Audtions for "Nice Girl"

Name: Audtions for "Nice Girl"
Start: 2024-09-29T18:00:00-04:00
Location: St. Mark's & St. John's Episcopal Church

Schedule

Sun Sep 29 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

St. Mark's & St. John's Episcopal Church | Rochester, NY

Out of Pocket is excited to announce auditions for the first mainstage show of its 2024-2025 season, the sharp and thoughtful comedy "Nice Girl" by Melissa Ross, directed by Bridget Dubreuil Blakley.
AUDITIONS will be held at St. Mark's and St. John's Episcopal Church at 6:00 pm, Sunday, September 29th, with callbacks at 7:00 pm on Monday, September 30th, if needed.
All those auditioning are asked to provide an acting resume, schedule of conflicts between October 1st and December 7th, and a headshot, if available. Please note: adding additional conflicts following the audition process may result in the recasting of role.
Auditionees will be asked to read sides from the play. Those auditioning should be familiar with the play if possible--a copy of the play is available; please request by emailing [email protected].
REHEARSAL PERIOD: Rehearsals will begin mid-October.
Rehearsals will be held at St. Mark's and St. John's Church at 1245 Culver Road.
TECH SCHEDULE: 12/8-12/12
PRODUCTION DATES: December 13, 14, 19, 20, and 21 at 7:30 PM;
December 15 at 2:00 PM
STRIKE: 12/22, time tbd
PLEASE NOTE: ACTORS CAN HAVE NO CONFLICTS DURING TECH WEEK/STRIKE
The production will be staged at the Multi-Use Community Cultural Center.
Please find below a brief plot synopsis as well as descriptions of available roles:
SYNOPSIS:
In suburban Massachusetts in 1984, thirty-seven-year-old Josephine Rosen has a dead-end job, still lives with her mother, and has settled into the uncomfortable comfort of an unintended spinsterhood. But when a chance flirtation with an old classmate and a new friendship at work give her hope for the possibility of change, she dusts off the Jane Fonda tapes and begins to take tentative steps towards a new life. A play about the tragedy and joy of figuring out who you are and letting go of who you were supposed to be.
CHARACTERS:
Jo (Female, 30’s): A nice secretary in her late thirties, lives with her mother
Francine (Female, 60’s-70’s): Jo’s mother, relies on her daughter to take care of her
Sherry (Female, 20’s to 30’s): Jo’s over-the-top co-worker
Donny (Male, 30’s): Jo’s high school classmate, now a butcher
Out of Pocket, Inc. practices color-conscious and body-positive casting. Actors will be cast based on how old they can play, not how old they are.