2024/2025 General Auditions:
PRODUCTION DATES and INFORMATION Office Christmas Party, Grinch in Fight with Rudolph, Police Called by Jeff Daniels First rehearsal: The week of August 26, 2024 First performance- preview: Thursday, September 26, 2024 Press opening night: Friday, October 4, 2024 Closing date: Sunday, December 22, 2024
Fourteen Funerals by Eric Pfeffinger First rehearsal: The week of January 6, 2025 First performance- preview: Thursday, February 6, 2025 Press opening night: Friday, February 14, 2025 Closing date: Sunday, March 9, 2025
My Mother and the Michigan/Ohio War by Paul Stroili First rehearsal: The week of March 3, 2025 First performance- preview: Thursday, April 3, 2025 Press opening night: Friday, April 11, 2025 Closing date: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Always Come Back by Matt Letscher First rehearsal: The week of May 19, 2025 First performance- preview: Friday, June 20, 2025 Press opening night: Friday, June 27, 2025 Closing date: Sunday, August 31, 2025 PURPLEROSETHEATRE.ORG
REHEARSAL INFO Rehearsals are held minimum five days a week, 5-8 hour days, maximum 38 hours a week, in Chelsea, MI. Day, evening & weekend rehearsals may be scheduled depending on actor’s and director’s schedule. We are unable to give specific call times in advance at this time. Please expect to attend every day of rehearsal.
PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES Wednesday: 3:00 p.m. Thursday: 3:00 p.m .& 7:30 p.m. Friday: 8:00 p.m. Saturday: 3:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. Sunday: 2:00 p.m.
AUDITION DATES/LOCATIONS Day 1: Tuesday, May 28, 2024 10:00am-2:10pm, 3:10pm-6:00pm Vistatech Center at Schoolcraft College 18600 Haggerty Road Livonia, MI 48152 Appointments:
Day 2: Monday, June 17, 2024
1pm-9pm
The Purple Rose Theatre Company
137 Park St.
Chelsea, MI 48118
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For assistance with sign up genius. Please email info@purplerosetheatre.org
Deadline for sign up genius: Sunday, June 16, 2024 by 6:00 p.m.
Preparation:
Please prepare two contrasting monologues that are each 1-minute in length each. Bring one Headshot and one Resume with you to
the audition.
If you cannot attend in person auditions, please send a virtual audition to info@purplerosetheatre.org, subject line ATTN:
Auditions.
Self-tape two contrasting monologues no more than 1-minute in length each. Please also include a full body slate with professional
and/or legal name, preferred pronouns, union status, and any representation. Please email headshot and resume along with your
video submission.
Deadline: Video Submissions open Tuesday, May 28, 2024 and will close by Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Character Breakdowns/Descriptions:
OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY, GRINCH IN FIGHT WITH RUDOLPH, POLICE CALLED by Jeff Daniels
WALLY WILKINS, Jr.:40’s
JERRY CONICELLI: 50’s
LAMAR JOHNSON: 40’s
BERNICE WILKINS: Wally’s daughter, early 20’s
MADGE MILBURY: (911 OPERATOR/POLICE CHIEF/ANASTASIA ANDREWS/KIMBERLEY CARLTON/ KEVIN, THE
DIGITAL KID/ ALICE IN SHIPPING/CONNIE IN ACCOUNTING): elderly, Wally’s secretary
FOURTEEN FUNERALS by Eric Pfeffinger
MILLIE: female, white, 20’s or 30’s, funeral home employee
SIENNA: female, Asian-American, 20’s or 30’s, would-be writer
MY MOTHER AND THE MICHIGAN/OHIO WAR by Paul Stroili
ISABELLA (IZZY) CAVANAUGH: Female, 60’s, Any ethnicity
CAREY CAVANAUGH: Female, 30’s, Any ethnicity but same ethnicity as IZZY. IZZY’s tightly wound daughter
JOSH CAVANAUGH: Male, 30’s, Any ethnicity. IZZY’s adopted son, former athlete with a touch of OCD.
ALWAYS COME BACK by Matt Letscher
BERT, a boisterous Golden Lab, 48 in dog years
TRIXIE, BERT’s smart-ass sister, same age as BERT
BITCHY, a once feral veterinarian’s cat, 63 in cat years
LEONARD, a wise veterinarian’s parrot, 37 in parrot years
THE OWNER, BERT and TRIXIE’s pack leader, early 30’s
THE NURSE, the veterinarian’s nurse, late 30’s