Audition Information

Friday Performances

April 25, May 2, 9, 2024 — 8pm

Saturday Performances

April 26, May 3, 2024 — 8pm

May 10, 2024 — 2pm

Sunday Performance

May 4*, 2024 — 2pm*

Director: Elise Dervinis

Production Team:  Julia Liebhardt & Elizabeth Starr, Producers; Tracy Bell, Stage Manager; Deborah Young, Costumes; Jeff Six Sugzdinis, Technical Director.  

Audition Dates/Times:

Sunday, January 19th & Tuesday January 21st, 7-10 PM

Please note: You only need to come to one of the auditions.  You may be asked to stay for the entire time that night.

Doors will open at 6:45pm.

Callbacks: 

January 23rd, 7-10 pm (by invitation only)

Audition Details:

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.  Anyone auditioning for Senator Charlie Whitmore or Sara Whitmore will have the opportunity to do a brief improv.   Monologues and accents are not required.   

Ensemble Opportunities:

There are four voice-over roles that will be recorded as either Video or Audio only:  Female Reporter, Male Reporter, Rugged American Male, and Mr. Mayor.

Click here to indicate your intention to audition.

Audition Location:

810 North Whitford

Lionville, PA 19353

Parking is available only at Marsh Creek Community Church (101 Crump Rd, Exton, PA 19341) down the street. Auditionees with mobility issues may park in the small lot behind the theater.

Important Dates:

📆 Rehearsals - Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 7-10pm

🛠️ Set Building - April 5, 12, and 19  (must attend at least two)

🎭 Tech Week will be April 20, 21, 22, 23 (Sunday-Wednesday)

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

SENATOR CHARLES "CHARLIE" WHITMORE (R-NC): Male. 40s-50s. Born and raised in North Carolina, he is a former State Senator, now incumbent Junior U.S. Senator up for reelection. His father was governor of North Carolina for many years before he died.

Charlie's two older brothers are members of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Though not planning for it himself, the party is grooming Charlie for a presidential run in a few years.

Charlie is a man filled with doubt. But he has plenty of charisma and sex appeal. He's a rare honest politician and gifted public speaker. A real family man who loves his wife, sons, and constituents.

SARA WHITMORE: Female. 40s -50s. Charlie’s wife. A bold, confident former real estate agent, now stay-at-home mom to their boys Matthew (9, athletic and fearless) and Luke (6, artistic and sensitive). She is sweet, charming, and instantly likable. Even when she's bossing you around, she does it with an irresistible smile. More "street smart" than "book smart," she can hold her own with the big boys.

Also born and raised in North Carolina. Loves her family, Jesus, and the Bible. She's a tough Southern woman with an occasional soft side. 

ALEX KLEIN: Female. 30s-40s. Charlie’s campaign manager. A fast-talking, no-nonsense liberal from New York whose star is on the rise as a go-to campaign manager. Jewish by faith, she describes herself as not Orthodox, but “I  get home for Passover… I do the highlights.”  Hired by the Whitmore campaign so she wouldn't defeat him working for the other side.

She is great at her job, but knows her career is on the line if this election goes badly. Her self-doubt bubbles to the surface at times, but she's clearly a professional at the top of her game.

TOM/MARSHALL/REPORTER/SECURITY GUY: Male. 20s-30s.

Tom is a paid intern with the campaign. Simple with a good heart. Tom is an NC State graduate and North Carolina boy through and through; and more "country". 

Marshall is more of a Southern gentleman. Marshall is a blogger with Christian values but not much journalistic experience. 

Reporter is a smart, charming, on-the-scene news reporter. 

Security Guy is a typical non-speaking bodyguard.

Voice Over (Video or Audio-only) roles: 1 F, 3 M

Female Reporter

Male Reporter

Rugged American Male

Mr. Mayor 

NOTE: To increase the safety of the youth members of our community as well as those working with them, clearances are required for all cast and crew members who are 18 years of age and older if minors are a part of the show. The two clearances required are the Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance and the Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check. Both are free for volunteers and need to be handed in at auditions or at the latest during the read through; those over 18 will not be able to rehearse at rehearsals with youth until they are received. Typically, these are returned to the requester within days of the request to the linked agencies. More details about the handling of clearances will be shared at auditions but if you have any urgent questions contact the Membership Chair at membership@barleysheaf.org.