Independence Community Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for “Southern Fried Funeral”.

Auditions will be held:

· Friday, December 9 from 7 to 9 pm

· Saturday, December 10 from 8 to 9 pm

· Sunday, December 11 from 1 to 3 pm

Location: Independence Old Town Hall, 6652 Brecksville Rd, Independence OH (upstairs).

All auditions are a cold reading from the script.

Performance Dates: Friday and Saturday, March 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 with Sunday matinee on March 12.

Rehearsals: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 7 - 9 pm starting on January 9. Tech Week will be February 22 through March 2.

For additional information, contact Richard Todd, Director, at rtoddassocinc@gmail.com.

Show Synopsis: Dewey Frye is dead and his wife Dorothy is left behind to pick up the pieces and hold her family together. Her daughters are at each other’s throats, Ozella Meeks from the SonShine committee is trying to take over the funeral, and Dewey’s brother is trying to take away her house. Funerals bring out the worst, the best, and the funniest in people, and the Frye family is no exception. A big-hearted comedy about family- Southern Style.

The cast consists of 6 women and 5 men. All roles are unpaid.

Character Descriptions

DOROTHY FRYE (50s/60s): Dewey Frye’s widow and the matriarch of the family.

SAMMY JO LeFETTE (30s): The middle child and future president of the Junior League.

HARLENE FRYE (30s/40s): The oldest child and prodigal daughter.

DEWEY FRYE JR (20s): The youngest child and not the brightest bulb.

DUB FRYE (50s/60s): Dorothy’s brother-in-law.

ATTICUS VAN LEER (30s/40s): Family lawyer and on-again-off-again love interest of Harlene.

BEECHAM LeFETTE (30s): Sammy Jo’s husband.

MARTHA ANN FOX (50s/60s): Dorothy’s best friend; first name pronounced “Marthann”.

FAIRY JUNE COOPER: Contemporary of Dorothy and Martha Ann. All friends since high school.

BENNY CHARLES GREENWOOD (50s/60s): Best friend of Dewey Frye Sr.

OZELLA MEEKS: Chairwoman of the SonShine committee at the church, a position she does not take lightly.