AUDITIONS – The Cassidy Theatre for

Steel Magnolias
Director: Kevin Kelly

Audition Date:

Saturday May 30^th 2:00 PM- 5:00PM

PLEASE CALL THE THEATER FOR AUDITION TIME SLOT- Auditions will be held in hour time slots at 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00. Actors should expect to stay for the entire hour of their slotted time. Call early to reserve your time slots. There are a limited amount of spots available in each time slot.

Non-Equity performers / All Roles Available

Location: The Cassidy Theatre, 6200 Pearl Road, Parma Hts., OH 44130

(In the Greenbrier Commons, behind the Police Station)

Please prepare the following:

*Be prepared to read from the script

*Bring a headshot and resume

*Call backs will be scheduled as needed.

*If you wish to audition but are not able to make it to the above date, please contact the box office at #440-842-4600 to see if alternate arrangements are possible.

*Please bring a list of conflict dates you may have during the rehearsal period.

 

Show Dates for: August 7^th – 23^rd Fridays and Saturdays @ 8:00 PM and Sundays @ 3:00 PM

Written by Robert Harling

 

Show Synopsis: Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana is where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town's rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, ("I'm not crazy, I've just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M'Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a "good ole boy." Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy in the second act. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

 

Character Breakdown: (Approximate ages for characters)

Truvy
Jones: (35- 45) Owns
the
beauty
shop.
Vivacious.
Dispenses
advice
with
lots
of
 hairspray.

Annelle
Dupup‐Desoto: (18- 24) Newly
hired
assistant.
Moves
from
unsure, to
wild, to
 religious.

Clairee
Belcher: (55- late 60’s) Widow
of
former
mayor.
Grand
dame. 
Elegant, sophisticated, a
true
beauty.


Shelby
Eatenton‐Latcherie: (19) Prettiest
girl
in
town. Strong
willed, passionate.

M'Lynn
Eatenton: (40-50’s) to
play
40 to
50’s Shelby's
mother.
Always
knows
what’s
best, strong, stubborn, the
heart
of
the
piece.

Ouiser (pronounced
Weezer) Boudreaux: (55- late 60’s) Wealthy
curmudgeon.
Tough, eccentric
character.


 

The Cassidy Theatre is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

If you have any questions, or concerns please contact the Cassidy Theatre Box Office at #440-842-4600, open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays 9:30- 3:30.