THE WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR… Cry Havoc A play in three acts by Allan R. Kenward Directed by Abbey Marshall Hailed as a female “Journey’s End,” Cry Havoc is a wartime period drama that tells the story of civilian nurses on Bataan in early 1942. The cast is composed entirely of women who work together, get on one another’s nerves, arrest the wrong person as a spy helping the Japanese and finally confront the real traitor. Tuesday, March 3 & Thursday, March 5 from 7-10 p.m If needed, callbacks will take place Saturday, March 7 from 12-3 p.m At the Western Reserve Playhouse, 3326 Everett Rd, Richfield, OH 44286 What to Know: ***Please note that while we encourage actors of all experience, ethnicities and ages to audition, every character in the show is female-presenting. Rehearsals: Rehearsals will begin around April 14 and run Sunday through Thursday, 7-10 p.m. based on cast availability. Performances: May 22–31, 2026, Thursday through Sunday. What to prepare: - A short speech that you find might be thematically related to the play. Feel free to prepare your own or choose one of the following (below). - Cold reading from the script will also be provided - Please bring all conflicts for the rehearsal and performance process - VIDEO SUBMISSIONS will be accepted and due to abbeymichelemarshall@gmail.com & august@thewrp.org by March 4th at 1030pm ALL ROLES ARE OPEN to all gender identities, races, ethnicities, body types, ages, and abilities. All of these roles are female-presenting. No equity contracts are available at this time. All positions are volunteer. None of these parts are precast. All levels of actors welcome! Roles Available: ***Please note that while we encourage actors of all experience, ethnicities and ages to audition, every character in the show is female-presenting. DOC MARSH – 50s-60s. The most experienced of the group. Highly motivated and always on the move. SMITTY – 30s-40s. Leader of the group. Lean, competent, thorough and cool. FLO HARRIS – An upbeat woman with a knack for finding the positive in any situation. Her happy outlook carries a folksy wisdom. PAT CONLIN – 20s-30s. A fiery, Irish girl with a chip on her shoulder and the guts to back it up. GRACE LAMBERT – 20s. A worldly woman with a smart mouth. HELEN DOMERET – 20s. A mellow, lovely woman with a sharp tongue. NYDIA JOYCE – 20s. A cute, domestic and literal-minded Southerner. SUSAN and ANDRA WEST – 20s. Sisters. English girls. Susan, the elder, is the leader, continually protecting and looking out for the more fragile Andra. Their first impressions of the war lead to a role reversal. CONSTANCE “CONNIE” MARKS – 20-30s. A Dresden-doll of a girl, beautiful, delicate and smart. Plays from behind a blind. STEPHANY “STEVE” FOLDEN – 20s-30s. A raw-boned, muscular gal raised in a lumber yard. SADIE – 40s-60s. The cook. A tough scullery girl with a soft spot for the innocent. What to prepare: — A short speech (1-2 minutes) that you find might be thematically related to the play. If you do not have one prepared, you may read the one provided. — You may be asked to cold read cuts from the script. — Please bring all conflicts for the rehearsal and performance process — VIDEO SUBMISSIONS will be accepted and due to abbeymichelemarshall@gmail.com by March 5 at 5 p.m. How to sign up: Please sign up for a 10 minute audition slot below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054EADA92AA5F85-62060797-cryhavoc If you have any questions about the audition process please do not hesitate to contact the production manager at tech@thewrp.org “Cry Havoc” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Alternative Speech: PAT: I'm sorry — [She turns to SMITTY, having a hard time swallowing her pride.] Smitty, mind comin' over here? I want the others to hear what I got to say. I'm beginnin' to see what there is about me you don't like — I'm kinda thick-headed that way — but in time, it sinks through. No — let me get this off my chest first. It just so happens you're the first women I've ever been jealous of — yeah, jealous. Since we've been up here, you've always done the things I've wanted to do — the way I've wanted to do them. Everybody always looked up to you — where I come from, everybody always looked up to me. I'm not quite through yet. There's the little matter of Lieutenant Holt. I wanted him. Sure I could have had him — but not in the way I wanted him — all to myself. I wasn't around him much before I saw that was out — there was only one of us who have had him that way and that was you. -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. 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