Auditions

Information on this page was updated on 19 October 2009

Book of Days


By Lanford Wilson

 Directed by Bill Doscher

Produced by Tara Stepanian
Auditions:
Sunday Dec 6 (4:00 - 8:00 PM)
Monday Dec 7 (7:00 - 10:00 PM)

Call backs will be held Wednesday December 9 (7-10 PM).

For your convenience, notification of callbacks and casting is always posted on a voice answering machine.

These Auditions are by Appointment Only !
To make an audition appointment, please call Tara Stepanian at
(508) 229-8361, and leave a message with your name, telephone number and preferred audition date and time. You will receive a phone call back with a confirmation of the exact time.

Place:
Auditions and performances are held at Beatrice Herford's Vokes Theatre, 96 Boston Post Road (Route 20) Wayland, MA.

Directions

Prepare:
Two-minute monologue that displays your range and personality; this need not be memorized but should be rehearsed. Sample readings will be available if needed.
Rehearsals:
About three to four evenings a week (Sunday - Thursday) depending on the availability and preferences of the cast.
Performances:
Every Thursday - Saturday evening Feb 25 - Mar 13, 2010 at 8:00 PM (and Saturday matinees on Mar 6 & 13 at 2:00 PM).
About the play:

Book of Days is set in a small town dominated by a cheese plant, a fundamentalist church, and a community theater. When the owner of the cheese plant dies mysteriously in a hunting accident, Ruth, his bookkeeper, suspects murder. Cast as Joan of Arc in a local production of George Bernard Shaw's St. Joan, Ruth takes on the attributes of her fictional character and launches into a one-woman campaign to see justice done. In Book of Days, Lanford Wilson uses note-perfect language to create characters that are remarkable both for their comic turns and for their enormous depth. This is a true ensemble show with the entire cast acting as a chorus commenting on the action.

Read more about Book of Days on the Vokes Players web page.

For additional recorded information, call the Audition Line at (508) 358-2011

Cast of Characters
Ruth Hoch Late 20’s/early 30’s: Bookkeeper for the cheese plant; amateur actress whose portrayal of Joan of Arc bleeds into her personal life as she tries to convince the town the death of the local patriarch was murder.
Len Hoch 30's: Ruth’s husband; manager of the cheese plant – trustworthy; concerned with the continued future of the plant
Martha Hoch 50's: Len’s Mother; Junior College Dean – a true child of the 60’s: good-natured
Walt Bates Late 50's: Owner of the cheese plant; dies halfway through Act I
Sharon Bates Early 50’s: Walt’s wife – “a good Christian lady”
James Bates Early 30's: Walt’s son – good looking, well-liked; the town Sports “hero”
Lou Ann Bates Late 20’s/early 30’s: James’ wife
Earl Hill Early 30’s: Inspector at the Cheese Plant; “a big man”
Boyd Middleton 30’s/40’s: Stage Director from out of town; possibly shady history
Ginger Reed 20’s: Young lady about town; pretty; Boyd’s assistant
Rev. Bobby Graves 30’s: Town minister – caring, energetic
Sheriff Conroy Atkins 40’s: Town sheriff