We have an open audition next Tuesday evening, 14th March at 7:30pm for another Bareboards initiative – a one-off, script-in-hand performance of David Williamson’s DON PARTIES ON.
DON PARTIES ON was written in 2011 & is the sequel to Don’s Party.
SYNOPSIS:
Don invites old friends around for a party the night of the federal election.
It’s 21st August 2010, the night of yet another federal election and, of course, yet another election night party at Don’s place.
Over the decades, as he and his friends watched governments come and go, they have also closely followed the incoming results from each other’s lives: the tallies of luck and misfortune, the unexpected swings for and against. And through it all, the lesson that this crowd of superannuated Baby Boomers never seemed to learn is that politics and strong personalities should never be mixed with alcohol.
The relationships between the returning characters have changed and there are also new characters: Cooley’s wife Helen, Don and Kath’s son Richard, Richard’s lover Roberta, and his daughter Belle.
CHARACTERS:
(Ages listed below are a guide only.)
DON – mid 60s
KATH – Don’s wife
BELLE – 16, their granddaughter
MAL – 60
RICHARD – 42, Don & Kath’s son, Belle’s father
COOLEY – mid 60s
HELEN – his wife, younger
JENNY – mid 60s, Mal’s ex-wife
ROBERTA – 30, Richard’s girlfriend
PERFORMANCE DATE:
Friday, 31st March 2023 at 8pm
AUDITION DATE:
Tuesday, 14th March at 7:30pm.
Held at the Arts Theatre, 6 Surf Road, Cronulla.
REHEARSALS:
Monday, 27th March & Wednesday, 29th March at 7:30pm.
Run through prior to performance on Friday, 31st March.
For enquiries or if you are interested in auditioning, but unable attend, please contact the Director, Tom Richards on 0400 806 588 or email:
ramsnews5@optusnet.com.auBest of luck to everyone auditioning!
