How I Learned To Drive
by Paula Vogel
Directed by Dorinda Toner
AUDITION LOCATION
Twilight Theater Company
7515 N Brandon Ave
Portland, OR 97217
AUDITION DATES
Sunday May 5 2:00pm
Monday May 6 7:00pm
Callbacks (if necessary): May 7 7:00pm
Headshots and Resumes preferred - non-professional okay!
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Jul 26, 27 Aug 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Lil' Bit: Female, 30-45
physically around 35, but plays the character from age 11 to present day. Was described at age 12 as having a body that looked 20. In part due to a traumatic event at age 11, in some ways she has grown up much quicker than she should have, but at the same time often portrays a typical teenager. Has a very complicated relationship with her uncle.
Uncle Peck: Male, 40-55
physically around 45, but plays the character from age 38. A good-looking and charismatic man. A former alcoholic and Marine veteran who will not open up about his troubles. Can be both a great comforter and a cause of great discomfort. Has a very complicated relationship with his niece.
Female Greek Chorus: Female, 25-35
to play Lil’ Bit’s mother, Aunt Mary, and classmates. In addition, serves as part of this play’s interpretation of a Greek Chorus.
Male Greek Chorus: Male, 25-35
to play Lil’ Bit’s grandfather, a high school classmate, waiter, and a young man Lil’ Bit encounters on a bus. In addition, serves as part of this play’s interpretation of a Greek Chorus.
Teenage Greek Chorus: Female, 18-28
to play Lil’ Bit’s grandmother, a high school classmate, and directly narrates as Lil’ Bit. In addition, serves as part of this play’s interpretation of a Greek Chorus.
When appropriate, we will be flexible in our casting choices with regards to age and gender identity.
Synopsis:
Paula Vogel’s groundbreaking and controversial play How I Learned to Drive tells the story of a young girl who grows up in a complex and sexually abusive relationship with her uncle in 1960’s Maryland. The play follows the young girl, Lil’ Bit, from her adolescence through college years and ends with her as a thirty-something adult. Although Lil’ Bit and her uncle share a mutual understanding and care deeply for one another, the years of manipulation and sexual confusion eventually drive them apart and wreak havoc on both of their psyches.
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French.
Twilight Theater Company is a nonprofit company, and regrets there is no pay available for this production.
by Paula Vogel
Directed by Dorinda Toner
AUDITION LOCATION
Twilight Theater Company
7515 N Brandon Ave
Portland, OR 97217
AUDITION DATES
Sunday May 5 2:00pm
Monday May 6 7:00pm
Callbacks (if necessary): May 7 7:00pm
Headshots and Resumes preferred - non-professional okay!
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Jul 26, 27 Aug 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Lil' Bit: Female, 30-45
physically around 35, but plays the character from age 11 to present day. Was described at age 12 as having a body that looked 20. In part due to a traumatic event at age 11, in some ways she has grown up much quicker than she should have, but at the same time often portrays a typical teenager. Has a very complicated relationship with her uncle.
Uncle Peck: Male, 40-55
physically around 45, but plays the character from age 38. A good-looking and charismatic man. A former alcoholic and Marine veteran who will not open up about his troubles. Can be both a great comforter and a cause of great discomfort. Has a very complicated relationship with his niece.
Female Greek Chorus: Female, 25-35
to play Lil’ Bit’s mother, Aunt Mary, and classmates. In addition, serves as part of this play’s interpretation of a Greek Chorus.
Male Greek Chorus: Male, 25-35
to play Lil’ Bit’s grandfather, a high school classmate, waiter, and a young man Lil’ Bit encounters on a bus. In addition, serves as part of this play’s interpretation of a Greek Chorus.
Teenage Greek Chorus: Female, 18-28
to play Lil’ Bit’s grandmother, a high school classmate, and directly narrates as Lil’ Bit. In addition, serves as part of this play’s interpretation of a Greek Chorus.
When appropriate, we will be flexible in our casting choices with regards to age and gender identity.
Synopsis:
Paula Vogel’s groundbreaking and controversial play How I Learned to Drive tells the story of a young girl who grows up in a complex and sexually abusive relationship with her uncle in 1960’s Maryland. The play follows the young girl, Lil’ Bit, from her adolescence through college years and ends with her as a thirty-something adult. Although Lil’ Bit and her uncle share a mutual understanding and care deeply for one another, the years of manipulation and sexual confusion eventually drive them apart and wreak havoc on both of their psyches.
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French.
Twilight Theater Company is a nonprofit company, and regrets there is no pay available for this production.
