Born Yesterday
by Wimberley Players
Jun. 08 - Jun. 09 (2018)
World War II has just ended, and crude, shady scrap metal king Harry Brock heads to Washington, D.C., determined to take the town by storm and buy his way to a business-friendly Amendment. With bitter, corrupt lawyer Ed Devery and meek Senator Hedges by his side, he is confident in his ability to prevail. Harry’s only liability is the socially inappropriate behaviour and outrageously ignorant remarks of his showgirl lady friend, Billie Dawn, a beautiful woman with a deceptively simple facade. Charmed by Paul Verrall, the investigative reporter who is sent to interview him, Harry hires the upright, idealistic newspaper man to educate Billie, hoping that she will acquire enough class and social polish to prevent embarrassment. But little does Harry realize that underneath the ignorance and apathy, Billie is an intelligent woman with a vigorous sense of right and wrong, who has just been waiting for a kind and sympathetic teacher to blossom into an empowered and informed person.
Audition Notice for Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin
Friday, June 8th at 7:00 pm., Saturday, June 9th at 1:00 pm. at the Wimberley Playhouse located at 450 Old Kyle Road, Wimberley TX 78676
Wimberley Players, Wimberley Playhouse, 450 Old Kyle Rd., Wimberley, 78676
Performances Sept. 7th – Sept. 30th 2018, Fri/Sat curtain at 7:30 pm., Sun at 2:30 pm.
For information and to schedule audition, please email auditions@wimberleyplayers.org
Callbacks will be held on Saturday, June 16th at 11:00 am., at the Wimberley Playhouse.
Process: 1st round – Actors will be asked to read from the script. Sides will be provided. Callbacks – Group readings, sides will be provided.
Please schedule a reserved audition time slot by emailing the address below and bring a headshot and resume. Callbacks will be by invitation only. Not all potential cast members will be called back.
Characters:
Harry Brock- a man who made himself by selling junk, stealing it back and selling it again. Not a college man, not a patient man. He has come to Washington D.C. to try and pave his own way to all the WWII debris he can get.
Billie Dawn- an ex-chorus girl who has been with Harry for nine years. She is tough, inarticulate, and uneducated, but has scruples. At heart she is funny, kind, and simple.
Paul Verrall-a reporter for the magazine The New Republic. He is intellectual and is naturally inquisitive, alert and thoughtful. He has no problem standing up for what he believes in.
Ed Devery-A once promising young lawyer, he is now an alcoholic lawyer with one client, Harry.
Eddie Brock- Harry’s cousin and right hand man.
Senator Norval Hedges- Crooked Senator who has become reliant on men like Harry Brock to support his lifestyle.
Mrs. Hedges- A socially graceful woman who is poised, well-dressed, and charming and completely incurious about her husband’s actual work.
Helen- Maid at the hotel where Harry and Billie are staying.Asst. Manager-Works at the Hotel.
Two Bellhops
Barber, Waiter, Manicurist ,Bootblack
