ROVER DRAMAWERKS ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS
FOR YOUTH ACTORS, AGES 10-18
FRANCINE’S WILL
by Mary Dattillo
directed by Nancy Pistilli
Auditions:
Sunday, May 19 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Monday, May 20 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Appointments are required. For an appointment time, please email
audition14@roverdramawerks.com.
Auditions will be at Rover Dramawerks, located at
221 W. Parker Road, Suite 580 in Plano, at the northwest corner of 75 and Parker Rd. in the Ruisseau Village Shopping Center.
Brief Synopsis:
Francine Faraday dies and leaves her entire estate to her longtime companion H.P. Manly. While the loyal members of Francine's staff are delighted, her money-hungry relatives are furious. Though the will is ironclad, the relatives find that they can inherit Francine's fortune if H.P. dies of natural causes. As the family plots H.P.'s demise, the staff schemes to save him, resulting in counter-plots and mixed-up romances aplenty.
Roles: 4 men, 5 women
ARTHUR JARVIS – butler at the Faraday mansion, subtly sarcastic
ROXANNE HOWARD – Francine Faraday’s secretary and companion, smart and sexy
CECILY MONROE – Francine Faraday’s maid, young, cute and bubbly
LYDIA LAWSON – Francine Faraday’s sister, snobby
STANLEY LAWSON – Lydia’s scheming, lazy son
BRENDA LAWSON – Lydia’s spoiled, lazy daughter
CHESTER GREGSON – Francine’s longtime attorney
BRAD SOMERS – Brenda’s fiancée, suave and selfish
TIFFANY TREVOR – Stanley’s girlfriend, dumb and selfish
All roles are available.
- Email
audition14@roverdramawerks.com for an appointment time, and access to a script will be made available to you. Be familiar with the script before coming to auditions.
- Please be prepared to present a short monologue telling something about yourself, and be prepared to read from the script.
- Please bring a resume and head shot. If unavailable, a recent photo is fine.
- References may be required.
- Actors must be between 10 and 18 years of age (inclusive) at the time of the performances.
- Youth actors will not be paid.
- There are NO TUITION REQUIREMENTS OR OTHER FEES to be involved with this production.
- Rehearsals will be in Plano and will begin on or after May 28 – to be set based on theater schedule and conflicts of cast.
- Actors should be prepared to list all conflicts through July 13 at auditions. Actors with performance conflicts (July 11-13) need not audition.
- Please visit the website at
www.roverdramawerks.com or call (972) 849-0358 for more information.
Francine’s Will will run for four performances, July 11-13 on Thursday and Friday at 8:00 and Saturday at 3:00 and 8:00 pm, at Rover Dramawerks - 221 W. Parker Rd., Suite 580, Plano 75023.
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