Casting Announcement

AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT

The Circle Players will be holding auditions for its next production, The Pie Ladies, on Monday, September 14, 2026 at 6:30pm.  Auditions will be held in Richardson Hall, 551 Farragut Circle, El Cajon, CA 92020.  The audition will consist of cold readings from the script. 

Please email thecircleplayers@gmail.com so that we can expect your participation.  If you have not previously performed with The Circle Players, please include a resumé and recent headshot with your email.  Plan to stay about two hours, depending on the number of those auditioning.  Callbacks will be scheduled as needed. 

About the show:  The performances will be in a staged-reading format with some limited memorization, props, and movement required.  The Pie Ladies is a comedic story about a group of ladies who get together each year and make dozens of pies for the annual church supper.  But as they busily bake pies, they decide to create their own country.  Unfortunately, this conversation happens in front of the pastor, a potential choir director, and a newspaper reporter.  While protecting the flag of their new country, an incident occurs which lands them in jail.  They are bailed out, but now they owe a lot, and they create an innovative way to raise the money.

Rehearsals will be limited, since it is a staged reading, and will mostly occur on scheduled Monday evenings from September 21st thru November 9th, with a final rehearsal November 12th.  The two performances are:

Friday November 13, 2026 at 6:30pm

Saturday November 14, 2026 at 1:00pm

All rehearsals and performances will be held in Richardson Hall, 551 Farragut Circle, El Cajon, CA 92020. 

The Circle Players welcomes and encourages adults of all ethnicities, genders, and abilities to submit for these roles (except as noted).  Character names may be changed as necessary:

ROLES AVAILABLE:

 Pie Ladies

VELDA: Age 50-70, she has a sharp tongue and a quick wit. She and Dulcie quarrel like sisters but really are friends.

GLADYS: Age 50-70, she is savvy, quick to grasp nuances, an organizer.

KITTY: Age 50-70, she is the group’s leader, keeping the Pie Ladies on track.

LUCILLE: Age 50-70, she is quiet, friendly, helpful, and proper.  

DULCIE: Age 50-70, she takes things too literally, not the sharpest tack in the box. 

NADINE: Age 50-70, she’s the motherly one of the group, concerned with doing what needs to be done. 

Other Roles

BARISTA:  Man or woman in their 20s or 30s

PASTOR MAXELL:  Should be a man any age

IRENE: Potential new church member

SADIE: Local news writer

LOLA: Landlady, busybody. (Can be played by BARISTA)

NEIGHBOR 1 & 2:  Narrates Scene through conversation

(NEIGHBORs can be played by actors who play Irene, Sadie, or Barista)