THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL

AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions: Monday, November 4, 2024, and Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (7:00 PM)

Callbacks: Thursday, November 7, 2024 (6:30 PM)

Location: Cary Arts Center (Room: Principal’s Hall - 1st Floor)

For auditions, please arrive between 6:15 PM and 6:45 PM to sign in, have your photo taken, and submit paperwork. Auditions will start promptly at 7:00 PM. Please bring a completed audition form and conflict calendar. Dress comfortably. Headshots are welcome but not required.

Speaking roles: Please prepare a 30-second to one-minute monologue from a contemporary play (monologues from The Trip to Bountiful are fine). There will be a brief interview and, if time permits, some line readings and scene work.

Non-speaking roles: There will be a brief interview and some movement exercises

Characters:

• Carrie Watts: (Female Presenting) 65 to 85

• Ludie Watts: (Male Presenting) Carries’s son; 30 to mid-40s

• Jessie Mae Watts: (Female Presenting) Ludie’s wife; 20s to late-30s

• Thelma: (Female Presenting) Carrie’s new friend; Late-teens to mid-20s

• Roy: (Male Presenting) A ticket taker in Harrison, Texas; Mid-20s to early-60s

• Sheriff: (Male Presenting) Mid-20s to early-60s

• Houston Ticket Takers #1 and #2: (Any Gender) Mid-20s to early-60s

• Travelers/Bus Station Employees: Various presentations, ages, and abilities. These are four to eight non-speaking roles.*

*These roles present an opportunity for actors of various ages, backgrounds, and abilities to participate in physical acting and character-building exercise. These characters are essential components for creating atmosphere in the bus stations, on the bus trip, and will also help to transition set pieces. These roles are ideal for everyone, especially those new to acting.

Link to Audition Form

Link to Conflict Calendar

Link to Audition Sides