Auditions: The Great American Trailer Park Musical

SYNOPSIS:
The year is 2003. There's a new tenant at Armadillo Acres - and she's wreaking havoc all over Florida's most exclusive trailer park! When Pippi, a stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil-loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband - the storms begin ah'brewin!

A hilarious show set to country, blues, and rock music - first brought to Rock Springs by the Actors' Mission just over a decade ago. Directed by the late founding member, Kirsten Riley.

Our two organizations are thrilled to be bringing this brand new production to life, honoring the past and journeying together into the future.

OPEN AUDITIONS:
May 1st, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
OR
May 2nd at 7:00 - 9:00pm

~Only one of these dates is necessary to attend. Arrive any time between the 2 hour window for your audition.

~ If you are unable to attend in person, video submissions and make-up times will be available. Please contact us via our FB page or at [email protected] to make other arrangements.

LOCATION:
The Broadway Theater in Downtown Rock Springs (618 Broadway St.)
Free street parking available. Enter through the lobby doors to fill out an audition form. Upon completing the form, you will receive a number and be welcomed back for your audition.

WHAT TO PREPARE:
• For your initial audition, please prepare a 32 bar cut or roughly a 60 - 90 second excerpt of a song to show us your voice. We would like to see Country songs or songs popular in the 1980’s, but we will accept all.
• It is preferred that you have a karaoke/instrumental track to sing with. We ask that you not sing acapella or over vocals in a song, as we won't be able to hear your beautiful voice the way we need! An accompanist will be provided for those that desire to use sheet music.
• You will also be asked to provide a list of conflicts that may interfere with rehearsals and performances. This includes work, school, vacations/trips, or anything else that may render you unavailable to the process.
• Headshot/resume not required, but always encouraged!We strive to create a fun, relaxed audition experience for all. Take a deep breath, be yourself, and have a good time!

CALLBACKS:
May 3rd & 4th at 3pm*By invitation only. You will be given access to script excerpts and vocal selections based on the role(s) you're called back for. Everyone will also be asked to participate in a group choreographed number for dancing ability.

THE CAST OF CHARACTERS:

Jeannie has lived in a trailer at Armadillo Acres for 20 years with her husband and high-school sweetheart, Norbert. A faded beauty, she was 17 when she married, 18 when her son was born and 23 when he got kidnapped. That, coupled with a really bad perm, has turned her into an agoraphobic. She hasn’t left her trailer in all these years, and the man she loves is drifting further and further away and she’s determined to get him back...that is if she could manage to get out of the trailer to do it...• Nobert Garstecki (30 – 45 years old)
Jeannie’s husband Norbert collects tolls for a living and tries to be as good a husband as one can be to an agoraphobic. A former high- school football star, he has rugged good looks marred by fatigue and the stress of his difficult marriage. He is a simple man who desperately wishes his wife could get out of the trailer, but he’s not equipped with the emotional or intellectual tools to help her do it. He has never loved or slept with a woman other than Jeannie. That is until he meets...

• Pippi (25 – 35 years old)
Pippi is a striking beauty with a great body and a taste for clothing that shows it off. Up to this point, Pippi’s life has been about surviving. She is a professional stripper who has gotten by on her looks and talents for dancing and petty theft. She means no harm and is ready to stop making bad choices and start making changes, but first she has to get lost in a hick-town trailer park in North Florida so she won’t be found by her last bad choice...

• Duke (20 – 30 years old)
Duke is Pippi’s obsessive, possessive and excessive Magic Marker–sniffing boyfriend; “ex”-boyfriend according to Pippi. Not so, according to Duke. Not the brightest guy south of the Mason-Dixon Line, Duke leaves a trail of disaster in his wake wherever he goes. His road trip to Starke is no exception and his arrival at the trailer park is full of surprises — even for a group of people who have had their share of excitement...

• Betty (38 – 50-something)
Betty attended high school with Norbert and Jeannie Garstecki and has lived at Armadillo Acres for just as long. She now runs the leasing office and makes it her business to know everything about everybody who passes through the trailer park. Though a self-proclaimed “bad-ass,” Betty is really a mother hen to the denizens of the trailer park. Of all “The Girls,” Betty is the most grounded, earthy and dry.

• Linoleum “Lin” (30s)
So-named because her mother gave birth to her on the kitchen floor, Linoleum has a husband on death row at the Florida State Prison. His fate is an electric chair that doesn’t work properly unless most of the town’s electricity is turned off. So Lin watches everyone’s lights and appliances very closely in the hopes that she can keep the chair on the fritz. Sometimes self-absorbed and sometimes just a smart-ass, she hints at a wild, rock-and-roll past and is the fieriest of “The Girls.”

• Donna “Pickles” (17 years old)
A newlywed, Donna is called “Pickles” because she is perpetually hysterically pregnant — that is, she’s so convinced she should be pregnant she’s exhibiting symptoms. Her husband is a lot fancier than she is, as he is from the big city of Jacksonville. His parents haven’t been very supportive of his marital choice, so Pickles is desperate to give her husband a family of his own — even if she has to fake it. The dimmest of “The Girls,” Pickles is airy, sweet and blissfully ignorant.

~ Listed ages refer to the playable age of the actor in the role. For example, Pickles doesn't have to actually be 17.
~ The production calls for 5 female-identifying roles, but is very adaptable to non-gender specific castings.
~ We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. We welcome all interested performers, without regard to physical ability, race, color, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis - unless casting is specifically indicated ahead of time.

REHEARSALS:
The first read-through will be held on Saturday, March 10th at 2:00pm. Following that, rehearsals will be held 3 - 4 times week, with a detailed breakdown of which dates each role will be called being provided at the first rehearsal.
Tech Week is mandatory for all production members and will take place from August 1st - 7th.

PERFORMANCES:
August 8th at 7:00pm.
August 9th at 7:00pm.
August 10th at 2:00pm.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
~ UPRIGHT RATING: MA (Mature Audiences) *Strong language and adult themes. Not advised for children under 17.
~ Auditioners under 17 must have parent/guardian consent to audition.
~ This is an unpaid production.
~ It is strongly encouraged for you listen to the soundtrack ahead of time! (Best to know what you're getting into..)

Additional show info, more opportunities, an audition inspiration playlist, and a link to the show's original soundtrack can be found here:
https://linktr.ee/the.starling.co