Auditions scheduled for Word of Mouth's production of Cheaper by the Dozen
March 13, 2007
For information contact: 214-734-7326
| What: |
Auditions for Cheaper by the Dozen |
| When: |
Monday, March 19th, and Tuesday, March 20th, 6:30-9:30 pm |
| Where: |
First Baptist Church McKinney
1615 West Louisiana Street, McKinney |
| Rehearsals: |
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday evenings from 6:30-9:30 pm and Saturdays from 10 am-1 pm, beginning March 22nd - May 3rd |
| Tech Week: |
(MANDATORY FOR ALL CAST) Saturday May 5th - Thursday, May 10th, at The Cox Building Playhouse, Plano |
| Performances: |
May 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26 at 8 pm
May 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 & 27 at 2:30 pm
at The Cox Building Playhouse
1517 H Avenue, Plano |
Suppose you're an attractive high school girl and, you're not only a member of a large and unique family,
but your father is, in fact, one of the great pioneers of industrial efficiency. Then suppose he decides,
for no apparent reason, to apply his unorthodox methods to you and to the rest of your big family. The
results are terribly embarrassing, funny and, it must be admitted, extremely effective! To Anne, the eldest daughter,
however, the chief effect seems to be that of making them seem ridiculous to everyone else at school,
especially to the boys! So she, of course, rebels. Both Dad and Anne are miserable at the lack of
understanding between them. Then in a deft and moving scene, Dad becomes aware of how much Anne has grown up.
The play is based on the life of the Gilbreth family from the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey;
and dramatized by Christopher Sergel.
Parts available:
- Mr. Gilbreth - Mid - to late 40s - a successful business man, self-assured, proud of his wife and family and his accomplishments.
- Mrs. Gilbreth - Early - to mid 40s - neat, gracious and attractive. A psychologist.
- Mrs. Fitzgerald (the housekeeper) - early 50s - completely devoted to the family, although sometimes, her patience is sorely tried by the goings-on of such a large household.
- Dr. Burton - (family doctor) - late 40s to 50s - plain and outspoken, makes house calls.
- Joe Scales - Seventeen/Eighteen - a short, cocky chap, a popular cheerleader at school.
- Larry - Seventeen/Eighteen - clean-cut, nice-looking, another student from school.
- Mrs. Brill - late 40s - to mid 50s - very strict and stern, a teacher, has no love for the children and they have none for her.
The children: There are nine, ranging in age from seventeen to seven, in order they are:
- Anne - seventeen
- Ernestine - fifteen/sixteen
- Martha - fourteen/fifteen
- Frank - thirteen/fourteen
- Bill - eleven/twelve
- Lillian - ten/eleven
- Fred - nine/ten
- Dan - eight/nine
- Jackie (boy) - six/seven
Word of Mouth Productions is a 501(c)3 organization committed to providing the best in family entertainment
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