directed by Ruth K. Brown
Actors are welcome and encouraged to come and audition for the Chapel Street Players opening season Special Project called, WOMEN AT THE CENTER.
Audition Dates:
July 8 @ 7 – 9 pm (Mon)
July 9 @ 7 – 9 pm (Tue)
Call back Dates: (If needed)
July 11 @ 7 – 9 pm (Thu)
Location: (NOTE THE AUDITIONS ARE NOT AT CHAPEL STREET THEATER)
Actors of all ages, races, genders, and sexual identities are being sought. The writer of these plays, Deirdre Girard, has provided broad flexibility for casting choices to enable Chapel Street Players to inaugurate their first season in their new building with a community representative production that is both entertaining and thought-provoking.
When considering availability, this is a one-weekend project with five (5) performances. November 7-11, 2024 will be the ONLY weekend of this production. Also, consider that this production is small individual scenes and, hopefully, rehearsals can be planned with more flexibility than is usually possible. However, commitment of your time to this project will be required.
Below are synopses of each of the nine 10-minute scenes which comprise WOMEN AT THE CENTER. Cold readings will be used for auditions. Be creative about how and for which roles you want to audition. If interested, Heuer Publishing website has a script extract which is downloadable (but NOT printable) of four of the scenes.
HEADING TOWARD TIKI VILLA
Emma, late 20s
Dave, early 30s
Emma breaks up with a jerk … wants company on Valentine’s Day … meets Dave … is Tiki Villa a
viable option?
THE KIDS FROM THE LAKE
Ashley, 20-30s
Sam, 20-30s
Two people meet at a childhood rendezvous … one to confront her troubled history … one to
take another chance on love
YOU’RE HOME NOW
Gloria, 80s
Matt, 30s
A frail woman struggling with her life in a senior center … and her “grandson” who will do
almost anything to have a Nana again.
IN THE BUFF
Claire, late teens
Andy, 21 College senior
Claire enjoys doing her housecleaning job completely unencumbered … Andy is more provincial
until their conversation uncovers an earlier shared relationship.
A HEDGE AGAINST LONELINESS
Elizabeth, 60-70s
Brady, 40-50s
Off stage voice
A mother-daughter phone call … another holiday alone … a very open-minded male volunteer …
travel plans?
BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
Jennifer, 30-40s
Tony, 30-40s
Entering in the middle of a conversation … confusion reigns supreme … are they breaking up?
LITTLE BLACK MARK
Kelly, early 40s
Mai, teen (Kelly’s daughter)
Stacy, early 40s, Kelly’s best friend
Rough-around-the-edges Kelly and Stacy … quiet, articulate Mia, the class valedictorian …
clashes over future life choices turn loud, then physical and then tropical.
BECAUSE YOU’RE JULIA
Julia, 20-30s
Amelia, 5-7 years younger
Young actress grappling with a new role … mentor grappling with an old problem … that
suddenly becomes today’s problem … can they resolve it together?
ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE ROBOTS?
Ruth, 50-60s
Anne, 20-30s
Patient 1, any age/sex or off-stage voice
Patient 2, any age/sex or off-stage voice
Working at home for Tele-Health has its problems … Ruth has an almost mechanical way of
handling her patients … until a person with special needs calls for help.
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