Auditions for Dearly Beloved will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 24-25, at 7 p.m. at the theater. The cast includes 7 women and 5 men, with both lead and support roles. The characters range in age from mid-20s to mid-60.
Rehearsals will begin in mid-November. For more information, contact Director Joe Smith at wrenmarston37604@gmail.com.
Synopsis (from Dramatists Play Service, Inc):
Hilarity, Texas style! An over-the-top wedding, three feuding sisters and a church full of small town eccentrics. What could possibly go wrong? In this fast-paced, laugh-a-minute comedy, the Futrelle sisters of Fayro, Texas – Frankie, Twink and their estranged sister, Honey Raye - are thrown together to pull off a family wedding. But it is not going well. Frankie’s oldest twin daughter is marrying the son of the queen of what passes for high society in Fayro and Frankie is desperate to make this wedding an elegant affair. It soon becomes obvious that Fate has other plans…
This joyful Southern-fried Jones Hope Wooten Comedy about love, marriage, sisterhood and three hundred pounds of good, ol’ Texas barbeque will have you laughing all the way down the aisle!
Geneva (female, 50s-60s) owner of BooKoo BooKay Florist; bossy and commanding. Her nickname is “General Geneva.”
Honey Raye (female, late 40s – 50s) The script says it best: “Hot, gorgeous, and completely unpredictable.”
Gina Jo (female, 20s – early 30s) Sweet, simple daughter of Frankie. Admits she has trouble building relationships with “men of the opposite sex.” Will double as twin sister Tina Jo.
Frankie (female, late 40s – 50s) mother of the bride; practical but stressed out over the drama of planning a wedding
Dub (male, late 40s – 50s) Frankie’s husband; good-ole-boy
Twink (female, late 40s-50s) the middle sister; desperate to get married and has gone to great lengths to make it happen
Nelda (female, any age) the town psychic; her “reading” sets the course for chaos
John Curtis (male, 30s-50s) local policeman; a modern-day Barney from Mayberry; Dub’s BFF
Wiley (male, 30s-50s) Twink’s boyfriend; is “under the influence” of too many cold remedies
Justin (male, 20s-early 30s) UPS delivery guy who is studying to become a minister
Raynerd (male, 30s-50s) Simple but colorful character from Fayro; he just LOVES weddings!
Patsy (female, late 40s-50s) Snobby mother of the groom; elegant, but is also the “queen of what passes as high class in Fayro