, 2025 (with a possible extension thru April 20) What to prepare: Please prepare the side and monologue provided for the role of your choice. If you are interested in more than one track, please only prepare one as time is limited! If there are two monologues for the role, please only prepare #1 for the initial audition. Please see the attachment for more details. Please apply to request an in-person appointment, include your headshot, resume, and a filled out AUDITION FORM and CONFLICT CALENDAR (Please bring these forms with you to your appointment!)
6 roles
Owner of the beauty shop. She is vivacious and wise beyond her years. She has a heart of gold but has been dealt some hard knocks. She offers advice with lots of hairspray and teasing.
The newly hired assistant at the beauty shop. She is unsure and timid at the beginning of the play. Throughout the story she goes from timid to wild to very religious.
Widow of former mayor. Grand dame. Elegant, sophisticated, intelligent, and very witty.
M’Lynn’s daughter. She is strong-willed, pretty, and passionate. She loves her mother but is not afraid to go toe-to-toe with her or any of the older women in the show.
Shelby’s mother. M’Lynn is practical, intelligent, and loving. She is passionate and stubborn about her daughter. She is the heart of the story.
She is a wealthy curmudgeon and southern to the core. Ouiser is eccentric and quick witted.
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