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SLOWGIRL by Greg Pierce

Audition dates: Jan 11 & 12, 2016, 7:00 pm

Dayton Theatre Guild
430 Wayne Ave, Dayton, Ohio 45406

Sterling, a former lawyer turned recluse in the Costa Rican jungle, is surprised by the arrival of his 17-year-old niece, Becky, whom he barely knows. She is a talkative high-schooler whose parents sent her out of town for a week of obscurity in the wilderness. Unaccustomed to having constant company, Sterling slowly acquires a sense of Becky’s situation, which is disconcertingly similar to his own retreat from the opinions of others, and both realize their own remorse over moral negligences.

Directed by Rick Flynn
Produced by Kathy Mola

Production dates: Feb 26-Mar 13, 2016

There are two roles in this play. Sterling and Becky.

Sterling is described as mid-aged. That could be 40ish to 60ish. The director is open to the range.

Becky is described as being seventeen. She’s a teenaged girl with a bit of an attitude. She’s got a rough edge.

NOTE: The actress playing Becky doesn’t necessarily have to be seventeen, only able to play seventeen.

NIGHT WATCH by Lucille Fletcher

Elaine Wheeler, troubled by unsettling memories and vague fears, suffers from insomnia and appears to be close to becoming unhinged as one suspicious event after another takes place. From their Manhattan townhouse, her husband tries to comfort her, but when he steps away for a moment, Elaine screams as she sees (or believes she sees) the body of a dead man in the window across the way. The police are called, but find nothing except an empty chair. Elaine’s terror grows as shortly thereafter she sees still another body — this time a woman’s — but by now the police are skeptical and pay no heed to her frantic pleas.

Production Dates: January 8 – 24, 2016
Directed by: Saul Caplan
Produced by: Debra Kent & Barbara Jorgensen
Audition Dates: Monday and Tuesday, November 23 and 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
For further information, email: debra.kent@daytontheatreguild.org

Casting Requirements:
• Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
• A résumé and headshot are not required, but are encouraged.
• Please bring all conflicts between November 25, 2015 and January 24, 2016

The director is looking to cast the following roles:
• Elaine Wheeler (35-50 give or take): Wealthy, pampered, stylish, privileged but not snobbish. Also not a particularly strong person. She’s always been submissive to the men in her life.
• Blanche (same age or a few years younger than Elaine): Attractive and poised. Elaine’s best friend, travelling companion, and nurse.
• Dr. Tracey Lake (old enough to have become a respectable, reputable, published
doctor): A respectable, reputable, published doctor. Very professional.
• Helga (age is not very important): Live-in maid and blackmailer (aren’t they all?
I’ve seen “Downton Abby”). Good German accent required.
• John Wheeler (a few years older than Elaine): Elaine’s husband. Strong, dominant, self-assured. Used to being in charge.
• Curtis Appleby (older character-man): Next-door neighbor and busy-body. He’s a little bit…uh…fussy (how’s THAT for a euphemism?).
• Lt. Walker: Older cop
• Vanelli: Younger cop
• Sam Hoke (character man): Pushy New York deli owner. APPEARS IN ONE SCENE ONLY (at the end of act 1). Possibly may not be required to stay for curtain call.