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The Heights Players are AUDITIONING for their February production of
Horton Foote's
A TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
Directed by Bernard Bosio
Audition dates: December 7 and 8, at 7:00 p.m.
Callbacks: December 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Performance dates: February 5-21, 2010
The Story (from the Dramatist Play Service Acting Edition):
"This is the poignant story of Mrs. Watts, an aging widow living with her son and daughter-in-law in a three-room flat in Houston, Texas. Fearing that her presence may be an imposition on others, and chafing under the watchful eye of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Watts imagines that if she can get away and return to her old home in the town of Bountiful, she is sure to regain her strength, dignity and peace of mind. So she attempts to run away, and when she reaches a bus station on the last part of her short journey, she falls into the hands of a sheriff whom her son and daughter-in-law have put on her trail. The sheriff, a kindly fellow, allows her to complete the final stage of her journey, so she proceeds to Bountiful and makes a lonely pilgrimage to the scene of her old home. Only too soon she learns that the friends of her youth have all died or scattered, and her home is no longer the spacious mansion of her memories but a crumbling wreck. But she has the supreme satisfaction of plunging her hands into the strength-giving earth, and this leaves her with a sense of that strength and dignity that will give her the courage to survive. When her son and daughter-in-law appear on the scene to take her back to Houston, she consents to return quietly, secure in the knowledge that the remainder of her existence will be enriched as a result of her last contact with Bountiful."
Character breakdown:
Carrie Watts (60s) - Originally from the small town of Bountiful, she is now a widow and forced by circumstances to live in Houston with her son and daughter-in-law.
Ludie Watts (early 40s) - Carrie's son, works as an accountant. Unemployed for two years while recovering from an illness. Now has a new position, albeit at a smaller salary.
Jessie May Watts(30s) - Attractive but mean-spirited, with a veneer of sweetness. Dissatisfied with her life and feels trapped by having her mother-in-law living with them in a cramped three-room flat.
Thelma (20s) - A young woman Carrie meets in the Houston bus station. She is returning home to live with her family while her husband serves overseas in the Army.
Houston Ticket Clerk #1 (Male 35-45) - Any ethnicity
Houston Ticket Clerk #2 (Male 45-60) - Any ethnicity
Harrison Ticket Clerk (Male 55-65) - Any ethnicity
Sherriff (Male 35-45) - Compassionate, but firm.
A brief contemporary monologue is preferred; sides from the script will also be available. As the play is set in Texas, Texan accents are desirable, but not mandatory. For more information, email the director at ham.actor@gmail.com.
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