Middletown Lyric Theatre
1530 Central Ave
Middletown Ohio
513-425-7140
MLT is currently looking for three men. Please contact Charley Shafor at cshafor@middletownlyric.orgcshafor@middletownlyric.org for an audition by appointment.
MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION
Production dates: March 3, 4, 10 & 11 2017
CHARACTERS: All three men should have the appearance of being in their mid 40s to early 50s.
- Mr. Praed: A friend of Mrs. Warren, middle-aged and attractive, a good man.
- Sir George Crofts: Mrs. Warren’s business partner. A middle-aged, stodgy, entitled member of the upper class.
- Reverend Samuel Gardner: A local minister and (possibly) Vivie’s biological father
SYNOPSIS
Vivie Warren, a thoroughly modern young woman, has just graduated from the University of Cambridge with honours in Mathematics and is available for suitors. Her mother, Mrs. Warren, her mother arranges for her to meet her friend Mr. Praed, a middle-aged, handsome architect, at the home where Vivie is staying. Mrs. Warren arrives with her business partner, Sir George Crofts, who is attracted to Vivie despite their 25-year age difference. Vivie is romantically involved with the youthful Frank Gardner, who sees her as his meal ticket. His father, the (married) Reverend Samuel Gardner, has a history with Vivie’s mother. As we discover later, he may be Vivie’s out-of-wedlock father, which would make Vivie and Frank half-siblings. Mrs. Warren successfully justifies to her daughter how she chose her particular profession in order to support her daughter and give her the opportunities she never had.
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