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Brainerd Community Theatre will hold auditions for Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” on Monday, Dec. 5 and Wednesday, Dec. 7. Auditions will be at 7 p.m. in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College.
The play is an adult drama, with roles for five men and three women. There are also roles for three to five children, ages 6 to 10. Only one child role has scripted lines. Parents are cautioned that the play contains adult language and themes. The adult language and subject matter do not take place on stage when the children are present, but are part of the production.
The men’s roles are: Brick: athletic male, age range 20s to mid-30s (or has a youthful appearance); Gooper: male, age range 20s to 40s; Big Daddy: male, 50s to 60s; Doctor Baugh: male, same age range as Big Daddy; Reverend Tooker: male, could be late 20s or 30s to as old as 60s.
The women’s roles are: Maggie: lovely female, same age range as Brick; Mae: female, same age range as Gooper; Big Mamma: female, same age range as Big Daddy.
Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Material for the audition can be requested from the director. Children who audition are asked to come with a short memorized story, poem, or monologue.
Questions about the play and the audition can be asked of the director, Patrick Spradlin, at 855-8199 or by email at pspradlin@clcmn.edu.
