OPEN AUDITIONS FOR THE SUGAR WITCH

Synopsis:

The Bean Family, in Sugar Bean, Florida live under an ancient family curse. The surviving members of the town’s founding family have reached the end of their rope. Just when things can’t possibly get any worse, tragedy strikes as a mysterious and brutal murder takes place in the Bean family home. The crime places “Moses” and “Sisser” in grave danger as “Annabelle”, the last in a long line of so called “Sugar Witches”, attempts to end the curse placed on their heads by the dying words of her very own grandmother.

Dark family secrets are revealed and unusual passions ignited as the family confronts madness, truth and the destructive legacy of racism as the spirits of the dead walk the swamp, haunting the hearts of all who reside there. THE SUGAR WITCH is a dark, Southern Gothic play that is perfect for the Halloween season.

AUDITIONS WILL CONSIST OF READINGS FROM THE SCRIPT

Cast requirements:

Sisser: (Female, Mid to late 30’s) Southern, Obese, and somewhat mad. A wheelchair bound lover of little Debbie snack cakes. Capable of anything –even murder

Ruth Ann Meeks: (Female, mid to late 30’s) Southern, racist, and half insane. A “church-goer”, plain, not very pretty. Probably the product of incest.

Annabelle: (Female, African-American, 50s) Southern swamp mystic and conjure woman. Brews magical potions from sugar cane molasses. The last in a long line of “Sugar Witches”.

Moses Bean: (Male, mid to late 20’s) Southern, handsome and boyish. A mechanic at the local Texaco station. Innocent and virginal; a “gender-reversed Sleeping Beauty”

Hank Hartley: (Male, 30’s) Southern, handsome and strong. The plays “gentleman caller”. Recently returned to Sugar Bean to take over his family’s funeral home business. Madly in love but holding a dark secret.

Granddaddy Meeks – (Male, 60s-70s) Southern redneck, racist, abusive and mean. Ruth Ann’s grandfather.