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Breakdown
Note: Everyman Theatre states that it casts primarily from the Baltimore/Washington, DC/Northern Virginia area and has no established housing.
Roles are available unless otherwise specified. For pre-cast roles, Auditioning performers will be considered as possible (emergency) replacements, should any become necessary.
TIME STANDS STILL
By Donald Margulies
Director: TBD
First Rehearsal: 7 / 30 / 2012
Opening: 8 / 31 / 2012
Closing: 10 / 7 / 2012
Synopsis:
Sarah and James – a photographer and a journalist – share a passion for the adrenaline rush caused from reporting in the world’s deadliest war zones. However, Sarah barely survives a bomb blast in Iraq, and her boyfriend James is overcome with guilt after leaving Sarah alone in Iraq. Her recovery returns her to the safe, comfortable world of Manhattan and into the care of her long time love. James’ desire for family and the simple domestic life pursued by her editor and his much younger girlfriend catch Sarah off guard. Pressed to consider settling into a more “conventional” life, Sarah must face her addiction to the drama and chaos of war.
Sarah (Female – Late 30’s-Early 40’s): A photo journalist who has returned from covering the Iraq war after being injured in a roadside bomb attack.
Mandy (Female – 25-30): Richard’s girlfriend, a vivacious and sincere event planner.
James (Male – Late 30’s-Early 40’s): Sarah’s boyfriend (later husband), a war correspondent.
Richard (Male – Mid 50’s): A photo editor, long time friend and colleague of Sarah and James.
HEROES
By Gerald Sibleyras
Translated by: Tom Stoppard
Director: Donald Hicken
First Rehearsal: 9 / 24 / 2012
Opening: 10 / 26 / 2012
Closing: 12 / 2 / 2012
Synopsis:
The year is 1959. Three aging World War I veterans find themselves residing together in a military hospital in the French countryside. They pass the time on their favorite isolated terrace – gossiping, reminiscing, and generally irritating one another. Their daily routine is shaken when Gustav becomes convinced that the hospital is out to do him in. The trio set into motion a courageous plan to make their escape once and for all. What will their final destination be -- Indochina? The local village? Or perhaps the poplar trees just on the horizon?
Gustave (Male – 65-75): He is all bluster, goading and dazzling Henri and Philippe with the potential of new conquests. Despite his bravado, Gustave only socializes with his two comrades and spends much of his time in his room. He also has befriended the stone statue of a dog that sits on the terrace.
Henri (Male – 65-75): He is a bit more mobile than Gustave and Philippe and somewhat less tolerant of them. He is forever going out for his "constitutional."
Philippe (Male – 65-75): He has a piece of shrapnel in his head that causes him to faint at inconvenient moments. He also believes that he sees the stone dog move from time to time.
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
By Tracy Letts
Director: Vincent M. Lancisi
First Rehearsal: 12 / 17 / 2012
Opening: 1 / 18 / 2013
Closing: 2 / 17 / 2013
Synopsis:
When the patriarch of the Weston Family vanishes one hot summer night, the acid-tongued, pill-popping mother summons her grown daughters and their families to reunite at the Oklahoma homestead. Dinner is served, lies are told, and long-held family secrets are unflinchingly revealed. Tracy Letts’ comic-tragedy exposes the emotional destruction that rips through generations if nothing stops its path.
Violet Weston (Female – 60-70): The matriarch of the Weston family, she is addicted to several prescription drugs, mostly depressants and narcotics. After an ugly rant at Beverly's funeral dinner, the family's focus shifts to keeping her clean. Despite her drug-induced episodes, she is sharp-tongued and shrewd; she is aware of the family's many secrets and not hesitant to reveal them for her own benefit.
Mattie Fay Aiken (Female – 50-60): Violet's sister, Charlie's wife and Little Charles' mother, she is just as jaded as her sister. Mattie Fae constantly belittles her son and antagonizes her husband.
Ivy Weston (Female – Mid 40’s): She is the middle daughter of the Weston family; the only daughter to stay in Oklahoma. She teaches at the local college, and her calm and patient exterior hides a passionate woman who is gradually growing cynical. She is secretly having an affair with her "cousin", Little Charles, and plans to move to New York with him.
Karen Weston (Female – Early 40’s): The youngest daughter in the Weston family, she is newly engaged to Steve, whom she considers the "perfect man”. Karen can talk of little else but her own happiness even at her father's funeral, and she chooses to lie to herself about her sleazy fiancé rather than face the reality of not getting a happy ending.
Johnna Monevata (Female – Late 20’s): A Cheyenne Indian woman whom Beverly hires as a live-in housekeeper shortly before he disappears. Violet is prejudiced against her, but she wins over the other family members with her cooking skills, hard work, and empathy.
Steve Heidebrecht (Male – Late 40’s-Early 50’s): Karen’s fiancé, a businessman in Florida, (whose business, it is hinted, may be less than legitimate) and not the "perfect man" that Karen considers him. He eventually attempts to sexually molest Jean after the two smoke pot together.
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau (Male – Late 40’s): A high-school classmate and former boyfriend of Barbara's who brings the news of Beverly's suicide to the family.
