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Friday, July 10 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, July 11 at 7:30 pm

Sunday, July 12 at 2:00 pm

Thursday, July 16 at 7:30 pm

Friday, July 17 at 7:30 pm*

Saturday, July 18 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, July 19 at 2:00 pm

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​*Talk-back session after the performance.

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Produced through special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing.

“A delightful, fresh comedy … distinctive, sharp and exceptionally well written.” 

- Talkin' Broadway

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Ana is a Type A personality who lives in a letter-perfect world with an adoring husband, the perfect job and her greatest passion: Book Club. But when her cherished group becomes the focus of a documentary film, their intimate discussions about life and literature take a turn for the hilarious in front of the inescapable camera lens. Add a provocative new member along with some surprising new book titles, and these six friends are bound for pandemonium. Sprinkled with fun theatrical references to documentaries and novels galore from Moby Dick and Age of Innocence to Twilight and The Da Vinci Code, this buoyant comedy on contemporary culture will have everyone laughing … and reflecting.  

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by Karen Zacarias

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​Staff: 
Director: Eileen Ciccarone

Director: John Henken
Producer: Dee Henken

Stage Manager: Denise Kolodziej

Set Design, Decoration: Steve DiNenno

Costumes: Eileen Ciccarone

Master Carpenter: Alan Herr

Props: Heidi Swartz

Light Design: Tim Bean

Costume Assistance / Headshots: Rory Zummo

Projections: Rob Frankel

Publicity: Marianne DiNenno

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AUDITIONS

Date & Times:

Sunday, April 12 - 7:00 - 9:30 pm

Monday, April 13 - 7:00 - 9:30 pm

Location:
Reformed Church of the Ascension
1700 W. Main Street
Norristown, PA 19403​

 

 

AUDITION INFORMATION:

  • ALL ROLES ARE OPEN.  See synopsis and character breakdown below.

  • Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of each audition and close 30 minutes after the audition has begun.

  • In-person auditions only.  No video auditions.  

  • Auditioners will read sides from the script.  The sides will be emailed to auditioners at least 2 weeks in advance of audition date.  Prepared monologues are not needed.  Dress comfortably.

  • Rehearsals: 

    • Mandatory read through on April 19.

    • Beginning April 26, rehearsals will occur every Sunday afternoon at 2 pm, Monday and Thursday night at 7 pm.

    • There will be no rehearsal on Sunday, May 10, Sunday and Monday, May 24 & 25.

    • As an ensemble piece, the 6 main characters are needed at all rehearsals.  Pundits will have a very flexible schedule with the exception of full runs, tech and the run of the show. Bring a list of your conflicts with you to the audition and be honest - having conflicts will not preclude you from being cast.

  • The performance dates are July 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, & 19.

 

SYNOPSIS:  When the members of a devoted book club become the subjects of a documentary filmmaker and accept a provocative new member, their longstanding group dynamics take a hilarious turn.  A witty, smart comedy about books and the people who love them.

 

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: 

Featuring 6 principal characters and 5 additional small roles with single monologues.

  • ANA SMITH (w), (30’s): Beautiful. Charming. Smart. Accomplished. Organized. A columnist for a daily paper.  The “Mother Bee.”  Her grace masks a need to control.

  • Robert Novum (m), (30’s): Ana’s golden-boy, handsome, charismatic, underachiever husband who is starting to search for meaning.  Met in college.  Upper-crust background.

  • William Lee Nothnagel (m) (30’s): Rob’s conservative, well-read, well-dressed, disciplined college roommate.  Ana’s former boyfriend.  History buff.  Unmarried.

  • Jennifer McClintock (w), (30’s): Ana’s friend.  Pretty. Shy.  Tends to burst out with awkward truthful comments.  Despite some lack of self-confidence, she is the grounding center of the group.  Unorganized and oblivious to her own attractiveness.  Unmarried.

  • Lily Louise Jackson (w), (20’s), (black): A go-getter.  Former debate captain who is on the cusp of all current trends and yet can still put her foot in her mouth in social situations. Laughs at appropriate and inappropriate times.  A great lover of books and Ana’s protégé at the paper.

  • Alex (m), (30’s):  The new guy. A very smart, well-read academic who has lost his moorings and is searching for real connection.  Professor of comparative literature.

  • Pundits: Sam, Wal-Mart guy; Frank, Secret Service Agent; Elsa, jaded literary agent; Mrs. Simpson, sky diver, Carl, Inmate book dealer
     

*Casting Note (from the script) Alex can be cast in any race or ethnicity. Lily must be black.  Ana, Jen, Will and Rob can be any race and ethnicity except black.  Pundit roles (may be doubled).

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