WHEN:
Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 7:00pm
Auditions will consist of Cold Readings from the Script.
THE STORY:
Horton Foote’s moving play tells the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly woman, who longs to escape the cramped Houston apartment where she lives with her protective son, Ludie, and her authoritarian daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. Carrie wants to return to her beloved hometown of Bountiful, Texas, one final time before she dies. While Ludie is at work and Jessie Mae is at the drugstore, Carrie escapes to the bus station and befriends a young woman named Thelma. The new friends travel toward Bountiful together, but when Carrie arrives in nearby Harrison, Texas, she begins to learn that her beloved town isn’t the same as she remembered it.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Carrie Watts – This role has been cast.
Carrie is a widow, forced to live with her son and his wife in a one bedroom apartment in Houston. Her pension check is a vital addition to her son's meagre salary. She is loved by her son but not at all by his wife. She is determined to return to her childhood home in Bountiful, Texas before she dies. She is feisty, intelligent, clever, gentle, and determined, but old. The entire play is about how she accomplishes her goal.
Ludie Watts (Male)– plays 40 -50
Life hasn't been kind to Ludie. Two years of illness wiped out his savings and he's only recently found a new job. Residing in a small apartment with two women takes its toll. He is caught between his mother and his wife, both, in different ways, strong women, and he is not a strong man.
Jessie Mae Watts (Female) - plays 35-50
This is not the life she married for. She knows she deserves better, and resents both her husband's tie to his mother and his mother's presence in their space. She's demands the pension check sent monthly to Carrie, and want Ludie to herself.
Thelma (Female) – this role has been cast
Thelma is taking the bus to her home, on the way to Bountiful, when she encounters Carrie, escaping from Ludie and Jessie Mae. On the bus, she serves the purpose of letting us listen to Carrie explain her quest, because she is a generous listener, though not sure whether to help return Carrie to her family or help her get to Bountiful.
Sheriff (Male) – plays 50 +
Faced with the obligation to return Carrie to her family, he tries to find a way to allow an old woman to keep her dignity.
Ticket Man 1 (Male)– play 30-60+
All are patient with an old lady but bureaucrats nonetheless, though with dimension.
Ticket Man 2 (Male)Roy - play 30-60+
All are patient with an old lady but bureaucrats nonetheless, though with dimension.
Actor Character Walk-on Roles: 5 Males/3 Females
Walk-on character roles are available for the
You may also like the following events from Star Center Theatre:
Also check out other
Arts events in Gainesville,
Theatre events in Gainesville,
Trips & Adventurous Activities in Gainesville.
|
