There is still time to audition for a new play called "What Remains." See information below.

The Happy Ending Lyric Players announce auditions for a new play by Max Bush titled “What Remains.” The play will be presented as part of a week-long Arts Festival at the First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland at 3630 Fairmount Boulevard in Shaker Heights.

AUDITIONS

· 6 to 9 PM Sunday, September 13

· 7 to 9:30 PM Monday, September 14

Director Mike Skerritt is seeking

· 9 women, teenage to early 20’s;

· 2 men, one teenage, one middle to late 20’s

· One older woman in her 60’s or 70’s,

CHARACTER SUMMARY:

NOTE: Ages are approximate. If you can LOOK the age indicated, you don’t have to BE that age.

PRESENT DAY CHARACTERS:

· Maggie (18) – Lead actress. Artistically talented teenager who befriends Cliona, an elderly woman who is artistic in her own right, and who takes an interest in Maggie’s talent

· Cliona (60’s to 70’s) – Lead Actress. A former artist herself who, through her relationship with Maggie, remembers her own youthful experiences in exploring her artistic abilities

· Mike (18) – Maggie’s boyfriend who wants Maggie to join him at a local college in the fall

· Sarah (18) – Maggie’s free-spirited, eccentric friend with a great imagination

· Karen and Trisha (18) – Two of Maggie’s friends. Trisha dances.

· Kimi (17) – Cliona’s granddaughter, protective of her grandmother’s possessions

FLASHBACK CHARACTERS:

· Ona (18) – Lead Actress. Teenage Cliona

· Evan (27) – Lead Actor. Cliona’s early adult boyfriend

· Angela and Leanne (17) – Two of a young Cliona’s friends. Angela sings.

n Max’ own words, the following is a synopsis of the play.

“Maggie is a talented young artist who is just a couple months away from graduating high school. As the summer swiftly approaches she finds herself agonizing over serious life decisions. What is the right path for her future? Should she follow her dreams and become an artist? Or should she do the sensible thing and go to college with her boyfriend Mike? As Maggie struggles with looking into her future she meets Cliona, a 69 year old woman who hires Maggie to sort through the objects of Cliona’s life. As Maggie, and her eccentric friend Sarah, search through Cliona’s things, the people involved with them come alive and we see the truth about Cliona’s own artistic past. An unlikely friendship blossoms between Maggie and Cliona as they each help the other to discover something about themselves they never would have found on their own.”

PERFORMANCE DATES:

· 7:30 PM Friday, November 13

· 7:30 PM Saturday, November 14

· 2:00 PM Sunday, November 15

Come prepared to read a few lines from the play, and to demonstrate some simple movement steps. An appointment is not required. No singing is required.

Contact Mike Skerritt at gmskerritt@aol.com with questions.