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Auditions - "Of Grapes and Nuts"
“Of Grapes and Nuts” by Doug Armstrong, Keith Cooper & Tom Willmorth
July 13 and 14 at 7:30 pm
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Albright Theatre
100 N. Island Ave
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Batavia, IL 60510
The Albright Theatre is located on the 3rd floor of the Batavia government building.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
Callbacks may be held on Tuesday, July 15, at 7:30 pm (by invitation only).
“Of Grapes and Nuts” skewers two John Steinbeck classics, The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men, in one hilarious road trip, as the intrepid Joad clan—Ma, Pa and Tom—along with Tom’s simple-minded prison buddy, Lenny, abandon the family farm in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl and travel to California seeking employment on a peach farm. However, Crazy Curly’s Pickin’ Plantation isn’t all that it seems, and soon the Joads find themselves in more trouble than “a one-toothed man in a corn-eatin’ contest.”
Casting 4 - 9 Men (20s-60s) and 2 - 4 Women (20s-60s)
Character Descriptions:
Tom Joad – Earnest young man, just paroled from prison. (20s – 30s)
Lenny – Tom’s imposing but simple-minded traveling companion. He likes to pet rabbits and other soft things. (30s – 40s)
Ma Joad – Tom’s mother, the glue that holds the family together: a hard-working woman who has seen some tough times, but won’t let life break her spirit. (50s – 60s)
Pa Joad – Tom’s father, a suspicious man, but good at heart. When he loses his farm, he just wants to make it to California to start over. (50s – 60s)
Jim Casy – A former preacher turned union organizer. (40s – 50s)
Curly – Cruel owner of a California peach farm. She has a soft side that few are allowed to see. (30s – 40s)
Candy – A worker at the peach farm. (20s – 50s)
Company Man – A bank representative who evicts the Joads from their farm. (20s – 30s)
CAT Driver – Female driver with long hair. (20s – 40s)
Mae – Kind-hearted waitress at Al’s Diner. (20s – 50s)
Al – Gruff proprietor and cook at Al’s diner. (30s – 50s)
Gus – A truck driver. (20s – 50s)
Border Guard – Security guard at state border. (20s – 50s)
Performance dates for “Of Grapes and Nuts” are September 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 26 and 27. Rated PG-13. 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.
