Misery Auditions

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY STEPHEN KING

MISERY follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.

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Audition Info

Date and Time

Saturday, July 2, 2022

Audition Notes

  • Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the called start time.

  • Performers of all ethnicities are encouraged to attend.

  • No prepared monologues required.

Rehearsal Dates

  • Rehearsal days will be Monday and Wednesday evenings at 7PM (beginning July 11, 2022).  A Sunday afternoon rehearsal will be added closer to showtime.

Performance Dates

  • October 6-9, 2022

Production Team

  • Director: Matt Parrish

  • Assistant Director: Tarken Davis

  • Producer: Rebekah Bradley Ray

  • Technical Adviser: Tom Kernan

  • Fight Choreography: Larry Friedland

Questions?

  • If you have any questions about the show, please email Matt at mttprrsh@gmail.com

Roles Available

Annie Wilkes (stage age 35-60)

She is portrayed as a psychopath with a number of unnamed mental health disorders. Annie’s personality is characterized by violent mood swings, alternating between sweet and charming to blind fury.

Paul Sheldon (stage age 35-50)

Paul Sheldon is a famous author.  A bachelor with multiple failed marriages.  He is the author of the Misery Chastain novel series, which take place in Victorian-era England. Paul believes that these novels are little more than “dime-store romances” and isn’t particularly proud of them, despite their success and the fortune they’ve brought him. In the latest installment Misery’s Child, Misery has died giving birth to her first child, an act that Paul believes will free him from the character and allow him to pursue other writing ideas.

Buster (stage age 40-65)

Buster is the the beloved town sheriff.  Easy-going, likable, cheerful, folksy, and a never-met-a-stranger type.  But don’t let his laid-back demeanor fool you, Buster is a very competent lawman with a keen intuition.