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Seeking Actors for "The Diviners" Show

Huntington Beach, CA, United States
ID: 282912Exp: 4/27/2025
Description:

The company is holding auditions for "The Diviners" show and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: This award-winning American drama explores the unlikely friendship between a disturbed young man and a disenchanted preacher. Set in rural Indiana in the 1930’s, THE DIVINERS is a story of friendship, faith, family, and community told in a spare, hauntingly poetic voice that speaks to the heart. As playwright Jim Leonard Jr. puts it, “These are good and simple people, they have only the best of intentions.” Additional info: Rehearsals Days and Times: Monday-Thursday 7:00-10:00 PM beginning August 25th Performance Dates: October 10 – 19, 2025 All actors who are cast will be required to enroll in a Production course.

9 roles

Ferris LaymanMale40-55 y.o.All ethnicities

Father of Buddy and Jennie Mae. Mechanic, hard-working, good-humored, dependable, honest, strong, haunted by the death of his wife. He is easy-going, but don’t push him too far.

C.C. ShowersMale26-35 y.o.All ethnicities

A disenchanted preacher. Handsome, fast-talking, searching, caring, questioning. He no longer wants to “preach” but to “minster” in a secular way.

Norma HenshawFemale40-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Owner of the Hoosier Dry-Goods store. A "true believer". Norma is spiritual, Bible quoting, searching, determined, solid, unyielding. Her mission in life is the bringing a preacher back to her community.

Darlene HenshawMale18-24 y.o.All ethnicities

Norma's niece. Questioning, flirty, prissy, dramatic, rebellious – she’s a good girl at heart, but needs a little excitement in her life.

Goldie ShortMale35-55 y.o.All ethnicities

Owner of the Dine-Away-Cafe. Bossy, caring, honest, tells it like it is. A possible partner for Ferris if circumstances were different?

Basil BennettMale44-64 y.o.All ethnicities

A farmer and the local "doctor" of sorts. Basil is wise and warm yet can be cantankerous when his blood is up. He is the philosophical heart and backbone of the community.

Luella BennettFemale35-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Basil's wife. A doubter. Argumentative, steadfast, opinionated, hard, but capable of unexpected giddiness when excited.

Melvin WilderMale18-29 y.o.All ethnicities

A farmhand (works for Basil). Not too bright, but wise in the ways of the world. At least he thinks so. A bit of a “bad boy”, he’s a good-natured young man who takes Dewey under his wing.

Dewey MaplesMale18-24 y.o.All ethnicities

A farmhand (works for Basil). Naive, sincere, pleasant, well-meaning. A nice young man who looks to Melvin to show him the ropes with women, etc.