Audition Notice –Too Soon for Daisies

September

Monday June 17^th 6:30 – 9:00

Tuesday June 18^th 6:30 – 9:00 

Call Backs (if necessary) Wednesday June 19^th 6:30 to 9:00

Three elderly ladies "escape" from Eventide, a retirement home in rural England.   Soon after, they find an empty house and dream about settling in - but then a visitor arrives who claims to be the new owner of the house.  He dies suddenly of a heart attack and so the ladies decide to put the body down an unused well and carry on as the new owners of the house!  Complications ensue with the arrival of a young woman who has come to meet her uncle at his new home The local doctor arrives and tells the old ladies that the new well must be tested and if the water is impure, the old well will have to be re-opened! They now have to dispose of the body and their efforts give rise to chills and thrills of pure enjoyment.  A highly amusing, out of the ordinary thriller!

Rehearsal Dates – Starting July 14^th and meeting every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9 PM until the opening on September 5^th 

Production Dates - Starting Thursday September 5^th and ending on Sunday September 22^nd.  (There is a performance every Thursday, Friday, Saturday evening and a matinee on Sunday.)   

(Note that the actors need not be the ages as described.  However, they must be able to ‘play’ that age.)

Eventide: – the home for older women that Freda, Edie and Joy ‘escape’ from.

Freda:  50’s – 60’s, assertive, more sure of herself than Joy or Edie.  She lost her home when her husband died and was forced to move Eventide.

Edie:  50’s – 60’s, a little cocky, Cockney, pickpocket, the judge told her jail or Eventide.

Joy:  50’s – 60’s, a little dreamy, writes poetry, dresses too gaily for her age, frail, she lost all of her money in a bad investment and ended up in Eventide.  

Paul Vanderbloom:  50s – 60s – ex-sailor from Australia, suspicious, rough around the edges. 

Doctor John Hunter:  50s – 60s.  Nice.

Jackie Johnson: Young woman in her 20’s, has ‘I don’t care’ attitude, but is just a little frightened underneath the facade.

Joe Pollop: 30s - 50s, mournful handyman

Policeman: any age

Notes from the Director

Accents

The characters in this play are either English or Australian.  If you are a fan of English plays, movies and shows this works in your favor. 

If you can do an English or Australian accent I would like to hear it.  All of these accents are ‘soft’.  You only need to emphasize certain words to make the accent work for you.

If you cannot do an accent, that is all right too.  We will work with you if you are a good match for the part. 

Character

As the director, I look for uniqueness in a character.  While on stage, you should work on making your character unique and English.  Paint with as broad a stroke as you want.  These are all quirky people.  (Remember, they believe in royalty.)  If it is too much I will pull you back.