HARVEY

Directed by Donna Storms

Monday, May 7, 2012 from 7:00-9:00pm

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 from 7:00-9:00pm

Auditions will be held at Phoenix Stage Company

686 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, CT

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Saturday, July 21 - Saturday, August 4, 2012

Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm/Sundays at 2:00pm

All roles are open to audition. We are seeking 6 men & 5 women for this production. Auditions will be readings from the script. The production is directed by Donna Storms For additional information, please call (203) 632-8546.

ABOUT THE SHOW:

When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend, Harvey, a six-and-a-half-foot rabbit, to guests at a society party, his sister, Veta, has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae, and their family from future embarrassment. Problems arise, however, when Veta herself is mistakenly assumed to be on the verge of lunacy when she explains to doctors that years of living with Elwood’s hallucination have caused her to see Harvey also! The doctors commit Veta instead of Elwood, but when the truth comes out, the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion. When he shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood’s delusion has had a strange influence on more than one of the doctors. Only at the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isn’t so bad after all.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

ELWOOD P. DOWD – about 47 years old, with a dignified bearing, and a dreamy expression in his eyes; a true old-fashioned gentleman; his bearing is benign, but serious

VETA LOUISE SIMMONS – Elwood’s sister, middle-aged, loves her brother but wants the best for her daughter, who has yet to be introduced into society; slightly high-strung

MYRTLE MAE SIMMONS – Veta’s daughter, in her early 20s, not afraid to speak her mind about her uncle; shy around men

MRS. ETHEL CHAUVENET – is older than Veta, dressed with the casual sumptuousness of a society woman

RUTH KELLY, RN – head nurse at Chumley’s rest, a pretty woman in her 20s who is attracted to Dr. Sanderson; efficient

LYMAN SANDERSON, MD – good looking young man in his older 20s, quite sure of himself; is attracted to Ruth Kelly

DUANE WILSON – attendant at Chumley’s Rest; late 20s–early 30s; burly, somewhat rough around the edges

WILLIAM R. CHUMLEY, MD – handsome man of about 57, gray hair, wears glasses which he removes now and then to tap on his hand for emphasis; smartly dressed; manner is pompous, confident and lordly

BETTY CHUMLEY – Dr. Chumley’s wife, a good-natured woman, only slightly younger than the doctor; doesn’t want anything to upset her husband

JUDGE OMAR GAFFNEY – middle aged or elderly; strong quiet man who looks after the Dowd family’s affairs

E.J. LOFGREN – cab driver, any age, not necessarily well-educated, but notices things about people