"Finding the Absent Crescent" Comedy Play Needs Cast
Auditions for the first readers theatre show of 2025 season "Finding the Absent Crescent" (comedy in two acts). Actors needed. See the breakdown below. About the project: Synopsis: When Anthony begrudgingly hosts a relatives funeral reception due to an untimely incident eliminating his mother’s home from consideration, help comes from a pseudo guardian angel in the form of a philosophical plumber. Meanwhile Anthony’s grandparents look on from the spirit world to help ease the chaos, but when the persnickety funeral director arrives, nothing is as it seems, and everything that can go wrong does. Setting: An Italian American household in New Orleans, Louisiana. Additional info: Be prepared to do cold reading from the script. Resume and/or headshot appreciated but not required. Tentative rehearsal dates: December 17 and January 7, January 13 and 14. The performance will be held January 19th at 2:30pm. If you are interested, please apply.
10 roles
Anthony’s grandfather, complaining and crotchety.
Anthony’s grandmother, strong and sturdy.
Mimi and Sal’s son, free spirited local travel writer.
Anthony’s mother, attractive, bossy, high-strung but well meaning.
Mimi’s best friend, a loud maternal gossip with a sense of humor.
The plumber, working class New Orleanian, wise and philosophical.
A funeral home director, of the New Orleans society scene.
Anthony’s father, a good looking, good natured singing realtor.
Chetta’s niece, a California visitor.
Chetta’s husband and a bug exterminator.
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