Auditions will be held: Jun 9th-Jun 11th

Social Security

Sep 19th-Oct 12th 2025
Comedy
by: Andrew Bergman

Directed by: Deb Zimmer
Produced by:Mickey Zeichick

Audition Notes:
PowPAC welcomes and encourages actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities to submit for these roles.

  • PowPAC Theater is located at 13250 Poway Road, Poway, CA 92064 (Upstairs) – Elevator access in the back of the building.

  • Auditions Monday, June 9 and Tuesday, Jun 10, 2025. 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Please arrive early for paperwork and schedule comparison).

  • Callbacks will be by invitation on Wednesday, June 11th, 2025, if required.

  • Auditions will consist of readings from the script and other media chosen by the director.

  • Please bring a resume of theatrical experience and a recent headshot.

  • Appointments are not necessary.

  • Watch for updated information on our Auditions Wepage at www.powpac.org and on our Facebook page.

  • Watch for updated information on our Auditions webpage at www.powpac.org and on our Facebook page.

Compensation & Union Contract Details

  • No Pay - Volunteer Organization
Rehearsals and Performance Dates:

  • Rehearsals one evening per week until on-site rehearsals start on or around July 24th. Thereafter, rehearsals will be 3-4 evenings per week, Sunday through Thursday based on Cast availability.

  • Rehearsal Start Time will be based on availability of Cast.

  • Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. September 19th through October 12th, with Saturday matinees on September 27th and October 11th at 2:00 p.m.

  • Saturday, June 8th and 22nd will have a matinee performance at 2:00 pm and an evening at 8:00 p.m.

Synopsis of the Play:
Social Security is a comedy by Andrew Bergman that premiered on Broadway in 1986. The play centers on married art dealers Barbara and David Kahn, whose tranquil Manhattan life is disrupted by the arrival of Barbara's sister, Trudy, and her husband, Martin. They bring along their elderly mother, Sophie, intending to leave her with the Kahns while they deal with their daughter's personal issues. The situation becomes more complicated and humorous when Sophie forms an unexpected romantic connection with Maurice Koenig, the Kahns' best client and an elderly minimalist artist.

About the Characters: Casting Seven (7) Characters
Barbara Kahn
Age: 40ish
Gender: Female presenting
Characteristics: A trendy art gallery owner
David Kahn
Age: 40ish
Gender: Male presenting
Characteristics: Barbara’s husband, also an art gallery owner.
Trudy Heyman
Age: 40-50 Gender : Female presenting
Characteristics: Barbara’s sister, a housewife, goody, goody, and nerdish
Martin Heyman
Age: 40–50
Gender: Male presenting
Characteristics : Trudy’s uptight CPA Husband
Sophie Greengrass
Age: 70-80 Gender: Female presenting
Characteristics: Eccentric and elderly Jewish mother of Barbara and Trudy
Maurice Koenig
Age: 70-80
Gender : Male presenting
Cast Requirements:
3 Men/3 Women
Plot Synopsis:
Social Security is a comedy by Andrew Bergman that premiered on Broadway in 1986. The play centers on married art dealers Barbara and David Kahn, whose tranquil Manhattan life is disrupted by the arrival of Barbara's sister, Trudy, and her husband, Martin. They bring along their elderly mother, Sophie, intending to leave her with the Kahns while they deal with their daughter's personal issues. The situation becomes more complicated and humorous when Sophie forms an unexpected romantic connection with Maurice Koenig, the Kahns' best client and an elderly minimalist artist.
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