Auditions - Don Quixote De La Center
Schedule
Mon Mar 10 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
2952 Minnesota Ave. , Stevens Point, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54481 | Stevens Point, WI
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We present auditions for Don Quixote De La Center, the last play of the 2024/25 season. We are looking for a fair amount of folks above the age of 50 for this production. DIRECTED BY: Susan Edgren
DATE/TIME: March 10th & 11th @6:30pm.
LOCATION: "The Shack" 2952 Minnesota Ave, Stevens Point, WI 54481
PERFORMANCE DATES: Thursday May 8th- Sunday 11th
REHEARSAL DATES/TIMES: Monday-Friday evenings, 6:30p-9p.
(rehearsal date conflicts acceptable, please talk to director Susan Edgren with questions)
Scripts will be available to read from at the auditions and no preparation is required. Any individual who would like a script for perusal should message cwACT via Messenger or email [email protected].
More information can be found here: https://cwact.org/auditions/
ROLES being cast - Ages flexible depending on the role.
DONALD QUINTERO, he/him, late 70s, with advancing dementia - elderly man fighting last stages of dementia and not at all happy with having to leave his home.
SAM QUINTERO, he/him, late 40s, Don’s son. His son, who has his own family problems besides his dad. He wants his father to be safe and happy and is impatient for that to happen.
MARTA KOVALENKO, she/her, who runs the La Center Adult Family Home. Smart and capable gal from Eastern Europe managing the Center.
ALICE SIMMS, she/her, 70s, a La Center guest - suffering from various stages of dementia or Alzheimer's.
DORIS, she/her, 80s, a La Center guest - suffering from various stages of dementia or Alzheimer's.
EDDIE, he/him, 70s, a La Center guest - suffering from various stages of dementia or Alzheimer's.
JIMMY, he/him, 20s, a caregiver. Young, sweet orderly at the Center. Wants a better career.
SANDY CHO, she/her, a caregiver. She is a young, willing and eager night psych aide at the Center.
CLARK, he/him, 70s, Alice's husband. Sweet, unsophisticated working guy.
DR. CARRASCO, she/her, a geriatric psychologist. Clinical psychiatrist supervisor of the Center. No Nonwense.
ANNOYED DAD, he/him, a Halloween bully
SYNOPSIS: It is Halloween at a group home for senior citizens in the rural town of La Center, Washington. Donald Quintero, an aging resident with dementia, is put in an improvised suit of armor for a Halloween party, and decides that he is a knight of old, viewing the world around him as a land of castles, giants, fair ladies, and evil sorcerers. At first, his antics are harmless–even therapeutic for the other residents–and the staff indulge Don’s fantasy, much to the dismay of his practical-minded son, Sam.
Then, Don’s delusions of knightly valor begin causing inadvertent harm, including wheelchair jousts against giants (a vending machine) and battles against infidels (cardboard Thanksgiving pilgrim decorations). When he convinces another resident that she is his paramour Dulcinea and she forsakes her real identity and no longer recognizes her husband of sixty years, the staff realizes Don has gone too far, and they choose to employ validation therapy to get through to Don, addressing him from inside the fantasy. When increasingly difficult “knightly challenges” cannot conquer the knight, Sam poses as the Knight of Mirrors to bring his father back to crushing reality. We are left wondering if the remaining fragments of the identity of Donald Quintero are truly better than the fantasy of Don Quixote.
Questions about the show? Please contact [email protected] or [email protected]
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Where is it happening?
2952 Minnesota Ave. , Stevens Point, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54481Event Location & Nearby Stays:
