Audition Listings

VILLAGE PLAYERS AUDITIONS

The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble by Beth Graham

Directed by Valary Cook,
Producers: Anne Harper and Debbie Krulicki,
ON STAGE: March 7 – 29, 2025,
(Non-union, non-paying. We are unable to cast equity or ACTRA members.)

AUDITIONS will be held in person at the VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE, 2190E Bloor St. West
(around the corner from Runnymede subway station) at the following dates and times:
• Friday, December 13: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Saturday, December 14: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Sunday, December 15: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Call-backs will be held at the theatre:
• Wednesday, December 18: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

REHEARSALS & PERFORMANCES will be held at the Village Playhouse.,
Rehearsals will start January 2, 2025 and will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays (7:00 pm
– 10:00 pm) and Sundays (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm) but are flexible depending on actor
availability.,

Actors must be available for all of Tech Sunday, March 2, 2025, for the Tech Week evenings
of Monday through Thursday, March 6, 2025 and for all performances:
• Friday, March 7 – Saturday (matinée) March 8
• Wednesday, March 12 – Sunday (matinée), March 16
• Thursday, March 20 – Sunday (matinée), March 23
• Thursday, March 27 – Saturday, March 29
Actors are also expected to stay for a short wine & cheese reception with the patrons after
Opening Night (Friday, March 7) and the short audience Talkback after the show on
Thursday, March 27.

THE PLAY: Bernice Trimble is a vivacious recently widowed 59-year old who has been
diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s and must navigate sharing the news with her three
adult children. The shock of this news reverberates through the family, creating very
different responses from the siblings and exposing the forces that bind and pull in their
relationships. Iris, the middle daughter, narrates the story, as all aspects of the ties that
hold a family together come out…love, pain, anger and humour.,

CHARACTERS:
• Bernice (59): a strong, practical woman with a sense of humour, facing a fate she
witnessed in her mother
• Iris (20s–30s): middle child, narrator and Bernice’s confidant, somewhat stoic,
practical, funny- centres the story
• Peter (20s–30s): the youngest, a mathematician who is somewhat socially
awkward, clever and introverted
• Sarah (20s–30s): eldest, somewhat frantic, headstrong woman, obsessively
focused on her child

PREPARATION:
• Auditionees must read the play (available at the Toronto Public Library).
• Please prepare a 1-2 minute dramatic monologue
• There will also be a cold read from the play

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. Once we receive and confirm your details, we will give you a
day and time for your audition, sending you a script, if interested.