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Auditions for THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFULby Horton Foote
Directed by Susan E. Evans
Sponsored by Charles & Janet Cheeseman and Barbara & Jay Kessler
Auditions:
Sunday, January 5 (1-4pm)
Monday, January 6 (7-10pm)
Callbacks: Thursday, January 9, 7-10pm.
Rehearsals Begin: Sunday, January 12
Performances: March 20 (preview), March 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, April 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Show Description:
Horton Foote’s classic American drama tells the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly woman, who longs to escape the cramped Houston apartment where she lives with her son, Ludie, and her daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. Carrie longs to return to her beloved hometown of Bountiful, Texas, one final time before she dies. She escapes to the bus station and begins the trip to Bountiful, befriending a young woman, Thelma, on the bus. When she arrives in nearby Harrison, Texas, she begins to learn that Bountiful isn’t the same as she remembered it.
Character List:
Carrie Watts (60s-80s)
Ludie Watts (late 30s-late 40s): Carrie Watts’ son
Jessie Mae Watts (early 30s-early 40s): Carrie Watts’ daughter-in-law, Ludie’s wife Thelma (early 20s-30s): fellow traveler
First Houston Ticket Agent*
Second Houston Ticket Agent*
Roy, the Harrison Ticket Agent*
Sheriff* (30+)
*may also double as passengers
Learn more at livearts.org/audition
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Live Arts, 121 E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902-5218, United States,Charlottesville, Virginia
