CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS and Audition Dates​

"The Belles of Birmingham"

Auditions are Held at the Tavares Theater

904 West Main Street, Tavares

email: boxoffice@tavarestheater.org

352-343-9944

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Open Audition Dates:          Sunday, February 15, from 6 to 8 PM

                                                  Monday, February 16, from 7 to 9 PM

All Parts are open:

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MELVIS-LEE PRESCOTT, Group hostess, President of the Belles. Mid to late 50s. Refined, steady, and always well put together. A classy dresser with a chic hairstyle and the calm diplomatic authority that keeps the group in line.

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EVA-DELL WAINWRIGHT, Old-school Southern and a bit self-centered. Late 50s, comfortably plump, dresses well and favors church-ready accessories such as jewelry, scarves, hats, etc. Pious when it suits her, snarky when it doesn’t. Locked in a long-running rivalry with Lura-Mae Jenkins.

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LURA-MAE JENKINS, The club’s resident firebrand who speaks first and filters later. Mid 50s. Favors western wear, and hair teased high in full country-western glory. Easily the least refined of the Belles and proudly so, long-time nemesis to Eva-Dell Wainwright.

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WILMA-SUE CRUMBAKER, Not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but blessed with a heart of gold. Early to mid 30s. Sweet-natured, naïve, and always a beat behind the conversation. Frumpy in an earnest, lovable way, usually sporting an unflattering work smock, and an outdated hairstyle.

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MOLLY-GRACE WINGFIELD, The Belle’s resident cheerleader. Eternally optimistic and encouraging. Late 30s to early 40s. A stylish dresser and high school drama teacher who believes in everyone, sometimes more than they believe in themselves. Best friend to Hattie-Pearl Hazelmeyer.

 

HATTIE-PEARL HAZELMEYER, Late 30s to early 40s. A tech-savvy housewife and mother whose confidence has dimmed due to her fear that her husband has lost interest. Loyal, earnest, and quietly trying to hold herself together. Best friend to Molly-Grace Wingfield.

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LURLENE LEDBETTER, Mid to late 50s. Club treasurer. Arrives slightly disheveled clearly affected by her most recent set of circumstances---details to be revealed.

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This show also requires a stage manager, a prop master, a lighting tech, and a sound tech. (Unfortunately, there are no paid positions at this time.)

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Ages may be adjusted to suit casting. All ladies are welcome to audition; Tavares Theater is an equal opportunity organization.

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