Auditions Jan. 6-7 for "Hollywood Arms" at The Albright Theatre in Batavia

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AUDITIONS! “Hollywood Arms” by Carol Burnett and Carrie Hamilton

January 6 & 7 at 7:30 p.m..

Albright Theatre

100 N. Island Ave

Batavia, IL 60510

The Albright Theatre is located on the 3^rd floor of the government building.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. 

Callbacks are optional and may be held on Tuesday, January 8 at 7:30 p.m. (by invitation only).

THREE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN, ONE TOUCHING STORY. Inspired by Carol Burnett’s life story, this is the moving story of three generations of women living on welfare in a one-room apartment. The characters include a tough, funny, yet tender, pill-popping Christian Scientist grandmother; a beautiful wide-eyed and distant mother and struggling writer, drowning her ambitions in a bottle; a loving but absent and alcoholic father; and a young girl whose only escape is up on the roof of their rundown apartment house where she creates her own magical world. In the end, it's a story about shattered hopes and realized dreams.

Casting 4 Men (ages 30-55), 4 Women (ages 17-80), 2 girls and 1 boy (ages 10-13)

Character Descriptions*:

Louise: Helen's mother, starts off a dreamer but slowly begins to hide behind alcohol, late 30s-late 40s

Nanny: Helen's grandmother, holds the family together, practical yet eccentric, 50s-70s

Young Helen: Louise's daughter, a quiet dreamer, grows up in the shadow of Hollywood, 10-13

Older Helen: college bound, gets bitten by the entertainment bug, destined for more than her humble beginnings, 18-20s

Jody: absent father, loves his daughter, trying to stay dry, late 30s-50

Bill: loves Louise despite her shortcomings but only has so much patience, late 30s-50

Dixie: owner of the building Louise, Nanny, and Helen live in, befriends Louise, 30s-40s

Malcolm: Dixie's son, troublemaker but not a bad kid, typical young boy, 10-13

Alice: Louise's daughter out of wedlock, spoiled but not a brat all the time, 10-13

Cop #1: police officer that busts one of their money-making schemes, 20s-50s

Cop #2: police officer that busts one of their money-making schemes, 20s-50s

* female roles may require some singing

Performance dates for “Hollywood Arms” are March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15 & 16.  Rated PG-14(LD). Please contact The Albright Theatre Company at 630-406-8838, visit www.albrighttheatre.com, find them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter for more updates and information.

The Albright Theatre Company is a not-for-profit organization that is membership driven and relies upon volunteer actors.