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Women's Theatre Collective is holding auditions for Dancing at Lughnasa! This extraordinary play is the story of five unmarried sisters eking out their lives in a small village in Ireland in 1936. We meet them at the time of the festival of Lughnasa, which celebrates the pagan god of the harvest with drunken revelry and dancing. Their spare and strictly Catholic existence is interrupted by brief, colorful bursts of music from the radio, their only link to the romance and hope of the world at large.
Dancing at Lughnasa is a memory play narrated by the grown-up Michael, son of sister Christina. He remembers a summer he spent with the sisters in their shared cottage in the small village of Ballybeg when he was 7-years-old. During the summer, the sisters’ elder brother Jack returns from a 25-year mission in Uganda and Michael’s unreliable father Gerry makes an appearance.
Play by Brian Friel (often called his masterpiece)
Directed by Jenny Connors
Rehearsals to be held at the WTC Space at 1714 28th Street in Sacramento.
Mon. - Thurs., 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Feb. 9th - March 19th
Potential weekend rehearsals as needed.
Tech week will take place at the Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center black box theater.
March 22nd - 26th, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Performances will take place at the Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center black box theater.
March 27th - April 12th, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 PM
Sundays @ 2:00 PM
Characters:
MICHAEL – late 20s - 40s, narrator
MAGGIE– 38, housekeeper, joker of the family
AGNES – 35, knitter, takes on the role of Rose’s protector
ROSE – 32, knitter, developmentally disabled, acts younger than her years
CHRIS – 26, Michael's mother, doesn’t work outside of the home
GERRY – 33, Michael's father, Chris’s on-and-off boyfriend, a charming free spirit
Note: MICHAEL, who narrates the story, also speaks the lines of the boy, i.e., himself when he was seven.
The roles of KATE and FATHER JACK are precast.
Casting in regards to the age of the characters can be flexible.
Please bring a resume and headshot, if you have them.
Be prepared to fill out a conflict sheet for the rehearsal and show dates.
Auditions will consist of cold readings. If you would like to familiarize yourself with the play, you can find a free copy on scribd.com. You can also purchase a used copy from many online stores.
You are not expected to use a Northern Irish accent at the auditions. We will be learning the accent in rehearsals.
Contact Jenny at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
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