Performance Dates: May 5-7 & May 12-14
Fri & Sat @ 7:00 pm & Sun Matinee @ 2:00 pm

auditions: February 18th & 19th
1:00 pm

A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you’ve got a major play that unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Note: The age listed is the character’s STAGE AGE. (i.e., the actor need not be that age, just be able to pass in that range while on stage)
Gender listed is gender that character identifies as.
Age ranges for this show are VERY flexible!

The Weston Family:

Beverly Weston: Male 69 - Violet’s husband (This character has a very short role and is encouraged to be backstage help as well)

Violet Weston: Female 65 - Bev’s wife, the matriarch, an addict, not good at hiding it, temperamental

Barbara Fordham: Female, 46- Bev & Violet’s eldest daughter, her marriage is falling apart

Bill Fordham: Male, 49- Barbara’s husband and Jean’s father, a college professor having an affair with one of his students.

Jean Fordham: Female, 14- Barbara and Bill’s daughter, a movie buff and self proclaimed pot head
IMPORTANT!!! If any person auditioning for this role is under the age of 18 (actual age), please bring a parent/guardian to the audition with you, the director would like to discuss any potentially sensitive scenes

Ivy Weston: Female, 44- Bev & Violet’s middle daughter, has a secret lover

Karen Weston: Female, 40- Bev & Violet’s youngest daughter, terrible taste in men

Mattie Fay Aiken: Female, 57- Violet’s Sister, a loud woman, sometimes a bit uncouth

Charlie Aiken: Male, 60- Mattie Fay’s husband, a good guy at heart, a proud father

Little Charles Aiken: Male, 37- A timid, quiet man, his mother walks all over him

Others:

Johnna Monevata: Female, 26- The newly hired housekeeper, a native girl, handles the Weston family and all their troubles with grace.

Steve Heidebrecht: Male, 50- Karen’s fiancé and a downright creep

Sheriff Deon Gilbeau: Male, 47- Went to school with Barbara

Any Questions? Any conflicts with the audition dates?

Contact: Heather by email at, heather.vize-willey@live.com