AUDITION NOTICE:
Director: Christopher Russoniello
Producer: Karen Abbatiello
Sponsor: Super Sundaes, Hillsborough
WHEN: Saturday, May 12, at 2PM & Tuesday, May 15, at 7PM
WHERE: Somerset Valley Playhouse, 689 Amwell Road (Route 514), Hillsborough
CAST REQUIREMENTS:
#MALES NEEDED: 2 adults, 3 teens
#FEMALES NEEDED: 3 adults, 3 teens
#BOYS NEEDED: 4
#GIRLS NEEDED: 1
See character breakdown below for more details.
SPECIAL NOTE FOR AUDITIONERS: Readings will be done from the script and provided at the audition. A list of acting credits or resume is appreciated.
CHARACTERS:
- Frank Bunker Gilbreth: Late 40s-mid 50s. Father- A time and motion study engineer. Carries himself with the self-assurance of a successful man who is proud of his wife and family as well as his business accomplishments. Though a disciplinarian, he loves nothing so much as a good joke, preferably one on himself.
- Lillian Moller Gilbreth: Early 40-50s. Mother-A gracious, attractive women. She is also a psychologist. In her own way she is often able to get better results with her large family more so than her disciplinarian husband.
- Anne Gilbreth: 17. The oldest Gilbreth child. Attractive, sweet natured, yet stubborn. Dedicated to loosening up her father’s rules (not just for herself, but for her younger siblings)
- Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr.: 16 . A Gilbreth child and the Co-Narrator.
- Ernestine Gilbreth: 15. A Gilbreth child,Co-Narrator and Anne’s co-conspirator
- Martha Gilbreth: 14. A Gilbreth child and another of Anne’s co-conspirators
- Bill: 10-12. A younger Gilbreth child
- Lillian: 9-11. A younger Gilbreth child
- Fred: 8-10. A younger Gilbreth child
- Dan: 7-9. A younger Gilbreth child
- Jackie: 5-7. A younger Gilbreth child
- Mrs. Fitzgerald: 50 – 70. The housekeeper—a kind woman who is completely devoted to the family. Sometimes her patience is tried by the ongoing chaos of the large family
- Dr. Burton: 40s-50s. Family Doctor
- Joe Scales: 17. A small cheerleader. Very cocky and interested in dating Anne.
- Miss Brill: 20+. A teacher who has no love for the children.
- Larry: 17. A nice looking, clean-cut boy interested in Anne
For more information about SVP, including driving directions, go to www.svptheatre.org.
