Actress, white, aged 35-45 for the roles of Grace and Lucille.
Grace is in her 40’s, anxious and timid, has light greying hair. She has a Southern accent.
Lucille is in her 40’s, has red hair and wears a two-piece bathing suit. Not incredibly bright. She also has a strong Texan accent.
***I will see actresses with any hair colour for the role of Grace.
This is a showcase of two short American plays for one evening at the New End Theatre in Hampstead. There is the possibility that it will be produced for a longer run later in the year.
Two actresses are required for both pieces. Auditions are 14th and 15th of June, with rehearsals from the 24th of June. The showcase is on the 19th of July.
Something Unspoken is a rare piece of Tennessee Williams, written in 1953. It will be set in the 1950’s near New Orleans, Louisiana
Miss Cornelia Scott is a 60 year-old grand dame and wealthy spinster. On this day, she is running for the highest position in one of the Meridian chapters of the Confederate Daughters, but has decided not to go the event. As a result, Cornelia is updated intermitently by another member over the phone, as the election unfolds.
In the meantime, her timid secretary of many years Grace, in her 40’s, seems to be hiding a secret, something that may have happened between the two of them years ago, but never spoken about. There is increasing tension and anticipation with the election and revelations are made in an explosive confrontation.
Porch was written in 1978 by the Texan playwright, Jack Heifner. It is often performed with a sister-piece, Patio.
Dot, a woman in her 70’s sits on a delapidated porch in her wheel chair on a hot summer’s day in a small Texas town, with her daughter Lucille, who is in her mid-40’s. Lucille tries to read a paper while Dot badgers her. Dot reveals her frustration with Lucille for not becoming a wordly, ambitious woman, while Lucille grown increasingly frustrated in her trapping role as her mother’s care-taker. Will Lucille ever be bold enough to leave the porch?
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