Auditions at Foothills Performing Arts
Auditions are held in person at:
Main Street Stage: 117 Main Street NW, Suite A (Beside 1841 in Downtown Lenoir)
OR
The Campus at LHS Auditorium: 1114 College Ave. SW, Lenoir NC
Please check each audition listing for location.
If you cannot attend the dates listed, email us at foothillsperformingarts.nc@gmail.com to arrange an alternate audition time.
*Check our website and Facebook page regularly for changes to the audition schedule due to inclement weather, etc.
2024-2025 "A Season of C" Auditions
Leading Ladies
by Ken Ludwig
Audition Dates: March 16 & 17 at 6:30pm with possible callbacks on March 18th.
Held at the Main Street Stage, 117 Main Street NW, Suite A (Beside 1841 Cafe), Downtown Lenoir, NC
Show Dates: May 16-17-18 & 23-24-25 (With the potential of May 30-31 and June 1)
Directed by: Dalton Isaac
Stage Manager: Laura Spencer Hall
Held at the Main Street Stage, 117 Main Street NW, Suite A (Beside 1841 Cafe), Downtown Lenoir, NC
Show Dates: May 16-17-18 & 23-24-25 (With the potential of May 30-31 and June 1)
Directed by: Dalton Isaac
Stage Manager: Laura Spencer Hall
What to prepare:
-Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and light improv. You may be asked to read some Shakespeare as well. Please note that actors playing Jack and Leo must be comfortable wearing women’s clothing. -Tentative rehearsal start date is Saturday, March 22nd with a readthrough. -Auditioners, please bring a list of potential conflicts through show dates. There will be no conflicts accepted during tech week. Show synopsis: Called “A cross between Some Like it Hot & 12th Night,” this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, is the story of two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, who find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of 1952 Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady's vivacious niece, Meg, who's engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there's a wide world out there, but it's not until she meets "Maxine and Stephanie" that she finally gets a taste of it. |
-AVAILABLE ROLES-
CHARACTERS (3 F) (5 M) (ALL ROLES ARE OPEN) Jack & Leo are English, everyone else is from Pennsylvania. FEMALE CHARACTERS Meg Snider: (Early 30’s) She’s vivacious, with enormous warmth and a great sense of humor. She also has the fresh, unstudied beauty that most women would kill for. She knows there’s a big world outside of York, PA but she hasn’t seen much of it yet. Audrey: (20’s) She is extremely sweet and good-natured. The typical “girl-next-door;” cute but approachable. Florence: (Elderly) Very old, extremely crusty, and her eyesight is terrible. Always on the verge of death’s door, but keeping him at bay. MALE CHARACTERS Leo Clark: (Early 40’s) (Accent: Standard British) Typical Leading man type; tall, good looking, easy with a smile (and the ladies!) Shakespearian trained, but working the Moose Lodge circuit to make ends meet. Jack Gable: (late 30’s to early 40’s) (Accent: Standard British) Jack is Leo’s best friend and partner. They’ve been working the Moose Lodge circuit for so long, he’s ready to pack it in and settle down. Duncan Wooley: (50’s) Local minister and substantially older than Meg (they are engaged). He’s a good man at heart, but rather fussy, set in his ways, a bit scatterbrained and lives in his own world. Doc Myers: (50 +) Doc is a crusty, likeable curmudgeon; a country doctor who takes no gruff from anybody. Butch Myers: (20’s) Butch is a little slow on the uptake, but earnest and sincere, with a good heart. He played football in high school – pretty much his claim to fame. (Son of Doc, in love with Audrey). Leading Ladies is produced with special arrangement by Samuel French, Inc. |
General Audition Information
We invite you to join us onstage, backstage, or in the audience for a fun and rewarding experience.
Foothills practices non-traditional casting. No prior experience is necessary.
Auditions are typically "cold reads." These types of auditions consist of performing selections (called "sides") from the show for which you are auditioning with only a few minutes to prepare. This allows each person auditioning to be seen more than once, and to be considered for multiple roles. Make sure to check the information specific to each show to ensure that you know what to expect.
**The following character descriptions are from the book and script, and physical descriptions DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT the casting intentions of the director.
All casting decisions are made by the directors and artistic staff.
Foothills practices non-traditional casting. No prior experience is necessary.
Auditions are typically "cold reads." These types of auditions consist of performing selections (called "sides") from the show for which you are auditioning with only a few minutes to prepare. This allows each person auditioning to be seen more than once, and to be considered for multiple roles. Make sure to check the information specific to each show to ensure that you know what to expect.
**The following character descriptions are from the book and script, and physical descriptions DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT the casting intentions of the director.
All casting decisions are made by the directors and artistic staff.
The Mission of Foothills Performing Arts is to promote, encourage, and develop appreciation of theatre and involvement in the performing arts.