🎭 AUDITIONS ANNOUNCED – Drinking Habits 🍷
Fort Smith Little Theatre is excited to announce auditions for the hilarious comedy Drinking Habits, directed by Jill Moody-Ledbetter!
📅 Auditions: Monday, March 2 at 7:00 PM
🔁 Callbacks: Tuesday, March 3
🎬 Production Dates: April 9–18
👥 Cast Needs:
• 5 females (ages 20–50+)
• 3 males (ages 20–50+)
😂 About the Show:
At the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing convent, the nuns have been secretly making wine to keep their doors open. But when reporters — and former lovers — Paul and Sally go undercover as a nun and a priest, chaos erupts! Mistaken identities, spilled secrets, and plenty of laughs fill this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud comedy.
✨ Whether you’re a seasoned actor or new to the stage, we encourage you to audition and join us for this fun and energetic production!
📍 Fort Smith Little Theatre
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Wargrave – 50-70 – A recently retired Judge who quickly re-assumes this role on the island, holding impromptu “court cases” after nearly every murder. He is obsessed with justice, and also with death. Male.
Miss Emily Brent – 40-60s – A religious woman certain of her own righteousness, she is convinced also of everyone else’s sinfulness. Long before coming to the island, Emily Brent fired and kicked out of her house a woman named Beatrice Taylor because Beatrice had gotten pregnant out of wedlock. Female.
Vera – 25-40 – A governess who is invited to Soldier Island as a secretary. She is very practical and careful, but she is also a romantic. Female.
Lombard – 30-40 – Lombard was hired by Owens to come to Soldier Island and watch out for any trouble. He is a very resourceful and creative man who used to be a soldier in Africa. Male.
Armstrong – 40-50 – A successful doctor who comes to Soldier Island because he is told that Ms. Owen is sick. He is very preoccupied with maintaining his reputation, and hence his success. At the same time, he is a very gullible man. Open to male or female for this role.
Blore – 40-60 – An ex-police inspector who is tricked into coming to the island when he is told that he is supposed to protect Mrs. Owen’s jewels from a thief. Blore is practical and careful, but he has very little imagination. Male.
MacKenzie -55-70 – A general in World War I, he is the oldest guest on the island and is suspected of intentionally sending a lieutenant, Arthur Richmond, to his death. Macarthur’s guilty conscience has always left him with an empty feeling. His wife also died soon after the war and he has been lonely and weary since then. Male.
Mrs. Rogers – 40’s – Mr. Rogers’s wife, Ethel cooks all the meals on the island and does the housekeeping. Ethel looks constantly frightened, and this seems to relate to her sense of guilt. Female.
Anthony Marston – 20-30 – This wealthy, daredevil of a young man is first heard about zipping down the road in his fancy car. He feels no remorse and is a man with basically no morals. Open to male or female for this role.
Narracott –Any Age – A man from the mainland who ferries the boat to Soldier Island. Male.
Rogers – 40’s – The butler on Soldier Island, Mr. Rogers is a dedicated and professional servant. He always brings the drinks and food on time and is always polite and deferential. Male.
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