Auditions for LATE AFTERNOON

First Run Theatre Auditions
Late Afternoon by John Williams
Directed by Patty Ulrich; produced by Jim Meady
Performance Dates: January 9, 10, 15 & 17 evening performances;
January 11 and 18 matinee performances
Audition Dates: October 18 @ Noon and October 20 @ 7:00 PM
Auditions will be at DeSmet Jesuit High School, 233 N Ballas Road,
Creve Coeur. Auditions will consist of cold readings and should last
no more than three hours. Please bring a resume and head shot of you
have them. For more information and directions, visit our web site (www.firstruntheatre.com
) or contact the producer at 324-849-1810.

Synopsis:
First Run Theatre, a professional company dedicated to presenting
world premiere productions of plays by local-area playwrights,
presents a new play inspired by the great 1930's Melodramas of Stage
and Screen. The time is 1936 in St. Louis when the Great Depression
is just starting to turn around. Hanna owns a rundown hotel with her
husband a drunken invalid. To make ends meet she has ladies "work" at
the hotel servicing customers. She is in the midst of renovating the
hotel for perceived better times to come with the help of her 'Okie'
cousin, Jake, and his brother, Seth. She is also 8 months pregnant.
She faces a crisis when her ne'er-do-well son, Daniel, arranges a
"session" for a young friend, Robert. It is a play about hope,
survival, and secrets.

Cast of Characters (4 male – 2 female):

JAKE – late 30's, an "Okie" maintenance man
SETH - late 20's, Jake's brother
DANIEL – 20, Hannah's ne'er-do-well son
HANNAH – early 40's. Hotel owner and schemer
ROBERT – 17, a dreamer wanting to "grow up" fast
DELLA (MARY) – mid 30's, "works" at the Hotel

The Time:
1936… just when things are turning around

The Place:
A near-deserted Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri