Audition

Buried Child

11 Feb 2023 @ 10:00am,
12 Feb 2023 @ 10:00am
The Mount Players

VDL Awards Entry: 2023

Author: Sam Shepard

Director: Robert Wallace

Genre: Drama

Agent: By Arrangement with Music Theatre International Australasia Pty Ltd

Synopsis

Buried Child by Sam Shepard is a macabre look at an American Midwestern family with a dark, terrible secret. This play brought its author the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Although dark in many respects, it is delivered with humour and pathos. Heavily atmospheric and challenging, the play will entrance its audience with questions of morality and it’s take on the disintegration of the American dream. There is hope however, as the final moments of the play suggest salvation with a surprise ending

Characters

Characters Summary:

5M, 2F

Characters Description:

* Dodge: 60s. Broken down, a drunkard. Once strong willed, now burdened by incest within his family. He is in denial.

* Halie: 60s. Harbors a dark secret. Unsympathetic. Energetic and resentful of her husband, Dodge.

* Tilden: 40s. Unstable. Withdrawn. Still a virile man, he once spent time in jail and also harbors dark secrets.

* Bradley: 30s. Has one leg (not a prerequisite!). Mean, resentful and at times, a bully. Controlling and manipulative.

* Shelly: 20s. Strong-willed and sensible. Physical and energetic.

* Vince: 20s. Energetic, adventurous but susceptible. Operates on a whim.

* Father Dewis: 50s. Upright and moralistic but fallible. A coward in face of adversity.

Precast Characters:

None

Audition Venue & Dates

Audition Dates and Times:

10:00am on:

  • Sat 11th Feb 2023
  • Sun 12th Feb 2023

Audition Venue Name: Mountview Theatre

Audition Venue Address:

56 Smith Street, Macedon

Audition Enquiries Contact: Karlana Santamaria (Producer) 0412 131 260

Performances

Season Dates: 12 May 2023 - 28 May 2023

Showtimes:

2:00pm on:

  • Sat 13th May 2023
  • Sun 21st May 2023
  • Sun 28th May 2023

8:00pm on:

  • Fri 12th May 2023
  • Sat 13th May 2023
  • Fri 19th May 2023
  • Sat 20th May 2023
  • Fri 26th May 2023
  • Sat 27th May 2023

More info

Other Information

Other Information:

Auditions will run from 10 - 12 Sat & Sun. You must book a time with the producer.
There will be a play reading/information night on Friday 3 February at 7.00 pm at the Mountview Theatre. To register your interest please contact the Producer.