Audition Listings

Powers and Gloria (Village Players Theatre)  

by Keith Roulston
Directed by Anne Harper

Performance Dates: March 3 – 25, 2017

AUDITIONS will be held at the Village Playhouse, 2190 Bloor St. West (around the corner from Runnymede subway station) at the following times:
Saturday, November 19, 2016 / 11-4:30 pm
Sunday, November 20, 2016 / 7 – 10 pm
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 / 7 – 10 pm

CALL BACKS: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 / 7-10 pm

NOTE: Rehearsals & Performances are at 2190 Bloor St. West.
Rehearsals are generally Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-10 pm, and Sundays 1-5 pm, but are flexible depending on actor availability.
Actors MUST be available Tech Weekend (Feb 25-26) and every night of tech week Feb 27-March 2.
Actors must also be available for all performance dates: March 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (matinee), 16, 17, 18, 19 (matinee), 23, 24, 25.

The play in a nutshell:  When Edward Connell Powers suffers a stroke, he must turn over the running of his furniture factory, the town’s largest employer, to his son James. When he comes home from hospital, James hires the only caregiver he can find, Gloria Delaney, a single-mom, high school drop-out whose hair is bigger than her sense of worth. It seems a doomed relationship but little by little over Edward’s long convalescence, she wins his respect for her humour, spirit and intelligence while she sees beyond his intimidating, crusty exterior. Gloria helps him as he seeks to rebuild his strength so he can return to work, even though it will thwart his son’s global ambitions for the family business. Each boosts the other in their times of doubt and need, crossing barriers that would normally divide people from the opposite ends of the social spectrum.
 

CHARACTERS (ages refer to characters, not actors – and are approximate):

POWERS – About 70. Owner of the largest business in town.  A conservative business man.  Spends most of the play in a wheelchair.  Actor must be able to move as though walking  is difficult.

GLORIA – Early 20’s. A very inappropriate caregiver, unsophisticated but has a generous heart.

JAMES – About 45. Conventional, modern, money-first businessman.  Powers’ son.

DARRYL – 20’s. Very relaxed attitude to life.  Never wants to miss out on opportunities for sex. Gloria’s boyfriend.

PREPARATION:   Please prepare a short (2-3 minute) monologue if the Director is not familiar with your work. Please also be familiar with the play as you will be asked to do cold readings from the script. A hardcopy of the script will be available at the desk of the 5th floor of The Toronto Reference Library. A script is also available upon request – contact the address below for details.

TO BOOK AN AUDITION:  Please email a copy of your headshot and resume to villageplayersauditions@gmail.com with your preferred date, time, interested role(s), and contact information. Please also bring a hardcopy of your resume and headshot to your audition. (photocopies are acceptable).