Auditions - Intimate Apparel
Auditions for Lynn Nottage's INTIMATE APPAREL will be held Monday, November 16 - please join us! Darleny Del Rosario will direct the production.
AUDITION DETAILS
Auditions: Monday, November 16, from 6:00-8:00 pm
Callbacks (if needed/by invitation): Wednesday, November 18, from 6:00-8:00 pm
at The Little Theatre Center, 4015 Brownsboro Rd., Winston-Salem
Roles are available for 4 women (ages 20-70) and 2 men (ages 20-70).
Please read the character descriptions and performance schedule below. Auditions will consist of reading from sides. Please bring your calendar and be prepared to list all potential conflicts for the rehearsal and performance period.
First read through is scheduled for Tuesday, December 1. Rehearsals will generally be held Mondays through Fridays from 7-10 pm. This is subject to change depending on the cast’s availability and the creative team’s discretion. Rehearsals will pause for the holidays from December 19 through January 3 and resume Monday, January 4.
PERFORMANCES
February 5-7 & 12-14, 2027
Friday & Saturday performances at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinees at 2 pm
All performances will be held at the Hanesbrands Theatre
209 N. Spruce Street in Winston-Salem
SHOW DESCRIPTION
Set in turn-of-the-century New York, Intimate Apparel follows Esther, a gifted seamstress whose work brings joy to others while her own heart remains painfully unfulfilled. As dreams of love collide with harsh realities, she must confront what she truly wants—and what she may have already lost. Told with exquisite restraint and emotional depth, this play is a powerful exploration of love in all its complicated forms.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Esther Mills: A 35-year-old African-American seamstress who is skilled at sewing beautiful corsets and lingerie. She is hard-working, virtuous, and dreams of opening a beauty parlor.
George Armstrong: A handsome Barbadian laborer working on the Panama Canal. He starts a letter-writing romance with Esther after hearing about her.
Mr. Marks: A gentle Romanian-Jewish fabric merchant in his thirties. He shares a quiet, respectful, and deep connection with Esther over fine textiles.
Mayme: An African-American piano player and sex worker in her thirties. She is a close friend of Esther who orders custom lingerie.
Mrs. Van Buren: A wealthy, lonely white woman in her early thirties. She buys elaborate corsets from Esther and develops an unexpected friendship with her.
Mrs. Dickson: A widowed African-American woman who runs the Manhattan boarding house where Esther lives. She acts as a maternal mentor to Esther.
This information and an online audition form are available on our website: https://www.ltofws.org/auditions
Questions? Email [email protected]
AUDITION DETAILS
Auditions: Monday, November 16, from 6:00-8:00 pm
Callbacks (if needed/by invitation): Wednesday, November 18, from 6:00-8:00 pm
at The Little Theatre Center, 4015 Brownsboro Rd., Winston-Salem
Roles are available for 4 women (ages 20-70) and 2 men (ages 20-70).
Please read the character descriptions and performance schedule below. Auditions will consist of reading from sides. Please bring your calendar and be prepared to list all potential conflicts for the rehearsal and performance period.
First read through is scheduled for Tuesday, December 1. Rehearsals will generally be held Mondays through Fridays from 7-10 pm. This is subject to change depending on the cast’s availability and the creative team’s discretion. Rehearsals will pause for the holidays from December 19 through January 3 and resume Monday, January 4.
PERFORMANCES
February 5-7 & 12-14, 2027
Friday & Saturday performances at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinees at 2 pm
All performances will be held at the Hanesbrands Theatre
209 N. Spruce Street in Winston-Salem
SHOW DESCRIPTION
Set in turn-of-the-century New York, Intimate Apparel follows Esther, a gifted seamstress whose work brings joy to others while her own heart remains painfully unfulfilled. As dreams of love collide with harsh realities, she must confront what she truly wants—and what she may have already lost. Told with exquisite restraint and emotional depth, this play is a powerful exploration of love in all its complicated forms.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Esther Mills: A 35-year-old African-American seamstress who is skilled at sewing beautiful corsets and lingerie. She is hard-working, virtuous, and dreams of opening a beauty parlor.
George Armstrong: A handsome Barbadian laborer working on the Panama Canal. He starts a letter-writing romance with Esther after hearing about her.
Mr. Marks: A gentle Romanian-Jewish fabric merchant in his thirties. He shares a quiet, respectful, and deep connection with Esther over fine textiles.
Mayme: An African-American piano player and sex worker in her thirties. She is a close friend of Esther who orders custom lingerie.
Mrs. Van Buren: A wealthy, lonely white woman in her early thirties. She buys elaborate corsets from Esther and develops an unexpected friendship with her.
Mrs. Dickson: A widowed African-American woman who runs the Manhattan boarding house where Esther lives. She acts as a maternal mentor to Esther.
This information and an online audition form are available on our website: https://www.ltofws.org/auditions
Questions? Email [email protected]
Where is it happening?
LTWS Pirolo Joyce Center, 4015 Brownsboro Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106-3380, United States, 4015 Brownsboro Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106-3380, United States, Winston Salem
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