Directed by: Jay Mower
Produced by:Joel & Sherrie Colbourn
Audition Notes:
Open Auditions: 7:00 pm, Monday and Tuesday, January 20 and 21, 2014 at PowPAC, Poway’s Community Theatre, 13250 Poway Road, Poway CA 92064 (upstairs in the Lively Center).
Call backs (if necessary): 7:00 pm, Wednesday, January 22.
Performance Dates: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm, March 14 through April 13, 2014 at PowPAC, Poway’s Community Theatre. This is a five-week run.
Characters:
Becky: late 40's, funny, droll, charming, intelligent (The actress must be comfortable with long monologues, improvisation and talking directly to the audience.)
Joe: Becky's husband, late 40s, a roofer, solid, dependable, blue collar
Chris: their son, age 26, a somewhat slovenly, quirky college student
Walter: 60s, a very wealthy businessman, well dressed, classy, confident
Keni: Walter's daughter, age 23, cute, spunky
Steve: Becky's co-worker, age 50, widowed
Ginger: Walter's neighbor: 50s, single
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Headshots and résumés are helpful but not necessary. Copies of the script are available by email from the director. If you have questions, please contact the director, Jay Mower, at jaymower4@gmail.com .
Cast Requirements:
3 Women 20s-50s
3 Men 20s-60s
Plot Synopsis:
Forty-something Becky Foster has a decent job at an auto dealership, a solid husband, and a freeloading psych-major son living in her basement. Her life is pleasant enough, but through a twist of fate, Becky gets to test drive an exciting new life. Dietz has written a frothy, poignant and fresh new comedy — a perfect side trip from the daily woes of modern life. "Becky's New Car takes the audience on a smart, comic cruise through the perils of middle-aged longing..." –Variety