Auditions for “Savannah Sipping Society”

Audition Dates: June 22 + 23 / Time: 12pm – 2pm both days

Directed by: Sarah Jayne Gallella, Produced by: Janinne Brunyee

Show Opens September 6 and runs thru September 29, 2024.

The Savannah Sipping Society is a comedy that touches on the true meaning of friendship and what it means when circumstances force us to adjust to the uncomfortable changes, twists and turns that confront us in life. 4 Southern women: Randa, Dot, Marlafaye and later, Jinx, their new “life coach”, agree to meet on Randa’s veranda on Friday nights for cocktails.

We are looking for 4 females to play middle aged women, and 1 Female non-speaking double cast role. The set will have a flight of stairs for the closing scene, actors will be required to exit and enter the rest of the set quickly during transition scenes, and they will need to be able to take a few dance steps.

Audition Information for The Savannah Sipping Society, by Jones, Hope, Wooten

What you need to know:

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• Please be prepared to review the production calendar for conflicts.

• We will be doing cold readings from the script. Feel free to contact the office to check out a script.

• We will be doing light movement (4 dance steps). Please dress accordingly in workout attire.

• Please prepare a joke that you would tell adult friends. 1-3 minutes (nothing racists or obscene).

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Roles:

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• Randa Covington (stage age approx. 40-50) – Randa is a perfectionist and workaholic, struggling to cope with a surprise career derailment that reveals that she has no life and no idea how to get one.

• Dot Haigler (stage age approx. 55-70) – Dot is still reeling from her husband’s death and the loss of their plans for an idyllic retirement and going blind. As a widowed retiree, she loves reading steamy romance novels.

• Marlafaye Mosley (stage age approx.40-50) – Texan. Earthy, boisterous, revengeful (husband left her for a younger woman). Alcohol distributor.

• Jinx Jenkins (stage age approx. 35-50) – A spunky ball of fire, offers her services as a much-needed life coach for these women. While dealing with her own personal grief.

• Randa’s Grandmother (non-speaking role; stage age 80) – Grandmother of Randa who appears and dies. Elegant matriarch of powerful, southern family. This role is double cast with multiple women, actors must be able to get to your knees.