Performers Needed for Theatre Audition "Terms of Endearment"
Theatre announces open auditions for "Terms of Endearment". Seeking cast. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the details below. About the project: Synopsis: Aurora, a widowed and controlling mother, and Emma, her feisty and independent daughter, have a close but often strained relationship, connected by frequent phone calls and strong opinions. Emma marries Flap Horton, a young college professor, who turns out to be a philandering husband. Meanwhile, Aurora develops a relationship with her next-door neighbor, Garrett, a retired astronaut. The play explores the complex relationship between the mother and daughter as they navigate life's challenges including love, marriage, family, and loss with humor and heart. Additional info: The auditions will consist of cold readings from the script (sides available at the auditions). Callbacks if needed: May 11, 2026, 6:30 p.m. First rehearsal to be scheduled in mid-May. Performances: July 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, August 1 and 2: Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:00. If you are interested, please apply.
7 role s
Mother of Emma with whom she has a complex, strong, yet caring relationship. She’s completely involved in her daughter’s family problems. Smart, “hard-to–please,” she is passionate in life and love. Attractive, boldly direct, Aurora has us laughing in her most controlling moments.
Realistic, feisty when she needs to be, sees the good in life. As smart as her Mom, she has the heart of a lioness and is deeply committed to her husband, her children, and her mother. She navigates the tempestuous waters of family relationships with perceptive understanding and humor.
Next-door neighbor to Aurora. A retired astronaut. A womanizing alcoholic who has let himself go. Develops a tenuous and surprising relationship with Aurora. Despite his incorrigible behavior he certainly has his charming and endearing moments and has Aurora’s back in the end.
Emma’s high school sweetheart and now wayward husband. Inattentive to Emma, except for spontaneous sex. Trying to find his own path he accepts a position of a college professor in Des Moines, Iowa, separating the family hundreds of miles from Emma's meddlesome mother. Tries to step up for Emma in the end.
Emma’s best girlfriend who goes to college, eventually becoming successful in New York City. Also smart, full of life, a dedicated friend, she is always there for Emma.
Emma’s doctor, impatient, clinical, brusque, and not very forthcoming at first.
Additional roles: Nurse – 18-55 Doris (young date of Garrett) – 18-30 Young Aurora – 18-25 *These three parts could be played by one actor.
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