"The Curious Savage" Show Looking for Actors
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Casting call for "The Curious Savage" play, looking for actors. See more details below. About the project: When Ethel Savage’s late husband leaves her a small fortune, she creates a fund to support dreamers with whimsical ambitions. But her three greedy stepchildren—a socialite, a senator, and a judge—commit her to a mental institution, hoping to “bring her to her senses.” At the sanitarium, a warm and welcoming place called The Cloisters, Ethel befriends the other “guests,” a colorful group of kind, generous, and delusional souls, while her stepchildren search for her fortune. With warmth, humor, and dignity, John Patrick’s masterful comedy celebrates those often overlooked and reminds us of the power of kindness, affection, and empathy in a world that too often rewards greed and ambition. Additional info: You may be asked to stay beyond your hour. Callbacks if needed. Needed: No prepared monologue. Sides will be performed and sent before your audition date or will be available on theatreforms. Please be familiar with the show and characters, and remember you will be auditioning in groups. Please bring headshot, resume, and all possible conflict dates. Show dates November 6 – 22 with rehearsals starting September 20th. If interested, please apply.
10 roles
(Lead). The events of the play are centered around her and her decision to hide the money which she has inherited from her late husband from her greedy stepchildren, to give away to those less fortunate or to fulfill others' random, yet important lifelong dreams.
(Lead). The eldest stepson of Mrs. Savage, Titus is the least popular senator in congress. He is sober, humorless, and direct. Titus also has a temper that tends to come out most when dealing with his stepmother.
(Supporting). Lily Belle, the middle stepchild, was once married to a Slovak prince, and has remarried five times since then. A celebrity heiress, she is arrogant, chic, and self-assured.
(Featured). The youngest stepchild of Ethel, Samuel has the distinction of being the judge with the most overturned decisions in the U.S. He walks in the shadows of his siblings, offering a sassy, short comment every once in a while, only to be shot down.
(Supporting). Once a statistician, he was fired and replaced by an electronic calculator. He has then taken up the violin, which he wrongly believes he can play beautifully.
(Supporting). Once a military pilot, Jeff was shot down in the war, surviving a crash that killed all his men. He now believes that he has a scar on his face, which he constantly hides from others. *Will have staged intimacy with Miss Willie*
(Featured). The elegant "mother" of The Cloisters, she believes she has a five-year-old son named John Thomas; in fact, John Thomas is a doll.
(Featured). The other patients say that Mrs. Paddy stopped talking when her husband told her to "shut up" one day, and she hasn't spoken since. She only speaks to announce what she hates.
(Featured). The staff doctor for this wing of The Cloisters, Dr. Emmett is kind, warmhearted, and he works hard to help his patients.
(Supporting). The administrative assistant and nurse for The Cloisters. She is married to Jeff, but struggles to pretend not to be because he doesn't remember her. *Will have staged intimacy with Jeffrey*
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