presents
OPEN AUDITIONS
Roles for 4 men, 5 women
Sunday, December 14 5PM
Monday December 15 7PM
Auditions and performances at Beatniks On Conkey
Directed by Don Taylor
The non-stop hilarity of this
Southern-fried farce highlights one day in the life of the Wilburn
family of Mayhew, Arkansas. Meet D. Gene Wilburn, the owner
and proprietor of The Reel 'Em Inn, the finest little fishing lodge in
the Ozarks. Well, it used to be, but lately business is down, tourists
are few, and the lone guest who's just checked in - an extremely
jittery Carmine DeLuca from Chicago - is only there due to a location
shift in the Witness Protection Program. Doesn't anybody just want to
fish anymore? Certainly not D. Gene's frustrated wife, Wanelle, who's
fed up with their lackluster romantic life. She's taken drastic steps
to improve it through hypnotic suggestion and for the life of him, D.
Gene cannot understand why his pants keep falling down. D. Gene's
feisty sister, Maxie, has her own problems, chief among them battling
ageism to resume her career in law enforcement. She' s determined to
prove her worth by keeping Carmine DeLuca alive through the weekend - a
task that's going to prove to be much harder than she bargained for
since she keeps losing both her gun and the bullets. And she never
anticipated the gangster Camine's been dodging for the last five years,
Sonny Barbosa, is about to walk through the door, in hot pursuit of his
sexy wife, Lola. Seems the headstong Lola has driven hundreds of miles
to the lodge to follow her boytoy, D. Gene and Wanelle's son, Ty. But
Lola meets her match in Ty's seemingly innocent girlfriend, Jenna,
whose patience has reached the breaking point after months of waiting
for Ty to come home.
In the deliciously funny romp that ensues, they all hide, lie, disguise
themselves, cross-dress, and slam doors chasing one another while
trying to figure out the source of an increasingly awful stench. By
then it's too late and the lodge is surrounded by vicious critters and
hungry varmints that have followed the odor down from the hills. Yet by
the delightfully chaotic climax of this one outrageous day, love
blossoms, truths are revealed and the lives of all - family, guests,
and gangsters alike - change in incredible and surprising ways. This
side-splittingly funny Jones Hope Wooten comedy is guaranteed to win
your audiences over, hook, line, and sinker!
Contact the director Don Taylor 219-545-7595
Character Descriptions:
D. Gene Wilburn: 50 ish owner of the Reel ’Em Inn fishing lodge in
Arkansas. Southern accent
Wanelle Wilburn: 50 ish wife of D. Gene. Southern accent.
Ty Wilburn: Age ranging 20s-30s Son of D. Gene and Wanelle may
have a southern accent that comes and goes due to his pursuing his
acting career in Chicago. Also has to cross dress and impersonate a
woman.
Jenna Sealy: Age ranging 20s-30s Girlfriend of Ty. Southern
accent and play a good drunk.
Maxie Wiburn Suggs: 50s plus no nonsense country woman. She is D. Genes
sister and deputy sheriff. I see her as a female Barney Fife. Southern
accent.
Carmine DeLuca: age open Member of Chicago mob who is in witness
protection program. Good Chicago mob accent, bad Swedish accent, and
bad southern accent.
Lola Barbosa: 40s flashy, sexy, born and bred Chicago Westside with
accent to prove it. Owner of Barbosa’s Prime Rib Tickler Dinner Theatre
and married to mob boss Sonny Barbosa. I am looking for a Marisa Tomei
character from Cousin Vinnie, only older.
Sonny Barbosa: 50 ish Gruff big city tough guy head of the mob
and Lola’s husband. Chicago mob accent.
Roxanne Thorne: Age open. Professional business woman. Great part
for someone looking to get their feet wet in theater, not many lines.
Performances February 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 & 15 2015
Friday and Saturdays, 8PM.
Sunday matinee, 2PM.
Performances at Beatniks On
Conkey
418 Conkey St. Hammond,
IN 2 blocks east of
Hohman Avenue.
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