Theater Audition in “Les Belles Soeurs” Play
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking performers for “Les Belles Soeurs” play. Please, see the details below. About the play: Synopsis: Written in 1965, Les Belles-Soeurs portrays 15 Québécois women expressing their anger, desperation and frustration loudly, rudely and audaciously. Germaine Lauzon has won a million stamps in a contest. She invites her family and neighbors into her kitchen to help paste them into booklets. Fighting for any power in their suffocating lives, the women yell, backstab, dream and steal in grand theatrical style. Rate: This is a volunteer opportunity. Additional information: Location: Ottawa, ON. Rehearsals will be held starting mid-August, Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays. Please note Monday or Sunday as rehearsal day may be added to the calendar, this will be announced shortly. Performance dates are November 21-29, 2025 for 10 performances. French Canadian accents will be required for the roles and are to be attempted at the audition. If interested, please apply.
15 roles
Housewife, second oldest of four sisters. Has a sense of superiority due to her winning 1 million trading stamps.
Daughter of Germaine, works in retail. Has an impulsive personality. Constantly at odds with her mother.
Third oldest sister, the comedian of the family. She dares to say what others won’t. Her secret: quietly enduring the repeated sexual assaults of her brutish husband.
Oldest sister. She is subdued, reserved and self-effacing.
A neighbor. Thinks herself more sophisticated and morally above her more vulgar neighbors. She is awkward in her condescension.
A neighbor. Jealous, angry, hard done by, overlooked, ignored. First to arrive and first to steal from Germaine.
A neighbor. The very personification of happiness and contentment, thus making her seem completely invisible.
A neighbor. The very personification of happiness and contentment, thus making her seem completely invisible.
Germaine’s sister-in-law, who cares for her own invalid mother in-law. Sometimes in a troubling way.
Invalid, wheelchair bound mother in-law of Thérèse. She is bitter. Almost no lines.
Neighbor. Aging bachelorette, who lives with Rheauna. Docile, but reveals a tightly held secret.
(Neighbor) Aging bachelor. Lives with Angeline. She is the more dominating of the two.
Friend of Linda and Ginette. Naive, desperate, just discovered that she is pregnant. (Small role)
Friend of Lise & Linda. Little nosey. Hard home life. Desperately wants to be liked by her friends, who perpetually reject her. (Small role)
The youngest sister but has lived a hard life. Black sheep of the family. Ostracized by her family and abandoned by her man Johnny.
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