UNDERSTUDIES - Driving Miss Daisy & Hay Fever

Walnut Street Theatre is currently seeking local non-union actors to understudy all roles in both plays on our Mainstage, DRIVING MISS DAISY and NOEL COWARD’S HAY FEVER. Below, please find the details as they pertain to the productions.

DRIVING MISS DAISY
Director: Bernard Havard
1st Rehearsal – December 17, 2024
Performances – January 7 – February 2, 2025

Seeking:

DAISY WERTHAN U/S – Female, Caucasian, to play a wide range from 60-80. Strong dramatic actor to play an aging wealthy widow from the South.

HOKE COLEBURN U/S – Male, Black, Strong actor to play Daisy’s chauffer.

BOOLIE WERTHAN U/S – Male, Caucasian, 40s, Daisy’s successful southern businessman son.

NOEL COWARD’S HAY FEVER
Director: Bill Van Horn
1st Rehearsal – January 21, 2025
Performances – February 11 – March 9, 2025

Seeking:

JUDITH BLISS U/S - Female 40’s. The mother of the family. A former stage actress. Very bohemian for show. Loves drama, is self-absorbed and always over the top. Comedic. English dialect.

DAVID BLISS U/S - Male 40s-50s. The financially successful father of the family. An author. Feels that his home is becoming unbearable with his family. Ambivalent. Comedic. English dialect.

SOREL and SIMON BLISS U/S – Young looking very early 20’s brother and sister. Comedic and completely inconsiderate of others’ wants/needs. Raised without ordinary conventions and manners, which leads to funny social interactions with others. Constantly poking fun at one another with little quips. English dialect.

MYRA ARUNDEL U/S - Female 30’s. Described as fashionable with marvelous clothes and en vogue with what’s considered posh. Described as a ‘‘self-conscious vampire’’ who ‘‘goes about using sexuality as a shrimping net.’’ English dialect.

RICHARD GREATHAM U/S - Male 30s. Tall handsome man. A proper English diplomat with good manners. English dialect.

JACKIE CORYTON U/S - Female. A young innocent flapper. Small and fair. English dialect.

SANDY TYRELL U/S - Male late 20’s early 30’s. Fresh faced young man who is a boxer. Has an athletic build and catches the eye of the mother Judith. English dialect.

CLARA U/S – Female, any age, to play the Bliss’ comedic housekeeper. English dialect.

Artists who are unfamiliar with Non-Union Understudies from within the Walnut Street Theatre School’s education performance program, details are provided below.

UNDERSTUDIES:

• Are “On Call” for a specific role in the cast and must be in town for the duration of the Rehearsal through Performance run.
• Learn/observe as much of the rehearsal process as you’d like on your own.
• Attend Final Dress Rehearsal and off-book on the Sunday before first performance.
• 6 required daytime understudy rehearsals during the show’s run 1-6PM – on weekdays
• Receive an expense stipend of $245 to cover any expenses in participating (parking for a day, etc.)
• Additional Rate: $50 a show if you perform as an understudy.
• Scholarship for a free class at the Walnut Street Theatre School.

Auditions will be held in person by appointment only. For consideration, please email a headshot and current resume to [email protected] (Subject Line : Understudies-Last Name)

Walnut Street Theatre is committed to diversity and engages in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, we encourage performers of ALL ethnicities, gender identities, body types, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.