Wednesday, July 28, 2010

NOW CASTING!!!!

DRIVING  MISS DAISY
Broadway/Production Contract Currently $1,605/week minimum.  
1st reh: 9/2/10. 1st preview: 10/7. Opens 10/25 at the John Golden Theatre  

Timeless, searing, funny and ultimately hopeful meditation on race  
relations in America, told through the complex relationship between two of  popular 
culture's most enduring characters. When Daisy Werthan, a widowed,  
72-year-old Jewish woman living in mid-century Atlanta, is deemed too old to  
drive, her son hires Hoke Colburn, an African American man, to serve as her  
chauffeur. What begins as a troubled and hostile pairing soon blossoms into a  
profound, life-altering friendship that transcends all the societal 
boundaries  placed between them. 

Seeking: Daisy Werthan Standby: 
Onstage role is  cast (Vanessa Redgrave). Standby position is AVAILABLE. 
Daisy is a widow. Ages  from 72 to 97 during the course of the play. Her hair, 
her clothes, her walk …  everything about her suggests bristle and high 
energy. Jewish. Strong Atlanta  accent. 

Hoke Colburn Standby: Onstage role is cast (James Earl Jones).  Standby 
position is AVAILABLE. Hoke is an African American man. Ages from 60 to  85 
during the course of the play. Daisy’s chauffeur. 

Boolie Werthan  Standby: Onstage role is cast. Standby position is 
available. Boolie is a man  who ages from 40 - 65 during the course of the play. 
Daisy’s son. A businessman,  Junior Chamber of Commerce style. Has a strong, 
capable air. Jewish. Strong  Atlanta accent.

Equity Principal Auditions: 
Monday, August 9,  2010 
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 
Thursday, August 12, 2010
10 AM - 6 PM
  all three days. 

Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth Avenue, 12th Floor  

Please prepare a brief monologue appropriate for the  play.

Producers: Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich 
Playwright: Alfred  Uhry 
Dir: David Esbjornson 
GM: Richards/Climan, Inc. 
CD: Dave  Clemmons Casting 

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