Audition

All My Sons

27 Nov 2022 @ 1:00pm,
28 Nov 2022 @ 7:30pm
Williamstown Little Theatre Inc.

VDL Awards Entry: 2023

Author: Arthur Miller

Director: Loretta Bishop

Genre: Drama

Synopsis

Joe and Kate Keller are at the heart of the American dream. They have an ideal family, raising two sons, Larry and Chris, live in a modest home and own a successful business building airplane parts during World War 2. However, their dream starts to crack when their elder son goes missing in action. Kate clings desperately to the hope that he is still alive and a familiar visitor arrives to divulge secrets from the past that will tear their lives apart.
All My Sons is a moving exploration of the human condition, guilt, justice and the mistaken belief of the American Dream.

Characters

Characters Summary:

M x 6 (various ages)
F x 4 (various ages)
All characters require an American accent

Characters Description:

JOE KELLER - late 50’s early 60’s. Husband to Kate and father to Chris and Larry. Joe is a successful self-made businessman. Easy going. Protective of his family. The biggest sin that lingers on his conscience is the lie he told to escape a prison sentence

KATE KELLER - Mid 50-60’s. Wife to Joe and mother to Chris and Larry. She is a loving and devoted mother. Her life is dominated by her refusal to admit that her eldest son Larry is dead.

CHRIS KELLER - 30-35. Son to Joe and Kate and brother to Larry. He is loyal, affectionate and an idealist. Chris fought in the Second World War and now works with his father. Chris is in love with Ann, despite the fact that she used to be in a relationship with his brother Larry.

ANN DEEVER - 25-30. Sister to George. Ann is kind-hearted but strong-minded. She used to be in a relationship with Larry but has now come to visit Chris, whom she plans to marry.

GEORGE DEEVER - 30-35 brother to Ann. George fought during the War and now works as a lawyer. Now, convinced of his father’s innocence, he flies to the Keller household to stop the wedding. George’s conviction is swayed when confronted with his father’s faults and because of his affection for the Keller family.

DR. JIM BAYLISS - mid 30’s-40. Husband to Sue. He lives in the house that used to belong to the Deever family. Jim is a doctor. Has a “wry humor” tinged with sadness. It transpires that he always cherished a dream of doing medical research, but turned his back on it to make money in order to placate his wife, Sue.

SUE BAYLISS - Wife to Jim - 30-40. A bitter, avaricious, and blunt-spoken woman, she was instrumental in persuading her husband not to pursue his dream of doing medical research and to make money to support her and their family instead. Money is a big motivator for Sue.

FRANK LUBEY – Aged 30-35. Husband to Lydia. Frank is a friendly and well-meaning neighbour but sometimes speaks without thinking. Frank is writing a horoscope for Larry at Kate’s request

LYDIA LUBEY – Aged 25-30. Wife to Frank. She used to be in a relationship with George but did not wait for him when he went to war.

BERT - 8-12 years old. A local neighbourhood kid. Bert and the other neighbourhood children have got Joe’s arrest confused and now believe that he is a detective and that he has a jail in his basement. This is a story Joe encourages, much to Kate’s annoyance.

Precast Characters:

Nil

Audition Venue & Dates

Audition Dates and Times:

1:00pm on:

  • Sun 27th Nov 2022

7:30pm on:

  • Mon 28th Nov 2022

Audition Venue Name: Williamstown Little Theatre

Audition Venue Address:

2-4 Albert Street
Williamstown

Audition Enquiries Contact: Loretta Bishop. ljbishop@iinet.net.au

Performances

Season Dates: 8 Feb 2023 - 25 Feb 2023

Showtimes:

5:00pm on:

  • Sun 12th Feb 2023
  • Sun 19th Feb 2023

8:15pm on:

  • Wed 8th Feb 2023
  • Thu 9th Feb 2023
  • Fri 10th Feb 2023
  • Sat 11th Feb 2023
  • Tue 14th Feb 2023
  • Wed 15th Feb 2023
  • Thu 16th Feb 2023
  • Fri 17th Feb 2023
  • Sat 18th Feb 2023
  • Tue 21st Feb 2023
  • Wed 22nd Feb 2023
  • Thu 23rd Feb 2023
  • Fri 24th Feb 2023
  • Sat 25th Feb 2023

More info

Other Information

Other Information:

Auditioness must contact the director via ljbishop@iinet.net.au and book an audition time.
Because there are children involved in the production, WLT requires that all auditionees be able to produce, or to be willing to apply for, a Working With Children Check.
WLT policy requires that those working with us be able to show proof of COVID vaccination, or proof of medical exemption.