It’s 1956 and The Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. As the assembled “widows” await the announcement of the society's prize-winning quiche, the atomic bomb sirens sound! Has the Communist threat come to pass? How will the “widows” respond as their idyllic town and lifestyle faces attacks? Winner of the 2012 NYC International Fringe Festival as Best Overall Production, 5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche is a tasty recipe of hysterical laughs, sexual innuendoes, unsuccessful repressions, and delicious discoveries.

Lulie Stanwyck - Plays Age: Any President. Professional and orderly. Opulent. A bit out-of-touch. A stickler for the rules and proper manners.

Wren Robin - Plays Age: Any Events Chairwoman. High-energy. The camera loves her (and so does Dale, the camera-woman). Bold, loud, and unapologetically herself.

Ginny Cadbury - Plays Age: 20-25 Secretary. Young. Sweet. Naive. Devoted. This is her first quiche breakfast. Please note also that this character has a British accent.

Dale Prist - Plays Age: 25-30 Historian. Photographer. Dramatic. A bit oblivious. Reliable. Committed to doing anything for the good of the group.

Veronica “Vern” Schultz - Plays Age: Any Buildings and Grounds Chairman. Den mother. A comforting presence and authoritative figure. A tough exterior with moments of vulnerability and a soft spot for Ginny.

Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Headshot and resume is accepted but not required. Auditions will take place Friday May 16, 2025 from 6:00-7:30pm and Saturday May 17th from 10:00 am to 12:00pm.

THE STORY: A seasoned African-American actor auditioning for the role of William Shakespeare’s iconic Black hero Othello must respond to the dictates of a younger white director who presumes to understand how to maximize the Black character for believability. What could possibly go wrong? A poetic exploration of Shakespeare, race, and America, not necessarily in that order.

“…some plays…take the idea of ‘necessary’ to a deeper level. …AMERICAN MOOR is one such play…a blisteringly eloquent and penetrating meditation on the ever-urgent matter of race in America—though ‘meditation’ seems far too tame a word for the dramatic force Cobb brings to the subject…” —Boston Globe.

“Cobb’s earnest, reasoned script slashes so precisely that you may not see Shakespeare—and a lot of roles played by Black performers—quite the same way for a while.” —Washington Post.

“If you go to see AMERICAN MOOR—and you should—leave any white fragility you may have at home.” —TheaterMania.com

“AMERICAN MOOR…is a witty, passionate, furious, and movingly intimate record of an African-American actor’s often unrequited love for Shakespeare…”—New York Review of Books

“AMERICAN MOOR…offers a promising avenue into the future of Shakespeare performance, a conversation with the text, in a modern idiom, as opposed to a translation of it, that brings us closer to Shakespeare’s language, not further away.”—SlantMagazine.com

Seeking:

White Male identifying 28-38 year old to play director

Audition will consists of sides from the script. Headshot and resume is not required, but welcomed.

AUDITION NOTICE FOR STEEL MAGNOLIAS – SATURDAY MARCH 15th from 2 pm to 4 pm

Birmingham Festival Theatre is thrilled to announce auditions on Saturday March 15th from 2 pm to 4 pm for its production of “Steel Magnolias”.  ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE! And the ages of the characters below are NOT set in stone.  If you are interested in being part of this production PLEASE come read from script for auditions!  Auditions will consist of readings from the script.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS

Characters:

Truvy Jones

40-year-ald owner of a small town beauty shop. She knows everyone's business and shares it with anyone who will listen. Southern Belle. She always has advice for you, and they often come in the form of country sayings.

Ml Lynn Eatenton

M' Lynn: 50-year-old mother of Shelby. She is over-protective at times and finds the need to have a firm grasp on the world at all times. She is a busy woman who worries too much for her age.

Annelle Dupuy-Desoto

(19-25) very shy twenty-year-old hair-dresser. She goes from a very soft-spoken person to a bible-loving Christian with her heart on her sleeve.

Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie

Roughly 25-year-old diabetic young lady. Prettiest girl in town, and loved by all. She has a weird relationship with her mother, and often rebels just for the sake of rebellion.

Clairee Belcher

60-year-old widow af the former mayor of Chinquapin. She is wealthy and also knows everyone"s business. She is the sarcastic member of the group. She loves to laugh and poke fun at the little things that others cry over. She is very close with Ouiser.

Ouiser Bourdeaux

(pronounced Weezer) She is the same age as Clairee. She is a wealthy old bitty. She is a loveably miserable lady, though. Her unique personality and sense of humor is a great relief in the serious scenes. She is very close to Clairee.

Synopsis:

The action is set in Truvyt s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody" come to have their hair done, Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town' rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, ("I'm not crazy, I've just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M I Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a "good ole boy." Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad,

In this hilarious sequel to Greater Tuna, it’s Christmas in the third-smallest town in Texas. Radio station OKKK news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie report on various Yuletide activities, including the hot competition in the annual lawn-display contest. In other news, voracious Joe Bob Lipsey’s production of A Christmas Carol is jeopardized by unpaid electric bills. Many colorful Tuna denizens, some you will recognize from Greater Tuna and some appearing here for the first time, join in the holiday fun. A Tuna Christmas is a total delight for all seasons, whether performed by two quick-changing comedians as it was on Broadway, or by twenty or more. Audiences who have and who have not seen Greater Tuna will enjoy this laugh-filled evening.

Local playwright Bernadette Chapman takes us to the ICU in Children’s Hospital overnight. Marie is in the waiting room as her daughter is on the surgical table waiting for her heart transplant. The waiting room grows with worried family members from a teen being shot after his football game and a daughter being rushed in from another overdose. Tensions rise as each family waits on word from the hospital staff and attempts to support each other as they process what the stakes are for their children and families. This play is a tribute to not only Chapman's daughter, Sadie, but also to Cassidy Cochran and their families. Waiting on Word will open July 7, 2024 and close August 11, 2024. Waiting on Word will be directed by Rhonda Erbrick.

Local playwright Bernadette Chapman takes us to the ICU in Children’s Hospital overnight. Marie is in the waiting room as her daughter is on the surgical table waiting for her heart transplant. The waiting room grows with worried family members from a teen being shot after his football game and a daughter being rushed in from another overdose. Tensions rise as each family waits on word from the hospital staff and attempts to support each other as they process what the stakes are for their children and families. This play is a tribute to not only Chapman's daughter, Sadie, but also to Cassidy Cochran and their families. Waiting on Word will open July 7, 2024 and close August 11, 2024. Waiting on Word will be directed by Rhonda Erbrick.