"The Dining
Room"
By A. R. Gurney
Directed by
Linda Place & Lesley Davis
THE STORY:
The play is set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household,
the place where the family
assembled daily for breakfast
and dinner and for any
and all special occasions. The action is comprised of a mosaic of
interrelated scenes—some funny, some touching,
some rueful—which, taken
together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP. The actors change
roles, personalities and
ages with virtuoso skill as they portray a wide variety of characters, from little boys to
stern grandfathers, and from
giggling teenage girls
to Irish housemaids. Each
vignette introduces a new set of people and events; a father lectures his son on grammar
and politics; a boy returns from boarding school to
discover his mother's infidelity; a senile grandmother doesn't recognize her
own sons at
Christmas dinner; a daughter, her marriage a shambles, pleads
futilely to return home, etc. Dovetailing
swiftly and smoothly, the varied
scenes coalesce,
ultimately, into a theatrical experience of exceptional range, compassionate humor and
abundant humanity.
Casting
needs:
3-5 male roles
available
3-4 female roles
available
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Audition Requirements:
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Cold readings
from the script. |
| Audition
Time and Dates: |
Aug 18th and 19th
between 7pm -9pm |
| Audition
Location: |
Central Gwinnett
High school
564 W. Crogan Street
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
Please enter
through the main entrance at the bus loop on Lawrenceville Highway.
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Please arrive no later than
8:00pm. The
earlier you arrive the more time we have to see you play various
characters.
If you have any questions,
please call 678-488-7959.