[NEohioPAL] Auditions for The Boys Next Door

[Aurora Community Theatre via NEohioPAL]

*AUDITIONS *

for

*THE BOYS NEXT DOOR*

By Tom Griffin

*A Tender Heartwarming Comedy-Drama*



Directed by

*Paula Kline-Messner*

*Jennifer Teller, Producer*



*Auditions*

*7 pm*

*Sunday Aug. 23*

*& *

*Monday Aug. 24*



*AURORA COMMUNITY THEATRE*

*115 E Pioneer Trail *



Auditioners will read from the script for the following roles:

·                    *Arnold Wiggins* is a man who lives with a mild mental
disability who works at a movie theater as a janitor. He tends to be
very obsessive
compulsive. He is hyperactive and talks constantly. He's also often abused
by coworkers and afraid to fight back. When he becomes angry or scared,
Wiggins repeats the word 'nyет', meaning *no* in Russian, and threatens to
run away to Russia.

·                    *Norman Bulansky* is a middle-aged man with mental
disabilities who works at a doughnut shop. Eating doughnuts at his job has
caused him to become overweight. His girlfriend, Sheila, lives at another
group home. Bulansky is very proud and possessive of a large ring of keys.

·                    *Lucien P. Smith* is a large man who faces extremely
debilitating mental disorders. Despite the fact that he cannot read, Smith
insists on checking out armloads of books from the library. He is at risk
of losing his disability funds, when the state senate accuses him of faking
his mental condition. Smith doesn't understand what is around him when he
goes to the "State Sneck" resulting in a profound scene.

·                    *Barry Klemper* is a 28-year-old man with schizophrenia
 who believes he is a pro golfer. He gets highly agitated over small
things. This is partly because Barry has had a traumatic life growing up.
Later in the story, when Klemper's abusive father visits him for the first
time in years, it proves harmful to his mental condition.

·                    *Jack Palmer* is the social worker for the four
handicapped men. He's found himself increasingly burned out and is thinking
about a new line of work. At the end of the play, Palmer leaves the men and
becomes a travel agent.

·                    *Sheila* is Norman's girlfriend. Like Norman, she
faces mental disabilities. She is also obsessed with Norman's prized keys
and is "no skinny minnie herself".

·                    *Mr. Klemper* is Barry's abusive father. During the
course of play, he decides to visit Barry while in the Boston area.

·

*Rehearsal begins the first week in September*



*Performances are 8 pm Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 23 – Nov 14*



*For more information email: **pkm340 at aol.com <pkm340 at aol.com>** or call *
*330-256-2750*
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