The Valley Repertory Company will hold auditions for The Golden State, a comedy by Lauren Wilson, on Sunday, August 28th at 1:00 pm.
Auditions will be held at 100 High Street in Enfield, CT.
The play, which will be directed by Lisa Eaton, has roles for 4 men and 6 women (1 man & 1 woman might be doubled).
Multiple roles are available for men and women, age range 20’s-40’s. Actors should prepare a brief comedic monologue (memorization not required), and will read sides from the play. A copy of “The Golden State” is available for in-library use at the Enfield Public Library, 104 Middle Road, Enfield, CT, 06082.
Show dates are set for November 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19
For any questions or additional information, call the director at 860-394-6494 or email the Director@ValleyRep.Com.
THE STORY
In her dilapidated Southern California mansion, Gertrude Hopper rules over her adult children and illegal servants with an iron fist. With a fortune in her bra and a maternal instinct warped by the profit motive, Gertrude plans to marry off her son and farm out her daughter's womb to a wealthy widow. Her plans run aground, however, as her children make a final, desperate bid for love and independence in this twenty-first century reinvention of Molière's classic comedy The Miser.
CHARACTERS
Gertrude Hopper: a rich old woman
Sylvia: 39, Gertrude’s daughter
Cubby: 35, Gertrude’s son
Luis: 30, gardener, hispanic
Blanca: mid-twenties, a maid, hispanic
Ursula: early twenties, a maid, Russian
Federico: 26, a nurse
Bunny Schimpf: late sixties, Austrian
Hernandez: male police officer
Norton: female police officer
"The characters are deftly drawn, the comedy builds to hilarious peaks…Wilson's update of Molière is cogent and cautionary." —San Francisco Chronicle. "As compelling as it is relevant. Very witty and very unorthodox…" —LA's the Place. "A very contemporary comic romp…Pulls no punches…" —BackStage West.
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