August: Osage County
Audition Dates:
June 29 from 6PM-9PM
June 30 from 7PM-9PM
August: Osage County
by: Tracy Letts
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Directed by David Risley and Jodee Timpone
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Synopsis: A tragicomedy that explores the dysfunctional Weston family as they confront dark secrets and personal demons following the disappearance of their patriarch, Beverly Weston.
August: Osage County by American playwright Tracy Letts premiered at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre in June 2007 and debuted on Broadway in December of the same year. When Beverly, the Weston family patriarch, goes missing, a web of estranged family members travel home to gather around his vitriolic spouse, Violet. The play is semi-autobiographical, and Letts explores themes of addiction, suicide, and generational trauma from his own childhood in Oklahoma. In 2008, August: Osage County won the Tony Award for Best Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Play, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 2013, the play was adapted into an award-winning film.
Where: The John Gilleece Theater, Bldg T-4 at Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area in Breezy Point.
For further info and travel directions check our website: www.rockawaytheatrecompany.org
Rehearsals begin in mid-July
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Performances Dates:
September 26, 27, October 3,4,10 & 11@7 PM
September 28, October 5 and October 12 @2PM
Must be available for all performances.
Please be prepared to note any and all conflicts that you may have from mid-July through the week before the show.
* Sides will be provided at the auditions .
* Please bring bio and headshot, if available.
* This is an open, live audition. All roles are available. Interested parties must appear on one of the two dates in order to be considered for a role.
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Callbacks will be held on July 1 from 7-9PM.
Character Breakdowns
Violet Weston (F,60’s-70’s) The matriarch. Sharp tongued, deeply addicted to pills and suffering from cancer. Complex, fierce and emotionally volatile.
Beverly Weston (M, 60’s-70’s) Violet’s husband. A once promising poet who has succumbed to alcoholism and disillusionment. Seen briefly in the first scene.
Barbara Fordham: (F, 40’s-50’s) Eldest Weston daughter. Smart, strong and bitter from her failed marriage. She tries to keep the family together but can barely hold herself together.
Bill Fordham (M,40’s-50’s) Barbara’s estranged husband. A college professor. Intellectual and weary with a strained relationship with Barbara.
Jean Fordham (F, 14-16) A moody, pot smoking teenager caught in the family drama. *** Auditioners for this role must be 18 years of age but appear younger OR must have WRITTEN permission from their parent to be presented at the audition.
Ivy Weston (F, 40’s) The middle Weston daughter. Quiet, emotionally repressed and secretly involved with her cousin, Little Charles.
Karen Weston (F, 30’s-40’s) The youngest daughter. Flighty, self-absorbed and desperately optimistic. Engaged to Steve.
Steve Heidebrecht (M, 40’s-50’s) Karen’s slick, manipulative fiancé. A businessman with predatory tendencies.
Mattie Fae Aiken (F, 50’s-60’s) Loud, controlling and sarcastic. Holds a key family secret.
Charlie Aiken (M, 50’s-60’s) Mattie Fae’s long-suffering husband. Warm and good natured, but eventually reaches his limit.
“Little Charles Aiken” (M, late 30’s-40’s) Mattie Fae and Charlie’s son. Awkward and insecure but kind hearted. Struggles with self-worth and family expectations.
Johnna Monevata (F,20’s-30’s,) The quiet, watchful live-in housekeeper. Observant, resilient and ultimately a calming presence amid the chaos. Please be aware that the character is written as NATIVE AMERICAN and that it is mentioned several times throughout the script. We are looking for a DIPOC actor.
Sheriff Bilbeau (M, 40’s-50’s) Sheriff of Osage County whose primary duty is to deliver the news of Beverly’s death to the family
*All cast members must be available for every performance.
Please do not attempt to contact the director or any member of the production staff regarding the audition process.
This is an unpaid gig. No monetary compensation or stipends are available.
All auditions, rehearsals and performances will be at The John Gilleece Theater, Bldg T 4 at Fort Tilden.