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The Sewell Barn Company

Auditioning for the Sewell Barn

Audition Notice: THE CEMETERY CLUB by Ivan Menchell

Director: Claire Stretton

Contact details: claire@strettongraphics.co.uk  07788 428285 
Dates of performances: 3 – 5 & 9 - 12 August (including a matinee on 12 August) 2023

THE PLAY

The Cemetery Club is a comedy about three Jewish widows who meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new life. Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun, and Doris is stuffy and judgemental.

One day they bump into their butcher, Sam, at the cemetery, who was visiting his deceased wife's grave, and a new friendship is born.

Ida and Sam fall for each other, but the budding relationship gets squashed and compounded when Mildred, the seductress that Sam decides to bring to Selma’s wedding, particularly unnerves Ida…

CASTING
An ensemble cast, 4f 1m, playing age for all - late 50s to early 60s. Please see the synopsis for character descriptions.

Three main characters:

Ida

Lucille

Doris

Smaller parts:

Sam

Mildred

REHEARSAL DETAILS 

Rehearsals will start on 8 May 2023.  

Likely rehearsal evenings Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with some Sunday afternoons as we get near to the performance dates.

AUDITIONS

There will be a script reading on Sunday 12 February at 2pm at the Sewell Barn. Audition pieces will be available on that day.

Auditions will be on Sunday 12 March 2pm at the Barn. Email the director for further details. Callbacks will be arranged  if required.

AUDITION PIECES

Please click on the links below for more information.

Audition pieces list (please read first)

SCRIPT

Samuel French ISBN 0 573 69204 1

P10-13

P17-20

P36-39

P50-55

P76-78

P79-82

P99-101

P105-107

P112-113