UPCOMING AUDITIONS
New Moon Theatre announces AUDITIONS for The Minutes, by Tracy Letts
September 14 – 16, 2024
Pertinent Information:
Production: The Minutes, by Tracy Letts
AUDITION DATES: September 14 – 16. Saturday at 3:00, Sunday at 6:30. Invited call-backs Monday at 7:00
Directed by: Gene Elliott
Audition Location: Theatreworks at the Square, 2085 Monroe Ave.
Needed: 7 to 8 men and 3 to 4 women of various ages. ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE
All actors are encouraged to audition, regardless of gender, race, sexuality, ability or any physical characteristics.
Audition Material: Readings from the script. Sides are posted on website.
Production dates: February 7 – 23, 2025
Rehearsal Dates: Early January 2025, with some possible rehearsal dates in December 2024.
More info: 901-484-3467
Audition sides will be posted below.
IMPORTANT! All participants must be fully vaccinated for Covid. Please bring your CDC card.
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Synopsis: This scathing new comedy about small-town politics and real-world power, from the author of August: Osage County and Killer Joe, exposes the ugliness behind some of our most closely held American narratives while asking each of us what we would do to keep from becoming history’s losers.
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Characters:
Mr. Peel
Mayor Superba
Ms. Johnson
Mr. Blake
Mr. Breeding
Mr. Hanratty
Mr. Assalone
Ms. Innes
Ms. Matz
Mr. Oldfield
Mr. Carp
AUDITION SIDES (click the links to view the pdfs)
Page 9 – 11. Hanratty, Peel Blake.
Start: “Shame about Carp”
End: “You can’t compare Social Security.”
Page 18 – 20. Superba, Breed, Oldfield, Assalone
Start: “What are you saying?”
End: “I may not.”
Page 20 – 21. Innes, Superba, Breed, Matz
Start: “Your honor”
End: “Maybe you don’t.”
Page 30 – 32. Peel, Assalone, Superba, Matz
Start: “You missed a meeting.”
End: “All right, we can move on to our next item.”
Page 40 – 42. Assalone, Superba, Breeding, Innes
Start: “What’s that smell?”
End: “And the town of Big Cherry was saved.”
Page 46 – 47. Blake, Innes, Oldfield, Breeding, Hanratty
Start: “I mentioned last week…”
End: “Emancipate this, turkey!”
Page 57 – 58. Johnson monologue
Start: “Number Five. The council….”
End: “Mr. Carp's tenure with the council was completed. (NB: APP-X 974, 'Tr. Carp on BCHF; 10/25.)"
Page 64 – 65. Carp monologue (we may not do it all, but please prepare the monologue)
Start: “I’d like to read some of it to you.”
End: “and that’s how the town got its name.”
Page 66 – 67. Carp, Breeding, Hanratty
Start: “How about apologize….”
End: “Then I’ll take it over to the Grassland….”