Darkhorse Theatre Company Auditions | August Osage County

The Darkhorse Theatre Company is proud to announce auditions for its
inaugural production, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts. This Pulitzer
Prize and Tony Award winning play will be directed by Joel Shoemaker and
presented August 25, 26 and 27.

Auditions will be held at the Fischer Theatre, 158 N Vermilion St,
Danville, IL 61832 Sunday, May 29 and Monday, May 30, 2016 starting at 6
pm. Please prepare a monologue approximately one minute in length. There
will also be cold readings from the script.

Copies of the script can be found at the Oakwood Public Library and the
Danville Public Library starting Tuesday, May 17.

There are parts for 6 m, 7 f.

Plot Description:
A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady
little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after
Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of
repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up,
scathingly acidic matriarch, and you've got a major new play that
unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern
American family.

Character Descriptions:

Beverly Weston: The father of the Weston family, an alcoholic and washed-up
poet.
Violet Weston: The mother of the Weston family. Undergoing treatment for
oral cancer, she is addicted to several prescription drugs, mostly
depressants and narcotics.
Barbara Fordham: The oldest daughter of the Weston Family. Mother of Jean
and wife of Bill, though they are currently separated.
Ivy Weston: The middle daughter of the Weston family.
Karen Weston: The youngest daughter in the Weston family.
Bill Fordham: Barbara's estranged husband and Jean's father.
Jean Fordham: Bill and Barbara's smart-tongued teenage daughter.
Steve Heidebrecht: Karen's fiancé.
Mattie Fae Aiken: Violet's sister, Charlie's wife and Little Charles'
mother.
Charlie Aiken: Husband of Mattie Fae and the presumed father of Little
Charles.
"Little" Charles Aiken: Son of Mattie Fae and Beverly.
Johnna Monevata: A Cheyenne Indian woman, whom Beverly hires as a live-in
housekeeper shortly before he disappears.
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau: A high-school classmate and former boyfriend of
Barbara's

Please direct any questions to [email protected] or contact them
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