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Tiny Beautiful Things
Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed
Adapted for the Stage by Nia Vardalos
Director: Katie Swimm
Stage Manager: Zack Page
Producer: Jennifer Gasser
Production Dates: February 23 - March 9, 2024
Audition Dates: Sunday, November 5th from 5:00-7:30 pm and Monday, November 6th from 7:00-9:30 pm. Callbacks will be held at the end of each evening, from 7:30-8:00pm on Sunday the 5th, and 9:30-10:00 on Monday the 6th. All auditions will be held at Vokes Players, 97 Boston Post Road, Wayland, MA 01778.
Actors will be seen in groups of 6. Please sign up for a time slot using the link below. Actors will be sent further instructions with a side to prepare prior to the audition. The sides do NOT need to be memorized, but actors are encouraged to be very familiar with the material. A copy of the script will be sent with the sides.
Please email Director Katie Swimm to request a copy of the script or with any additional questions: [email protected].
Sign Up Here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0449ADA922A4F94-44566045-auditions
Synopsis
This is a play about an advice column. “Where is the dramatic tension in that?”, I hear you ask. “Where’s the love story? Where’s the story at all?” Believe it or not, though, it’s this simplicity that gives this play its dramatic power. Tiny Beautiful Things weaves a unique spell that sneaks up on us. Fundamentally, this is about people who are reaching out for help through a medium that nobody really gives a second thought to these days. Yet, the sharing and growing is also done by the advice columnist herself, known to her public only by her nom de plume, Sugar. This advice column isn’t written by a hack or a team of irony-fueled hipsters, but by a powerful, engaged, wise, and sympathetic writer, one who reaches out to these hurting people by honestly exposing her past, her wounds and her insights. These shared stories transcend the words on a page, to paint a rich impression of a life painfully yet fully lived.
Characters Descriptions
Vokes Players is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive community: on our stage, through our creative and technical teams, and in our house.
In her playwright’s note, Nia Vardalos writes, “I request that best efforts be made to include actors of all genders and all ethnicities, without age limits.” Please note: t5he roles of the Letter Writers play multiple ages and gender identity.
Roles
Sugar - the character uses she/her pronouns, late thirties to late forties, any race or ethnicity
Letter Writer #1 - Any age or gender identity, any race or ethnicity
Letter Writer #2 - Any age or gender identity, any race or ethnicity
Letter Writer #3 - Any age or gender identity, any race or ethnicity
Event Links
Booking: https://go.evvnt.com/2006829-0