Independence Community Theater is Announcing Auditions for Squabbles

Written by Marshall Karp

Produced by special arranges with Samuel French, Inc.

This hilarious play pits a father-in-law against a mother in a comedic succession of squabbles. Jerry Sloan is a successful writer of advertising jingles married to an equally successful lawyer. Living with the happy couple is the not so happy Abe Dreyfus, Jerry’s curmudgeon of father-in-law. Abe is funny a guy to the audience, not to Jerry. The situation is exacerbated when Jerry’s mother Mildred looses her house in a fire and needs a place to stay. Abe and Mildred can’t stand each other. This play is one hilarious confrontation after another until the heart-warming finale in which the oldsters discover that, really, each is not so bad.

Cast of Characters:

4 men, 3 women

Character ages flexible

Abe Dreyfus (60++): retired cab driver, Alice’s father

Mildred Sloan (60+); Jerry’s mother

Jerry Sloan (30+); jingle writer, Alice’s husband

Alice Sloan (Mid 20’s+); lawyer, Jerry’s wife

Hector Lopez (30-50); Hispanic handyman?

Sol Wasserman (60+); retired pharmacist, neighbor

Mrs. Fisher (30+); a governess

Audiences will consist cold readings from the script on March 4th and 5th from 7:30 to 9 pm. No appointment necessary. Please bring head shot, resume if you have them and a list of conflicts. Rehearsal will begin March 18th and will generally run Sunday – Thursday from 7 to 9, depending on actors availability.