Theater Casting Call for "Three Tall Women" Play
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking male and female performers for production of "Three Tall Women". More details are below. About the play: "Three Tall Women" is a two-act play by Edward Albee. The three unnamed women, one in her 90s, one in her 50s, and one in her 20s, are referred to in the script as A, B, and C. The character of A, the oldest woman, is based in part on Albee's mother. In the first act, B is the caretaker and C is the lawyer for A, while in the second act they become personifications of A from earlier in her life. Additional information: SHOW DATES (6 shows): July 2025 Evenings 11, 12, 18, 19 Matinees 13, 19. READTHROUGH WITH CAST April 7, 2025. If you're interested, please apply.
4 roles
A is a 92-year-old woman. She is thin, autocratic, proud, and wealthy, with "encroaching senility".
B is a 52-year-old hired caretaker for A. Although she does not enjoy working for A, she learns much from her. In Act Two, she becomes the personification of A at the age of 52. She is markedly cynical about life.
C is a 26-year-old lawyer, present on behalf of A's law firm, because A has neglected necessary paperwork. In Act Two, she becomes the personification of A at the age of 26. She has all of youth's common self-assurance.
The son of the three women, he does not play a speaking role, but is the subject of much discussion among them. A falling-out between the son and his mother(s) is the cause of much of A and B's despair.
RELATED CASTING CALLS
