French Creek Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for... BLOOM by Andrew Morton Directed by Skip Corris Following the death of his father, 15-year-old Daniel and his mother, Lisa, are forced to move to an unfamiliar new city. After a violent outburst at his new school, Daniel's social worker, Michelle, suggests he spend a week working with her father, Bobby, an urban gardener of several abandoned lots in the middle of the city. A week soon turns into a few months, and, as the two men spend the summer tending the gardens, they begin to plant some much-needed hope in a neighborhood plagued by blight and help each other heal some old wounds. PERFORMANCES March 31 - April 9 Fridays & Saturdays at 7PM Sundays at 3PM AUDITIONS January 23 & 24 7PM - 9PM Open call. Actors may prepare a monologue, but is not required. Auditions will consist of reading from the script. Actors can contact the director<mailto:ccorris@gmail.com> for advanced copies of sides. REHEARSALS Beginning the first week of February. Rehearsals will be from 6:30PM to 9:30PM, Monday through Thursday. Not everyone will be called for every rehearsal. CAST BREAKDOWN MICHELLE - Social Worker, 30s; Dedicated to the children on her caseload, perhaps too busy to pay attention to herself and her Dad's needs. BOBBY - Michelle's father, 60s. Retired blue collar worker. Curmudgeon. Dedicated to the urban community garden which was the pride of his deceased wife. DANIEL - At risk teenager, 15; Sullen, uncommunicative; grows and matures as a result of working on the garden with BOBBY. LISA - DANIEL's mother, 40s; Newly widowed, attending community college and working while trying to rebuild a life for herself and DANIEL. ASHLEY - BOBBY's neighbor, 16. Also on MICHELLE's caseload; has made some bad choices. Grows through DANIEL's friendship. Actors 18+ receive a small stipend. French Creek Theatre is located within the French Creek Nature & Arts Center / 4530 Colorado Ave / Sheffield Village / 44054 / 440-949-5200