Broadway Bound By Neil Simon
Directed by Jeff Corriveau
When: March 17, 18, 19
Time: 7pm
Location: Little Theatre of Norfolk
801 Claremont Ave.
Norfolk VA 23507
Cast: 4 Men, 2 Women
Audition Information: Cold readings
Call Backs: If call backs are held they will be Wed. March 18 at 830 PM.
Description: (character descriptions below)
Picking up where Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues ended, part three of Neil Simon's acclaimed autobiographical trilogy finds Eugene and his older brother Stanley trying to break into the world of professional comedy writing while coping with the breakup of their family. Their efforts to come up with an idea for a comedy sketch sparkle with hilarity. When their material is broadcast on the radio for the first time, the family is upset to hear a comedy rendition of their trials and tribulations. Eugene wraps up the play by explaining that his parents finally divorced and he and Stan were launched on writing careers.
"Contains some of the author's most accomplished writing." - N.Y. Times.
"A lovely play; warm, perceptive and gently humorous." - Newsday.
"Expectedly funny and unexpectedly moving." - N.Y. Daily News.
Character Descriptions:
- Eugene: (22-26) Son who just returned from the army and looks to become a writer.
- Stan: (24-30) Brother to Eugene who also aspires to be a writer.
- Kate: (40’s or 50’s) Mother to Eugene and Stan. Poor relationship with husband and aware of the husbands mistress. Life has been hard to her.
- Jack: (40’s or 50’s) Father to Eugene and Stan. Poor relationship with wife. Has a mistress and wants out of his marriage. Life has been hard to him.
- Blanche: (40’s or 50’s) Sister to Kate. Has recently remarried into money and has a desire to take care of others. Desires her father Ben to move to Florida with her and mother.
- Ben: (60’s to 80’s This role may be aged for someone who is younger.) Father of Kate and grandfather to Eugene and Stan. He is a fixture in the house and has a wonderful sense of humor but is unaware of it.