Latitude 41 is proud to present auditions for the Neil Simon classic, Brighton Beach Memoirs directed by Luke Pascale.
AUDITIONS:
February 19 & 20 at 7:00 pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/2250340675235643/
SHOWS:
April 26, 27, 28 and May 3, 4, 5
Set in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York in September 1937 during The Great Depression, this coming-of-age comedy focuses on Eugene Morris Jerome, a Polish-Jewish American teenager who experiences puberty, sexual awakening, and a search for identity as he tries to deal with his family, including his older brother Stanley, his parents Kate and Jack, Kate’s sister Blanche, and her two daughters, Nora and Laurie, who come to live there after their father’s death.
Eugene Morris Jerome, almost 15
Blanche Morton, 30’s-early 40’s: Eugene’s widowed aunt
Kate Jerome, 30’s-early 40’s: Eugene’s mother, a strong Jewish matriarch
Laurie Morton, around 13: Eugene’s younger cousin, has heart problems
Nora Morton, around 16: Eugene’s older cousin
Stanley Jerome, around 18: Eugene’s older brother
Jacob “Jack” Jerome, early 40’s: Eugene’s father
You do not need to be the exact character age to play a part. We are looking more for someone who embodies the character and is around or can play the age.
Auditions will consist of readings from the script.
Pages to look over for auditions:
Pages 7-8 Eugene’s opening monologue from “One out…-Lopes up to the plate”
Pages 15-17 Nora, Eugene, Laurie, Kate and Blanche
“Mom!-Momma”
Pages 20-23 Laurie and Nora
“So?-I’ll go with you Saturday”
Pages 23-25 Stan and Eugene
“Hey! Eugie!” – End of page 25
Pages 30 and 31 Jack and Eugene
“In a minute…-Amos and Andy”
Pages 32-34 Kate and Jack
“What’s Wrong?-God has time for everybody.”
Pages 36-38 Stan and Nora
“Come in-Sometimes you make me sick”
Pages 48-50 Stan and Eugene
“Will you stop that?-He never mentioned puberty”
Pages 53-55 Kate and Blanche
“I’m sorry-It’s your business”
Pages 61 and 62 Stan and Jack
“So either-….few minutes to myself”
Pages 90-92 Eugene and Laurie
“The house became quieter…I have to finish reading”
Pages 93-95 Blanche and Nora
“I wanted to talk-Is it any worse than what you think of me?”
Pages 101-102 Jack and Stan
“Did you read…-I’m afraid”
