The Red Velvet Cake War
Season: 2012 Main Stage Season
Author: Jones, Hope & Wooten
Director: Léland Downs Karas
Genre: Southern Comedy
Location: Colleen O. Williams Theater
Synopsis:
THE STORY PER DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE: In this riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, the three Verdeen cousins—Gaynelle, Peaches and Jimmie Wyvette—could not have picked a worse time to throw their family reunion. Their outrageous antics have delighted local gossips in the small town of Sweetgum (just down the road from Fayro) and the eyes of Texas are upon them, as their self-righteous Aunt LaMerle is quick to point out. Having “accidentally” crashed her minivan through the bedroom wall of her husband’s girlfriend’s doublewide, Gaynelle is one frazzled nerve away from a spectacular meltdown. Peaches, a saucy firebrand and the number one mortuarial cosmetologist in the tri-county area, is struggling to decide if it’s time to have her long-absent trucker husband declared dead. And Jimmie Wyvette, the rough-around-the-edges store manager of Whatley’s Western Wear, is resorting to extreme measures to outmaneuver a priss-pot neighbor for the affections of Sweetgum’s newest widower. But the cousins can’t back out of the reunion now. It’s on and Gaynelle’s hosting it; Peaches and Jimmie Wyvette have decided its success is the perfect way to prove Gaynelle’s sanity to a skeptical court-appointed psychologist. Unfortunately, they face an uphill battle as a parade of wildly eccentric Verdeens gathers on the hottest day of July, smack-dab in the middle of Texas tornado season. Things spin hilariously out of control when a neighbor’s pet devours everything edible, a one-eyed suitor shows up to declare his love and a jaw-dropping high-stakes wager is made on who bakes the best red velvet cake. As this fast-paced romp barrels toward its uproarious climax, you’ll wish your own family reunions were this much fun!
Show Dates
- May 18, 2012 7:30 pm
- May 19, 2012 7:30 pm
- May 20, 2012 3:00 pm
- May 25, 2012 7:30 pm
- May 26, 2012 7:30 pm
- May 27, 2012 3:00 pm
Audition Dates
- March 11, 2012 6:00 pm
- March 12, 2012 7:00 pm
Audition Details
Cast requirements are 8 women and 4 men playing ages 30 to 120 (yes, 120). The audition will be a cold reading and is open to everybody. You are asked to bring a recent headshot, if possible, and also a list of any schedule conflicts from March 19th until the end of the show. Rehearsal dates are Monday, Tuesday & Thursday nights until tech week.
Roles
- Tery Overbey as Assistant Director
- Kelly Roberts as Stage Manager
- Kathy Blevins as Cee Cee Windham
- Clarissa Arroyo Brock as Gaynelle Verdeen Bodeen
- Jason Clark as Newt Blaylock
- Amy Hagin as Jimmie Wyvette Verdeen
- Leslie Kimbell as Peaches Verdeen Belrose
- Billie Nye-Muller as LaMerle Verdeen Minshew
- Jenni Overbey as Bitsy Hargis
- Sherelle Patisaul as Elsa Dowdall
- Gail Thurmond as Mama Doll Hargis
- Harold Thurmond as Aubrey Verdeen
- Lee Sugarman as Sheriff Grover Lout, Purvis Verdeen
Community Service Recipient
Barrow County Food Pantry
