EVENT DETAILS
Auditions for LOVE, LOSS, & WHAT I WORE, written by Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron, based on the book by Ilene Beckerman
Sunday 20 July 3:30pm to 9:00pm
Location Factory 13, 17 Malvern St, Bayswater.
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PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Jennifer Pacey
Assistant director: Tiffany Pickthall
Production Manager: Natasha Harvey
Upon booking an audition time slot, you will receive an audition pack and a copy of the script. The audition pack will outline what you need to prepare for the audition.
CONTACT
Please contact the director Jennifer Pacey on 0409 937 665 or email
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SYNOPSIS
LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE is about memory as viewed through clothing we remember best. It’s about handbags and friendships, shoes and tragedy, coats and love, and robes and loss. It is, at heart, about being a woman and bonds made between women through shared experiences. The show encapsulates these moments and uses them to explore what it means to be a mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, girlfriend, wife. It’s a story of the women’s roles and the clothes chosen to represent the changes and challenges of every woman.
The production is deceptively simple. The challenge is in the acting – without the aid of costumes or props, each actress must be able to believably portray multiple characters, at different ages and times in their lives.
NOTE: This is a show about women – all women, from all different backgrounds, races, cultures, and classes. If possible, we would like for the cast to reflect this diversity.
ACCENTS: The play is set in the USA, so American accents will be required. It doesn’t have to be perfect – just give it a go.
ROLES
GINGY (female 60+)
WOMAN 2 (50+) Multiple roles
WOMAN 3 (40+) Multiple roles
WOMAN 4 (30+) Multiple roles
WOMAN 5 (20+) Multiple roles
Specific roles will be determined by casting. Characters include:
ROSIE – lost her mother at a young age.
HOLLY – comes from a family with money and remembers a particular dress her mother gave her.
STEPHANIE – describes two very different prom dresses and prom nights, and the search for her true self.
NANCY – a Chicago born Latina, who was in love with her gang leader.
MERRILL – Loves wearing boots. (This character discusses being sexually assaulted)
PAM – A woman who knows what she is looking for.
LYNNE – A State Senator with a colourful past.
LIZ and her two sisters – discuss which is stronger, romantic love or familial love.
ANNIE – Deals with an embarrassing situation while wearing a paper dress.
MARY and EVE – two women who each discuss their very different marriages.
HEATHER – Debates the merits of comfort and fashion, beauty and intelligence.
NORA – Hates handbags.
LISA and AMANDA – Two brides, trying to find the perfect wedding dress.
GERALYN – Survived breast cancer at age 27.
DATES AND LOCATIONS
First read through 30 July 7:30 to 10pm
Rehearsals: Sunday afternoons, Monday evenings and Wednesday evenings from 3 September to 19 October (excluding Father's Day). Note - one or two Wednesday nights may need to be a Tuesday night.
Rehearsal location: Bayswater/Boronia Area - TBC
Prod week: 20 - 23 October
Performances: 24 - 26 October & 30 October - 1 November
Performance location: – Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster VIC 3108.
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