Bus Stop
by William Inge
NOTE: auditionees should e-mail the director at Adenasf@yahoo.com to schedule an audition. Please note any specific characters you are interested in reading for.
COLD READ FROM SCRIPT
In Bus Stop, the characters come face to face with themselves in a blizzard-bound diner in a little town thirty miles west of Kansas City.
Seeking 3 Women, 5 Men.
Audition Dates: Feb 2,3 12noon to 5pm
Callback Dates: Feb 4,5 [if needed]
Rehearsals Start Monday, Feb 12.
Performance Dates: March 28,29, April 4,5,6,11,12,18,19,20
Place: 1050 Crespi Drive in Pacifica, 94044
For more information contact director Adena DeMonte at adenasf@yahoo.com
Character Descriptions:
Elma Duckworth (F)- 15-18, Elma is an innocent and naïve bright high-schooler, full of dreams, working as a waitress at the Bus Stop diner.
Cherie (F) -- 18-25 a night club chanteuse (a singer - ability to hold a tune important, but doesn't have to be a 'great' singer), pretty, fragile, grew up too fast. She wears too much makeup, and is from the Ozarks. She has a southern accent. *** All actresses interested in auditioning for Cherie, please prepare a short song to sing A cappella. You may be asked to sing this song at auditions or callbacks.
Grace Hoyland (F) - 30-45, Runs the diner. Her husband deserted her years ago and she's finally come to terms with life. She's wise and motherly, but can be a bit of a flirt if the right man is around.
Bo Decker (M) - 20-30, ranch owner, attractive, cowboy, brash, impulsive, naïve, child-like, innocent and simple.
Virgil Blessing (M) 40's-50's, ranch hand, good-hearted simple cowboy, like a father to Bo, laid back, plays guitar a bit.
Will Masters (M) 40-mid 50's, Sheriff, big, stern, means business but friendly.
Dr. Gerald Lyman (M) 50+, glasses, graying, alcoholic, divorced 3 times, former professor, an intellectual pedophile struggling with his inner demons.
Carl (M) 30-50, bus driver in uniform, hearty, a flirt, has seen just about everything.
