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SUMMARY:\"All My Sons\" Auditions
DESCRIPTION:Wheaton Drama, Inc. (WDI) announces auditions for Arthur M
iller’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, All My Sons.\n\nAll M
y Sons, Arthur Miller’s first commercial success, tells the story of
an American family caught up in the struggle between personal respons
ibility and duty to their country.\n\nMarge Uhlarik-Boller is dire
cting, assisted by Barb Giblin. Scott Neidl is the production manager.
\n\nAuditions will be at 7pm on Sunday, January 30 and Monday, January
31, 2011, at Playhouse 111, 111 North Hale Street in Wheaton, IL.\n\n
Actors are asked to prepare a one to two minute monologue of their cho
ice. Monologues may be read or memorized. In addition, monologues from
the show will be made available at audition time and may be received
by emailing the director at muhlarik@ameritech.net. Callbacks are sche
duled for Tuesday, February 1 and will involve cold readings from the
script.\n\nNote: Auditions for the role of “Bert” will be held on
Saturday, January 29 at 2pm.Young boys aged 7-10 are encouraged to aud
ition. Auditions for “Bert” will comprise of cold readings from th
e script.\n\nRoles to be cast:\n\nJoe Keller – (50’s-60’s) A gen
ial, uneducated but hardworking manufacturer, Joe is secretly responsi
ble for the death of 21 pilots because he allowed damaged cylinder hea
ds to be shipped during WWII. For 3 ½ years he has blamed everything
on his former friend and partner, Steve Deever, but during the course
of play, his secret is divulged.\n\nKate Keller (Mother) – (40s-50s)
Kate maintains that their son, Larry, is alive although the war is ov
er more than 3 years. She is nervous, compelling and truly charming.\n
\nChris Keller – (30’s) A strong, steady everyman, Chris served in
the war and returned a man with ideals and beliefs. He idolizes his f
ather and believes in his innocence.\n\nAnn Deever – (20’s—30’
s) An intelligent, lovely girl, Ann has returned home in hopes of marr
ying Chris. After her father’s imprisonment, she left the area and h
as been living in New York. She has shunned her father and during the
course of the play reveals that Larry committed suicide after hearing
about his father’s issues with the law.\n\nGeorge Deever – (30’s
) George is Anne’s brother, a successful attorney and WWII veteran a
nd childhood friend of Chris’s. He initially believed in his father
s guilt, but upon visiting Steve in jail, realizes his innocence and
becomes enraged at the Kellers for deceiving him. He returns to save
his sister from her marriage to Chris and is the catalyst that destroy
s the Keller family.\n\nFrank Lubey – (30’s) Another childhood fri
end, Frank was ahead of the draft. He married Lydia and with her has t
hree small children. He is helping Kate by drawing up a horoscope that
proves Larry couldn’t have died. He is somewhat simple, but a kind
family man.\n\nLydia Lubey – (20’s—30’s) Frank’s wife and Ge
orge’s former girlfriend, Lydia is the picture of domestic bliss and
a sweet, positive example of the one-who-got-away.\n\nJim Bayliss –
(40’s—50’s) Jim is a successful doctor, but is frustrated with
the stifling domesticity of his life. He wants to become a medical res
earcher, but continues in his job as it pays the bills. He is a close
friend to the Keller family and spends a lot of time in their backyard
.\n\nSue Bayliss – (30’s—50’s) Sue is Jim's wife: needling and
dangerous but affectionate, she too is a friend of the Keller family,
but is secretly resentful of what she sees as Chris’s bad idealisti
c influence on Jim.\n\nBert – Bert is a little boy who lives in the
neighborhood; he is friends with the Bayliss’ son Tommy and frequent
ly visits the Kellers’ yard to play “jail” with Joe. He appears
twice in the play.\n\nPerformances of All My Sons are March 25
through April 17, 2011. Shows are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at
8pm and Sundays at 3pm. All My Sons is presented by special ar
rangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.\n\nFor more information v
isit http://www.theatreface.com/events/all-my-sons-auditions
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CATEGORIES:auditions
LOCATION:Wheaton Drama
WEBSITE:http://www.wheatondrama.org
URL:http://www.wheatondrama.org
CONTACT:630-260-1820
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edger
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