Monthly Archives: November 2015

Auditions for THE IRISH CURSE

Monday November 9 @ 7pm – 8:30pm
Tuesday November 10 7pm – 8:30pm

PRODUCTION DATES:
March 11, 12, 18 at 8:00pm
March 19th at 3:00pm and 8:00pm

Auditioners may show up at anytime during designated time. Auditions are cold-readings from script.

ROLES AVAILABLE

• RICK BALDWIN – 20’s and up; a smart, optimist, fun-loving Staten Island stud who’s studying sports medicine at a local New York college; the kind of guy who paints his face green, drinks a lot, and hangs with his buds on St. Patrick’s Day
• STEPHEN FITZGERALD – 30’s and up; handsome gay cop from the Bronx; a moody, dark, taciturn smart-ass; lives with his father, who’s also a cop; never ever ever sees the glass as half full, although he would probably like to
• KEVIN SHAUNESSY – mid 40’s and up, a Catholic priest originally from Boston; principal of a parochial school in Brooklyn Heights, which donates rooms to various support groups; a sweet, caring guy with acting
• JOSEPH FLAHERTY – 40s, the short side, stout and balding; born in Savannah, Georgia, and now an angry, liberal contracts lawyer who lives on the “way Upper West Side;” his wife recently walked out, leaving him with two young daughters
• KEIRAN RILEY – late 20s, nice-looking, middle class guy from Queens who works at a roofing company; exuberant, very nervous, and very sincere; also really Irish and someone you’d want to be your best friend

THE IRISH CURSE
Written by: Martin Casella
Directed by: Charley Shafor

The Irish Curse is a revealing portrait of how men, and society, define masculinity. In doing so, it dares to pose the fundamental question that has been on the minds of men since the beginning of time: “Do I measure up to the next guy?” Size matters to a small group of Irish-American men (all professionally successful New Yorkers) who meet every Wednesday night, in a Catholic church basement, at a self-help group for men with small penises. This alleged Irish trait is the focus of their weekly sessions, as they all feel this “shortcoming” has ruined their lives. One evening, when a twenty-something blue-collar guy joins the group, he challenges everything the other men think about “the Irish Curse” …tackling their obsession with body image and unmasking the comical and truthful questions of identity, masculinity, sex and relationships that men must face every day in the world.
PRODUCTION CONTAINS STRONG ADULT LANGUAGE AND THEMES

MIDDLETOWN LYRIC THEATRE
1530 Central Avenue
Middletown, Ohio 45044
513-425-7140
middletownlyric.org