The Concord Players Announce Auditions for
by Donald Margulies
Directed by J. Mark Baumhardt
A brood of famous and longing-to-be-famous creative artists have gathered at their summer home during the Williamstown Theatre Festival. When the weekend takes an unexpected turn, everyone is forced to improvise, inciting a series of simmering jealousies, romantic outbursts, and passionate soul-searching. Both witty and compelling, The Country House provides a piercing look at a family of performers coming to terms with the roles they play in each other’s lives.
THE COUNTRY HOUSE is one of the most satisfying new American plays to reach Broadway in the past decade…[A] truly affecting play.
– The Wall Street JournalMargulies takes drama and intrigue to new heights… THE COUNTRY HOUSE gets us to think and feel and reconsider the conditions at hand. That’s a feat that great plays like this one can achieve.
– The Huffington Post
Auditions for The Country House will be held on Sunday, November 4 at 7pm, and Wednesday, November 7 at 7pm, at 51 Walden St, Concord MA.
Callbacks are scheduled for Sunday, November 11 starting at 7pm, at 51 Walden St.
Rehearsals will be Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 51 Walden St, Concord. There may be a few additional rehearsals on Mondays and Fridays.
Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm: February 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 2019; with a matinee at 2pm on Sunday, February 17, 2019.
Auditioners will be reading sides from the script. Audition sides will be sent in advance; familiarity with the script is encouraged.
Auditions are by appointment only: to reserve a time, please use our SignupGenius form by clicking this button:
Please be sure to include your email address so we can send you the audition sides in advance. If all slots are filled, or if you have questions, send an email to the director at mbaumhardt@verizon.net.
*If you have a conflict with the audition dates, contact the director.
There are roles for 3 women and 3 men. Please see character descriptions below.
Character Descriptions
Susie Keegan: (19-25) A college student, plainly lovely. Smart and feisty. Her mother, Kathy, is recently deceased. Anna’s granddaughter.
Anna Patterson: (60+) The matriarch, a great and famous actress. Brash and confident, but the loss of her daughter is a wound that hasn’t healed. Susie's grandmother.
Nell McNally: (35-45) An intelligent and inscrutable beauty, Walter's new actress girlfriend. The outsider with hutzpah.
Walter Keegan: (50+) A successful film & stage director. Confident, but overcompensating(?) Susie's father.
Elliot Cooper: (40-50) A failed actor, aspiring playwright. Socially awkward and insecure. Susie's uncle, mother's side.
Michael Astor: (35-50) A ruggedly handsome & charismatic actor. A flirt with a secret. Long-time family friend.
Email the director at mbaumhardt@verizon.net with questions.
