The Village Players of Fort Thomas will hold auditions for its production of Girls of the Garden Club
Written by John Patrick, directed by Amy Hamilton and produced by Teresa Myers, the production will hold auditions on Sunday, January 24 from 3-6 p.m. and Monday, January 25 from 7-9 p.m. Callbacks will be Tuesday, January 26 from 7-10 p.m.
Location will be The Village Players, Ft. Thomas Woman’s Club (street level) at 8 N Fort Thomas Avenue.
See the Village Players website for details.
Actors are asked to: bring a photo and resume, if possible; read from the script; bring schedule conflicts.
Rehearsals will begin in February/March.
Performance dates are April 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 & 30.
The story:
Rhoda Greenleaf lives to garden. It’s her obsession and her house looks like a jungle. She’d love to expand her plant collection to a greenhouse behind her home, and husband Vincent remarks that if she’s ever elected president she’ll have a greenhouse – only he didn’t say president of what!
Thanks to Vincent’s comments, Rhoda’s newest passion is seeking the presidency of the local Garden Club, and she’ll do everything she can to achieve her dream. She plots to oust the long-time president by winning the local flower show. But fate comes up with obstacles to her quest that she must overcome with the help of her Garden Club friends.
Cast Requirements:
The cast consists of a total of 19 roles, 17 women, 2 men. The ages range from 20s – 60s.
The characters
Rhoda Greenleaf – An average housewife of an average suburban village. She is personable and pleasant. She is obsessed with flowers and very knowledgeable about them.
Marigold Greenleaf – Rhoda & Vincent’s daughter, a pretty girl of 16.
Cora – Rhoda’s best friend. An intelligent, forthright and affable mother.
Evie – A willowy blond matron with good taste in clothes and make-up.
Dora – Evie’s opposite – rather dowdy behind horn-rimmed glasses. She is most eager to be liked and uses a fixed smile for bait.
Birdie Smithers – She looks like a gnome and is equally quixotic. She wears an ancient hat over her ancient face and her glasses are balanced on the tip of her nose. Her clothes are early Salvation Army. Has a hearing aid.
Dede Lovewell – Tall, thin and fluttery. She bats her eyelashes a lot. Wears a beautiful smile. Screams when excited and talks excessively to flowers.
Clara Kimbal – The garden club secretary. Very organized. Described by Cora as dreary, dismal, dull, stern, stubborn, opinionated and constipated. Always correcting other members of the club. Only grows mint and parsley. Not that into flowers.
Lillybelle Lamont – The current President of the Garden Club. She is languid, exudes confidence, money and sugar-coated cunning. She is richly attired, almost flamboyantly.
Vincent Greenleaf– a balding man of great weight and weariness
Dillson – Cora’s son. He is 15, shaggy, gangling and sloppily dressed. He wears rimless glasses and an air of boredom.
The other members of the Garden Club
Ginger, Sophie, Madge, Judi, Bertha, Zelda, Ada, Emily, Celeste, Susan, Stella, Lorraine, Bessie, Vera, Vi, Rita, Francine, Dorothy, Margaret, Angelica, Agnes, Trudi (some roles may be combined)
For additional information, contact director Amy Hamilton (ahamilton9@earthlink.net)