Barbara Fordham -- CAST. (Female – Late 40’s): The oldest daughter of the Weston family, mother of Jean and wife of Bill (though they are currently separated), a college professor. She wants to save her marriage, but has the intense need to control everything around her as it falls apart.
Beverly Weston -- CAST. (Male – 65-75): He is the father and patriarch of the Weston family. An alcoholic and former poet, his mysterious disappearance one evening and eventually discovered death are the reasons for the family's reunion.
Charlie Aiken -- CAST. (Male – 55-65): Husband of Mattie Fae and the presumed father of Little Charles. Charlie, a genial man, was a lifelong friend of Beverly. He struggles to get Mattie Fae to respect Little Charles.
Bill Fordham -- CAST. (Male – 45-55) Barbara’s estranged husband and Jean's father. A college professor, he has left his wife for a younger woman, one of his students, but wants to be there for his family. His marriage is disintegrating and his patience is slowly running thin.
Little Charles Aiken -- CAST. (Male actor – 35-40): He is the son of Mattie Fae and Beverly, but, like everyone else, he believes Charlie is his father. Unemployed and clumsy, he is secretly having an affair with Ivy, who is revealed to actually be his sister.
GOD OF CARNAGE
By Yasmina Reza
Director: TBD
First Rehearsal: 2 / 4 / 2013
Opening: 3 / 15 / 2013
Closing: 4 / 7 / 2012
Synopsis:
Two high-strung couples, Alan and Annette Raleigh and Michael and Veronica Novak, decide to meet one evening for a civilized discussion about a playground altercation between their two young sons. What follows is a comically explosive downhill slide from polite, political correctness to full-on character assassination.
Alan Raleigh (Male –40’s): Husband of Annette; a lawyer married to his cell phone.
Annette Raleigh -- CAST. (Female– 40’s): Wife of Alan; she says simply that she is in “wealth management”.
Veronica Novak -- CAST. (Female – 40’s): Wife of Michael; a writer on African civilization and part-time employee of an art history bookstore.
Michael Novak -- CAST. (Male – 40’s): Husband of Veronica; owner of a “wholesale company” that sells everything from “locks” to “toilet fittings.”
TOPDOG / UNDERDOG
By Suzan-Lori Parks
Director: Jennifer L. Nelson
First Rehearsal: 3 / 25 / 2013
Opening: 4 / 26 / 2013
Closing: 5 / 19 / 2013
Synopsis:
Their father named them Lincoln and Booth…as a joke. Two brothers – left to live life on their own without any parents – learned to survive as street savvy hustlers. Left to their own devices, the brothers never stop conning those on the street and, ultimately, each other in this darkly funny hit about family grievances, wounds and healing.
Lincoln (Male – African-American Late 30’s): Once a skilled 3-card Monte con-artist who gave it up after the untimely death of his friend, now he has settled into a very odd job at a carnival arcade. For hours on end, he sits in a display box dressed as Abraham Lincoln reenacting the final moments of the famed president.
Booth -- CAST. (Male – African-American Early 30’s): He wants to be a big shot – but spends most of his time shoplifting and awkwardly practicing the art of card hustling. Booth talks about his many goals and dreams. He discusses his sexual conquests and his romantic frustrations.
THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM
By George Farquhar
Adapted by Thornton Wilder & Ken Ludwig
Director: Vincent M. Lancisi
First Rehearsal: 5 / 6 / 2013
Opening: 6 / 7 / 2013
Closing: 6 / 30 / 2013
Synopsis:
A raucous romp through the trials and tribulations of love, money, and marriage, The Beaux’ Stratagem follows the adventures of Archer and Aimwell, two young gents who are short on cash and long on schemes. They travel from village to village in search of wealth and women. When they happen upon the lovely Dorinda and the equally beautiful Mrs. Kate Sullen, they devise a plan to woo and win them, but plenty of obstacles stand in their way including a feisty barmaid with her sights set on Archer and Kate’s drunken slacker of a husband.
Lady Bountiful (Female – 55-65): An old civil country gentlewoman that cures all her neighbors of all distempers. She is foolishly fond of her son Sullen.
Dorinda (Female – 20-30): Lady Bountiful's daughter.
Tom Aimwell (Male – 25-35): A gentleman of broken fortune pretending to be Archer’s master.
Sullen (Male – 25-35): A country blockhead, often drunk, who behaves brutally toward his wife.
Daniel (Male – 30-50): Servant to Boniface, the landlord of the inn.
Scrub (Male – 30-50): Servant to Sullen.
Hounslow (Male – 30-50): A highwayman.
Bagshot (Male – 30-50): A highwayman.
Mrs. Kate Sullen -- CAST. (Female – 25-35): Lady Bountiful’s daughter-in-law.
Cherry -- CAST. (Female – 25-35): Daughter of Boniface, landlord of the inn.
Boniface -- CAST. (Male – 55-65): Landlord of the inn.
Gloss (Male– 45-55): A man of two professions – highwayman and clergyman.
Foigard -- CAST. (Male – 25-35) A French parson anxious to perform a wedding.
Jack Archer -- CAST. (Male – 25-35): A gentleman of broken fortune pretending to be Aimwell’s servant.
Sir Charles Freeman -- CAST. (Male – 25-35): Mrs. Sullen’s brother.
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