The Book Club Play Auditions
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**AUDITIONS** “The Book Club Play” by Karen Zacarias, Directed by C.D. Jarmola, July 21st 7p & 23rd 7p at 312 S. Dewey Ave.
🔎Ana lives in a letter-perfect world, an adoring husband, the perfect job and her greatest passion: Book Club. But when the group becomes the focus of a documentary film, their intimate discussions about life and literature take a turn for the hilarious in front of the inescapable camera lens. Add a provocative new member and these six friends are bound for pandemonium. The Book Club Play is a delightful play about life, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.
*Character Breakdown*
Ana Smith (w): 30s. Pronounced “Ah-nuh”. Beautiful. Charming. Smart. Accomplished. Organized. A columnist for a daily paper. The “Mother Bee”. Her grace masks a need to control.
Robert Novum Smith Jr. (m): 30s. Ana’s golden-boy handsome, charismatic, underachiever husband who is starting to search for meaning. Met in college. Upper-crust background.
William Lee Nothnagel (m): 30s. Rob’s conservative, well-read, well-dressed, disciplined college roommate. Ana’s former boyfriend. History buff. Unmarried.
Jennifer McClintock (w): 30s. Ana’s friend. Pretty. Shy. Smart. Tends to bust out with awkward truthful comments. Despite some lack of self-confidence, she is the grounding center of the group. Unorganized and oblivious to her own attractiveness. Unmarried.
Lilly Louise Jackson (w): Black, 20s. A go-getter. Former debate captain who is on the cusp of all current trends and yet can still put her foot in her mouth in social circumstances. Laughs at appropriate and inappropriate times. A great lover of books and Ana’s protege at the paper.
Alex (m): 30s. The new guy. A very smart, well-read academic who has lost his moorings and is searching for real connection. Professor of comparative literature. Pundits: These characters appear in monologue cameos throughout the play.
Elsa Jones-Eisenbiltz (w): 40’s on up. Literary agent based in NYC. Experienced, jaded, dissatisfied with the state of literacy in America and more importantly, low book sales.
Frank (m): At least mid-30s, possibly much older. We don’t know. Secret service agent. Mysterious. Intense. We really don’t know much about Frank.
Sam W. Thompson (m): Any age. Stock manager for Wal-Mart. A company man.
Carl Banks (m): Any age. Book Dealer. Longtime inmate. Sly. Suspicious.
Edith P Simpson (w): At least 50s. Retired librarian. Foster mom. Adventurous.
Casting Note: Alex may be played by an actor of any race or ethnicity. Lily must be played by a Black woman. Ana, Jen, Will, and Rob, can be played by actors of any race or ethnicity except Black. Elsa, Frank, Sam, Carl, and Edith may be played by actors of any race or ethnicity.
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🔎Ana lives in a letter-perfect world, an adoring husband, the perfect job and her greatest passion: Book Club. But when the group becomes the focus of a documentary film, their intimate discussions about life and literature take a turn for the hilarious in front of the inescapable camera lens. Add a provocative new member and these six friends are bound for pandemonium. The Book Club Play is a delightful play about life, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.
*Character Breakdown*
Ana Smith (w): 30s. Pronounced “Ah-nuh”. Beautiful. Charming. Smart. Accomplished. Organized. A columnist for a daily paper. The “Mother Bee”. Her grace masks a need to control.
Robert Novum Smith Jr. (m): 30s. Ana’s golden-boy handsome, charismatic, underachiever husband who is starting to search for meaning. Met in college. Upper-crust background.
William Lee Nothnagel (m): 30s. Rob’s conservative, well-read, well-dressed, disciplined college roommate. Ana’s former boyfriend. History buff. Unmarried.
Jennifer McClintock (w): 30s. Ana’s friend. Pretty. Shy. Smart. Tends to bust out with awkward truthful comments. Despite some lack of self-confidence, she is the grounding center of the group. Unorganized and oblivious to her own attractiveness. Unmarried.
Lilly Louise Jackson (w): Black, 20s. A go-getter. Former debate captain who is on the cusp of all current trends and yet can still put her foot in her mouth in social circumstances. Laughs at appropriate and inappropriate times. A great lover of books and Ana’s protege at the paper.
Alex (m): 30s. The new guy. A very smart, well-read academic who has lost his moorings and is searching for real connection. Professor of comparative literature. Pundits: These characters appear in monologue cameos throughout the play.
Elsa Jones-Eisenbiltz (w): 40’s on up. Literary agent based in NYC. Experienced, jaded, dissatisfied with the state of literacy in America and more importantly, low book sales.
Frank (m): At least mid-30s, possibly much older. We don’t know. Secret service agent. Mysterious. Intense. We really don’t know much about Frank.
Sam W. Thompson (m): Any age. Stock manager for Wal-Mart. A company man.
Carl Banks (m): Any age. Book Dealer. Longtime inmate. Sly. Suspicious.
Edith P Simpson (w): At least 50s. Retired librarian. Foster mom. Adventurous.
Casting Note: Alex may be played by an actor of any race or ethnicity. Lily must be played by a Black woman. Ana, Jen, Will, and Rob, can be played by actors of any race or ethnicity except Black. Elsa, Frank, Sam, Carl, and Edith may be played by actors of any race or ethnicity.
Theater Bartlesville🎭 is excited to share our 101st Season! Support us at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/organizations/little-theater-guild-of-bartlesville-inc
❤️🤍💙
Sign up for our email list!📨 https://mailchi.mp/2d92fef9735b/theater-bartlesville
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