AUDITIONS: "Steel Magnolias," presented by Milford Area Players

Name: AUDITIONS: "Steel Magnolias," presented by Milford Area Players
Start: 2024-11-17T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-17T21:00:00-05:00
Location: The Amato Center for the Performing Arts

Schedule

Sun Nov 17 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Amato Center for the Performing Arts | Milford, NH

Our favorite colors are "blush" and "bashful"! Milford Area Players is excited to announce auditions for our Spring production, "Steel Magnolias"!
Sunday, November 17 & Monday, November 18 from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Amato Center for Performing Arts in Milford. (Callbacks, if necessary, will be held on Tuesday, November 19)
Those interested are asked to please prepare a 60 - 90 second monologue NOT from the show (however, Louisiana accents are welcome, if you'd like to try). Some may be asked to stay to do a reading from the script.** Please also be prepared to be photographed at the auditions, but there is no need to dress in any costumes or have hair/make up done in a particular way.
**Please note that being asked (or NOT being asked) to stay for a reading does not indicate likelihood of being cast in the show.
Please fill out the Audition Form in advance if you are able to: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRIEM5HaY7b3ZCHHgTtDSE1yNwnTerSNrfTGdmrBgTE8hgFA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Audition Forms will still be available the day of auditions for those who would prefer to fill them out in person.
In-person auditions are highly preferred, but if you are unable to attend, video submissions will be accepted. After completing the above Audition Form, please title your video "LastName,FirstName" and upload your video audition here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WvXwvES0n2_K-902AZmHJattrsF3tDpe?usp=sharing
Rehearsals:
Mondays and Wednesdays 7 - 10 p.m.
Sunday afternoons as necessary.
Performances:
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
February 28 - March 2 & March 7 - 9
Characters:
Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie - the “prettiest girl in town.” She is charming, ebullient, and appealing. The daughter of M’Lynn and Drum Eatenton, sister to Tommy and Jonathan, and soon to be wed to Jackson Latcherie, Shelby is free-spirited and tends to speak her mind, which often brings her into conflict with her mother. She takes her life in her hands when she decides to get pregnant despite doctors’ warnings of her fragile physical condition
M'Lynn Eatenton - Socially prominent in the town, M'Lynn is married to Drum Eatenton, a successful and affluent man, M’Lynn is herself a career woman who works as a counselor at the local Mental Guidance Center. She is mother to Shelby and two sons, Tommy and Jonathan. She worries a great deal about her headstrong daughter and the two clash frequently over some of Shelby’s life choices, specifically Shelby’s decision to have a baby.
Ouiser Boudreaux - A wealthy curmudgeon, she is acerbic but ultimately lovable. Possessing a sharp tongue, she can be sardonic, severe, sarcastic, scathing, severe, snarky, and stinging – BUT the barbs must never totally mask that a good, kind, and caring woman exists beneath the veneer of a brittle older woman.
Clairee Belcher - The former “First Lady of Chinquapin,” she is a “grande dame” who has only recently lost her husband (Lloyd) of almost 50 years, the former Mayor of the town. She is still adjusting to being a new widow. Clairee is from a wealthy and distinguished family (the Marmillions) and is confident in her social position in the town. Attractive and stylish, she has a sweet tooth (a feature which she exaggerates).
Truvy Jones - The owner of the beauty shop in fictional Chinquapin Parish, Louisiana, where Steel Magnolias is set. Truvy loves her work as a hair stylist and is, in fact, obsessed with everything having to do with hair. She is married to a “slug” who spends most of his time parked in front of the TV and is the mother of twin 18-year-old sons (“Poot” and Louie) who will soon be moving out and leaving her “nest.” She may be a bit vain in terms of being honest about her age and size.
Annelle Dupuy-Desoto - A young hairstylist, when the play begins she is applying to Trudy’s beauty salon for a job. Recently married to a shady character named Bunky Dupuy, her fugitive husband has taken off with her car, money, and even most of her clothes, leaving her in an understandably fragile state. She is justifiably nervous and concerned about her finances and her future. From Zwolle, Louisiana, she is naïve about the ways of the world.
Directed by Laura Majore
Produced by Isabel Norian and Alyssa O'Mara