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Location, Dates & Times
Production
CHARACTERS:
- Janine Babineau (mid-late 30s): Waitress at Junior's diner. Native of Stewiacke, Nova Scotia.
- Rita (50+): Works in a bakery. Expresses longing for relationship. From Nova Scotia.
- Mary Ellen (50+): Teaches preschool. Expresses passionless marriage. Exhausted Mom. From Nova Scotia.
- Vi (45+): Accountant. 2nd marriage. Stepmom to partner's teenager. Expresses more of an edge. From Nova Scotia.
- Sean Merrit (42): Doctor. Handsome rascal escaping a failed relationship. Toronto native.
THE PLAY: Junior's diner is like the CNN newsdesk in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia. Through the fourth wall we watch and listen to three anchors, Vi, Mary Ellen and Rita, relate the news and gossip of all the goings on in town. The women set the mood, the stage, and the storylines of characters both on and offstage. The play is very much about the comfort of good solid relationships and the patterns that bond the characters, weaving memory, experience and sometimes longing through their lives. It is also about change; a new man in town, the unknown factor, the mercurial energy that creates both excitement and conflict among the locals. Mostly comedy but pathos also.
PREPARATION:
- Auditionees must read the play (reading copy can be provided on request, script also available from the Toronto Public Library):
- Please prepare a 1 minute dramatic monologue
- There will also be a cold read from the play
TO BOOK AN AUDITION: Please email a copy of your headshot and resume to villageplayersauditions@gmail.com with your preferred date, time, interested role(s), and contact information. Once we receive and confirm your details, we will give you a day and time for your audition, and provide access to a script if requested.
REHEARSALS & PERFORMANCES will be held at the Village Playhouse.
The first read-through will be held Tuesday February 18, 2025, with regular rehearsals starting Sunday February 23 and thereafter on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-10pm, and Sundays 1-5pm. (Times are flexible depending on actor availability.)Actors must be available for all of Tech Saturday, April 19, 2025, for the Tech Week evenings of Monday through Thursday, April 21-24, 2025 and for all performances:
- Friday, April 25 - Saturday (matinée) April 26
- Wednesday, April 30 - Sunday (matinée), May 4
- Thursday, May 8 - Sunday (matinée), May 11
- Thursday, May 15 - Saturday, May 17
There’s no such thing as a secret in Stewiacke. Not when the gossips meet for coffee every day at the local diner. Vi, Rita, Mary Ellen, and Janine are all as close as can be, and they know everybody’s business. But when Sean, a heartbroken doctor, moves in to take a temporary job at the clinic, he tips the Maritime town that’s famous for being halfway between the North Pole and the equator off its axis. While Sean decides to pursue Janine, it only brings her closer together with her friends, who each have their own messy love lives. Vi just turned down her boyfriend’s proposal, Mary Ellen is tired of doing everything for her husband and sons, Rita just wants to find a date, and Janine already lives with a man she loves a “little bit. †Can everyone find what they’re looking for in Stewiacke? And what happens when someone finds out a secret that managed to be kept hidden?
This notice was provided to ACT-CO by The Bloor West Village Players
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ACT-CO Callboard PDOVers. 4.1 Feb 08, 2024 [JBW]