Auditions 2020

Beware the Man Eating Chicken

by Henry Meyerson

CASTING: 2 Men, 3 Women

GENRE: Dark Comedy, Farce

CHARACTERS

• BETTY SMITH - wiry and sloppily dressed; tough as nails, heavily made up; hard to tell, but probably in her late 40’s, early 50’s
• CAROL SMITH - Betty’s younger sister; small, wizened, tight-faced, looks self-righteous and is
• CAPTAIN LEONARD - slightly moronic look, but feels selfimportant; wears a bloody apron and carries an attaché case
• DOCTOR MARTIN - played by the same actor as Captain Leonard; looks like a doctor; he has a stethoscope around his neck to prove it
• ALBERT - looks sleazy and is; a five-dollar body in a thousand-dollar suit
• DOROTHY - Albert’s sister; oozes money and craftiness
• WILLIAM SMITH - off-stage voice and various gaseous emissions

Time Period: Current

CONSIDERATIONS: Physical Comedy

The Savannah Sipping Society

by Jesse Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten

CASTING: 0 men, 4 women

GENRE: Comedy

CHARACTERS

• RANDA - a perfectionist and workaholic, is struggling to cope with a surprise career derailment that, unfortunately, reveals that she has no life and no idea how to get one.
• DOT - still reeling from her husband’s recent demise and the loss of their plans for an idyllic retirement, faces the unsettling prospect of starting a new life from scratch—and all alone.
• MARLAFAYE - Earthy and boisterous, a good ol’ Texas gal, has blasted into Savannah in the wake of losing her tom-cattin’ husband to a twenty-three-year-old dental hygienist. The strength of her desire to establish a new life is equaled only by her desire to wreak a righteous revenge on her ex.
• JINX - new to town, a spunky ball of fire, offers her services as a much-needed life coach for these women. However, blinded by her determination and efforts to get their lives on track, she over-looks the fact that she’s the one most in need of sage advice.

Time Period: Current

Another Dumb Ghost Story

by Jack Petersen

CASTING: 3 men, 2 women

GENRE: Comedy

CHARACTERS

• Mrs. Neil: A widow in her late 50’s to early 60’s, friendly, warm, everyone’s idea of Mom. SHE is the owner and operator of the “Sanderson Inn.”
• Mary: An attractive woman in her early 20’s, MARY is usually good-natured and energetic. Last night SHE had a fight with her live-in boyfriend, and today she has come to the Inn to commit suicide.
• Ickles: A ghost. Sort of. HE is unconventional in both manner and appearance. MARY called out to him, and HE responded. Unfortunately, neither one knows how or why.
• Carl: MARY’S boyfriend. A studious man in HIS mid 20’s. CARL is smart, ambitious, already professionally successful. HE is, however, lacking in warmth and imagination.
• George: In HIS mid 60’s, GEORGE is a handy man who works for Mrs. Neil (… and on occasion provides other services.) GEORGE is gregarious, and has an active imagination. HE has a ribald sense of humor (which is the polite way to say he’s a dirty old man.)

Time Period: Current

Nunsense

by Dan Goggin

CASTING: 0 men, 5 women

GENRE: Musical, Comedy

CHARACTERS

• SISTER MARY REGINA, MOTHER SUPERIOR: Female, 60’s (Range: B3-F5) - A feisty overweight Sophie Tucker-type who can't resist the spotlight.
• SISTER MARY HUBERT, MISTRESS OF NOVICES: Female, mid 50’s (Range: G3-F5) - The second in command, she is always competing with the Mother Superior.
• SISTER ROBERT ANNE: Female, Mid 30’s (Range: G3-D5) - A streetwise taught character from Brooklyn. A constant source of aggravation for the Mother Superior.
• SISTER MARY AMNESIA: Female, Late 30’s (Range: Db4-C6) - This nun lost her memory after a crucifix fell on her head. She is very sweet.
• SISTER MARY LEO: Female, Early/Mid 30’s (Range: G#3-G5) - The novice, who has entered the convent with the firm desire to become the first nun ballerina.

Time Period: Current

CONSIDERATIONS: Singing