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The Sunset Players and director Dan Hawkins will hold auditions for their spring show, Southern Fried Nuptials, a comedy by Osborne & Eppler. This show was canceled before opening night in 2022, and several actors cast for that run are returning. Four roles for male actors remain to be cast. Shown in Red below.

Auditions:

November 5, 7, & 8 @ 6:30 & 7:30 P.M. ET. Please sign up for only one slot.

Arts Center At Dunham – 1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238.

Please bring conflicts from March – May 18. Headshot and resume are encouraged but not required. Cold readings will be done from the script.

Rehearsals will begin in March 2024. Exact dates TBD

Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A44AFA62BAAF58-44640145-audition#/

Cold readings will be done from the script.

If you cannot make any of these audition dates, email danhawkins66@gmail.com to arrange an alternate time.

Show Dates:

May 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, & 18, 2024, at the Arts Center At Dunham.

Synopsis:

Harlene Frye is going to marry her childhood sweetheart this weekend . . . assuming the typical Frye family hijinks don’t derail the wedding! Harlene and Attie’s future together is threatened when the bride-to-be’s awful ex-flame shows up with information she doesn’t want her fiancé to find out. And Harlene’s not the only Frye keeping secrets: Sammy Jo refuses to tell her family she’s moving even though all her bags are already packed. As if that isn’t enough, Dewey can’t figure out why people keep asking him to give his sister away, and busybody Ozella Meeks has somehow ended up as the wedding coordinator. Will the Fryes be able to get Harlene down the aisle in one piece? A bighearted comedy about family—Southern-style.

Characters:

(Previously Cast) HARLENE FRYE (30s)The oldest Frye daughter. She’s getting married this weekend. Maybe.

ATTICUS “ATTIE” VAN LEER (30s)  The Frye family lawyer and an all-around good guy. He’s marrying Harlene this weekend. Maybe.

(Previously Cast) DOROTHY FRYE (50s/60s)  The Mother of the Bride and the family matriarch. She hasn’t been sleeping well since the death of her husband.

(Previously Cast) SAMMY JO FRYE-LeFETTE (30s)  The middle child. She’s pretty sure she’s the perfect one.

DEWEY FRYE JR (18 to early 20s)  Dorothy’s youngest child. Some folks would say he’s one step short of a square dance, but he’s just dancing to his own tune. He won the lottery, and all he bought was a new phone.

(Previously Cast) MARTHA ANN FOX  (50s/60s) Dorothy’s best friend. She runs a dress shop with Dorothy.

(Previously Cast) FAIRY JUNE COOPER (50s/60s)  A friend of Dorothy and Martha Ann.

BEECHAM LeFETTE (30s)  Sammy Jo’s husband.

(Previously Cast) OZELLA MEEKS (60/70s)  A local busybody, chairwoman of the SonShine committee at the church, and a replacement wedding coordinator.

(Previously Cast) VESTER PICKENS (60s) A retired gentleman who made his fortune in the pickle business.

CARTER CANFIELD (30s)  Harlene’s smooth-talking ex-flame. He’s TV- Star-handsome, and he knows it.

Questions:

Contact director Dan Hawkins at danhawkins66@gmail.com.

Join us for auditions for our children’s show: CHARLOTTE’S WEB

Directed by Bob Kelley

• Ages 7 and up are welcome to audition. The cast size can be anywhere from six to fourteen people with potential adult roles available.
• Audition requirements: Actors will read from the script.
• Sign up for your audition slot at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A44A8A829A4FB6-44466072-auditions
• Auditions will take place Sunday, October 1st, 6:30-8:00 PM and Monday, October 2nd, 6:30-8:00 PM.

Performance dates are Dec. 1-10.

Auditions and show location:
Arts Center at Dunham
1945 Dunham Way
Cincinnati, OH 45238
United States