THE BELFRY THEATRE PRESENTS
AUDITIONS FOR DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW
HOPE, JONES AND WOOTEN
Sunday, September 25 @ 6:00
Monday, September 26 @ 7:00
Auditions are at the Belfry Theatre.
Remember Christmas Belles and last seasons’ great hit Red Velvet Cake War? Then you won’t want to miss the latest Hope, Jones and Wooten holiday adventure. It's four days before Christmas in the tiny town of Tinsel, Texas, where it is Christmas 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Enter a colorful parade of eccentric guests arrive at the Snowflake Inn and deck the halls with holiday hilarity. Trina, the upbeat innkeeper of this B&B, has more than she can handle coping with these nuttier-than-a-fruitcake lodgers. Hoyt and his sister, Donna Jo, make the mistake of trying to end a thirty-year feud between their curmudgeonly aunts, Ennis and Della, with sidesplitting results. Ainsley and Lenora, self-involved actors from a lower-than-low-budget touring production of A Christmas Carol, descend on the Inn to fulfill a promise. Add to this Yuletide mayhem an ill-advised romantic rendezvous between Mrs. Claus and one of Santa's elves, a demanding guest who refuses to leave, not to mention a tipsy housekeeper, and it's clear it will take more than a kiss under the mistletoe to keep Trina's spirits merry and bright. But a spur-of-the-moment Christmas Eve wedding that brings together the fabulous Futrelle sisters—Honey Raye, Twink, Frankie and Rhonda Lynn—and their best friend, Raynerd, takes a surprising and delightful turn that leads to a laugh-'til-your-sides-ache climax, changing all their lives forever and making a Christmas memory for you.
CHARACTERS:
Trina Walcott – 50’s, bright and bubbly
Mr. Boykin – offstage voice
Lou Ida – offstage voice
Cuddles – 40-50 matronly, nervous with wire rimmed glasses
Binky – 40-50 Spry and energetic
Hoyt Ledford – 40-50 anxious man with an agenda
Donna Jo Austin – late 40’s brash and spunky
Ennis Puckett – 80’s (female) curmudgeonly and sharp tongued
Della Crowder – 80’s feisty, sweet faced little old lady
Ainsley Danforth – 50’s -60’s overdramatic actor
Lenora Benedict – 40’s self-involved prima donna
Paulette Coogan – 40’s blunt, humorless stage/road manager
Twink Futrelle Buntner – 50’s determined and practical
Honey Raye Futrelle – 50’s sexy and vivacious
Frankie Futrelle Dubberly – 50’s down to earth, sensible
Raynerd Chisum – 40’s uncomplicated and childlike
Rhonda Lynn Lampley – 50’s and spunky and saucey
Director Connie Murello-Todd would like to have enough people to audition to cast all parts, if not, some parts can be doubled.
Please prepare a short monologue and expect to read from the script.
Rehearsals start October 10 and will run Monday thru Thursday from 7:00 to 10:00 with the show running between November 25 through December 10, 2016.
Hope to see you there for a rousing good time of lots of laughter and fun with this Christmas Show.
