YADKINVILLE, NC (LOOTPRESS) — The Yadkin Arts Council will hold open auditions for Southern Fried Funeral on February 2nd from 6-8 pm & February 3rd from 11 am – 2 pm on the Willingham Theater stage. Auditions are open to Adults and High School Actors (16+).
Auditionees will be asked to ‘cold-read’ slides from the Southern Fried Funeral Script. You are welcome to prepare your own 1-minute monologue to present in addition to the cold-reads, but preparing a monologue in advance is not required.
Rehearsals begin the week of February 12th. Performances are April 11-14th.
About The Show:
SOUTHERN FRIED FUNERAL by Osborne & Eppler
Dewey Frye is dead and the rest of his family is left to pick up the pieces — that is if they don’t kill each other first. Not only does matriarch Dorothy have to contend with sudden widowhood, but she’s also faced with church-committee harpy Ozella Meeks sticking her nose in the family business, Dewey’s snake-in-the-grass brother making a grab for her house, and two grown daughters reliving their childhood rivalry. Funerals bring out the worst, the best, and the funniest in people, and the Fryes are no exception. A big-hearted comedy about family — Southern-style.
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
Southern Fried Funeral Character Descriptions:
DOROTHY FRYE, 50s/60s, Dewey Frye’s widow and the matriarch of the family
SAMMY JO FRYE-LEFETTE, 30s, the middle child and future president of the Junior League
HARLENE FRYE, 30s/40s, the oldest child and prodigal daughter
DEWEY FRYE JR., 20s, the youngest child and not the brightest bulb
DUB FRYE, 50s/60s, Dorothy’s brother-in-law
ATTICUS “ATTIE” VAN LEER, 30s/40s, family lawyer and on-again-off-again love interest of Harlene
BEECHAM LEFETTE, 30s, Sammy Jo’s husband
MARTHA ANN FOX, 50s/60s, Dorothy’s best friend, first name pronounced “Marthann”
FAIRY JUNE COOPER, 50s/60s, contemporary of Dorothy and Martha Ann; they’ve been friends since high school
BENNY CHARLES GREENWOOD, 50s/60s, best friend of Dewey Frye Sr.
OZELLA MEEKS, 60s/70s, chairwoman of the SonShine committee at the church, a position she does not take lightly
Additional Information
What: Southern Fried Funeral Open Auditions
When: February 2nd @ 6-8pm & February 3rd @ 11am – 2pm/ Possible Callbacks February 4th
Where: Willingham Theater – 226 E. Main Street, Yadkinville, NC 27055
For More Information: Questions can be directed to info@yadkinarts.org
About the Yadkin Arts Council
The Yadkin Arts Council is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to transforming lives in our community through the arts by offering opportunities to encounter, create, and participate.. We believe art is transformational. Arts open minds, frees imagination, and helps people see the world from different perspectives.
About the Willingham Theater
Opened in December 2012, the Willingham Theater, the centerpiece of the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center,is an architecturally beautiful and wonderfully intimate 193-seat performing arts theater. This state-of-the-art theater space is host to a variety of engaging performances ranging from music, dance, drama, comedy, and film. The Willingham Theater is owned and operated by the Yadkin Arts Council.