"Misery" Audition for the Theater
Casting actors for "Misery" play. Please find the breakdown below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Successful novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash but wakes up captive in a secluded home owned by his self-identified "number one fan," Annie Wilkes. Rate: $690 weekly minimum (LOA, ref. to LORT) — 2025–26 rates. Additional info: Video auditions are also accepted for those unable to attend in person. Please prepare the sides for the characters you'd like to be considered for. Callbacks: Monday, August 31, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM. First Rehearsal: January 5, 2027. Opening: January 28, 2027. Closing: February 21, 2027. Performance schedule: Thursday–Saturday at 8:00 PM, Saturday–Sunday at 2:30 PM. Additional 10:00 AM performance on Wednesday, February 3, 2027. If interested, please apply.
3 roles
Paul Sheldon’s “number one fan.” A former nurse living in rural isolation. She initially presents as sweet and deeply nurturing but is masking something else entirely. She is physically capable and absolute in her control over Paul.
A best-selling novelist. Wry and privately resentful of the pulp romance series that made him famous. After a car crash on an icy Colorado road leaves both legs shattered, he awakens bedridden and in immense pain in the home of his “number one fan.”
The local sheriff of Silver Creek, Colorado. Persistent in the investigation into the famous author's disappearance.
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