Auditions for the 2011 Summit Productions show Dearly Departed will be held Sunday, Nov. 21, from 3-5 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 22, from 7-9 p.m.; and Tuesday, Nov. 23, from 7-9 p.m. Callbacks will be held Monday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Historic Holmes Theatre. The show includes a cast of as few as 10 and as many as 18 adults, most of whom are "middle aged" or older.
Following is a list of the cast characters and a brief description:
- Bud Turpin -- elderly, no spoken lines, may double with another character
- Raynelle Turpin -- elderly, Bud's widow, major role
- Ray-Bud Turpin -- middle age, Bud and Raynelle's son, major role
- Lucille Turpin -- middle age, Ray-Bud's wife, major role
- Junior Turpin -- middle age, Bud and Raynelle's other son, major role
- Suzanne Turpin -- middle age, Junior's wife, major role
- Marguerite -- elderly, Bud Turpin's sister, very evangelical, major role
- Royce -- middle age, Marguerite's son, no so evangelical, major role
- Delightful Turpin -- early middle age, Bud and Raynelle's daughter, minor role
- Reverand Hooker -- Middle age to elderly, involved in two scenes
- Veda -- elderly woman, one scene
- Norval -- elderly man, one scene
- Nadine -- early middle age, minor role
- Clyde -- Middle age, Ray-Bud's boss, minor role
- Juanita -- attractive younger woman, cousin to the Turpins, minor role
- The Joy of Life Singers -- may be singing female cast members or others, minor role
Meet the Bible Belt kin of Bud Turpin. They've got a funeral to plan and between the feuds, marital flings, and Macaroni and Ham Loaf Surprise -- it may escalate into a multiple-coffin memorial service. By the time the Turpins sort through the hangovers, money problems, and headstone engraving options, they've learned that coping with life's losses can turn out to be drop-dead funny.
Rehearsals will begin the week of January 3, with practices being held at the Historic Holmes Theatre four evenings per week (which four days will be determined by the cast). The production will be presented the evenings of March 3, 4 and 5 at the Historic Holmes Theatre.
Summit Productions is a community theatre group based out of the Historic Holmes Theatre. They present a full-scale theatrical production each spring and they also bring Shakespeare to the great outdoors, staging Shakespeare in the Park" in the city park each summer.
Summit Productions' mission is to "put the community in theatre" by encouraging and supporting local productions, as well as the visual and musical arts, in the lakes region.
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