Auditions

Fuddy Meers

The Hard Bargain Players and director Rachel Wallace have announced auditions for the Theatre in the Woods first production of the season: Fuddy Meers, written by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Audition Dates

Audition dates/times are as follows and will consist of cold readings from the script only:

Tuesday, March 6 @ 7pm
Thursday, March 8 @ 7pm
Saturday, March 10 @ 10am
With possible callbacks TBD

**If you cannot make one of the listed dates please contact Rachel (rachelw519@gmail.com) to set up an alternate time!**

Location

Auditions will take place at the Fine Arts building at the College of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus (Room #TBD, Please see HBP Facebook page for update day of audition or contact Rachel at rachelw519@gmail.com).

Performance Dates

Performance dates are as follows: June 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 & 16. All performances start at 8 PM.

What to Bring

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script only.

If you have any questions about the auditions please contact Rachel at rachelw519@gmail.com

Summary

Claire awakens each morning as a blank slate on which her husband and teenage son must imprint the facts of her life. A limping, lisping man in a ski mask pops out from under her bed and claims to be her brother there to save her and she's hustled off to the home of her mother, a recent stroke victim whose speech has been reduced to utter gibberish. Claire's journey gets even more complicated when a dimwitted thug with a foul-mouthed hand puppet pops up at a window, and her driven husband and perpetually stoned son show up with a claustrophobic lady-cop that they've kidnapped. Every twist and turn in this funhouse plot bring Claire closer to revealing her past life and everything she thought she'd forgotten.

Character Descriptions

Claire - about forty, a generally sunny woman with amnesia.

Richard - about forty, a chatty, friendly, sometimes nervous man.

Kenny - seventeen, a troubled teen.

Limping Man - about forty, lisping, limping, half-blind, half-deaf man with secrets.

**Gertie - sixties, a clear-headed lady who's had a stroke and can't speak properly.

Millet - thirties or forties, an odd man with a puppet.

Heidi - thirties or forties, a tough woman in uniform.

Please note that ages are suggested and may be altered.

**NOTE: The role of Gertie has been pre-cast.

Rehearsal Schedule

Final Rehearsal Schedule TBD.

Also please note that this show will be performed at an outdoor ampitheather. Rehearsals and performances, pending extreme weather conditions, will take place outdoors. Actors will be exposed to the elements when performing in this piece.