The Cover of LIFE
by Wimberley Players
Feb. 26 (2022)
Tood, Weetsie, and Sybill are all brides in rural Louisiana in 1943. Each married a Cliffert brother. The men are off to war and a local news story about these young wives keeping the home fires burning intrigues Henry Luce. He decides that they belong on the cover of Life Magazine and assigns Kate Miller to the story. She has been covering the war in Europe and, though she views doing a "women's piece" as a career set-back, she accepts because it will be her first cover story. Kate spends a week with the Cliffert women, and her haughty urban attitude gives way to sympathy as she begins to understand them while coming face-to-face with her own powerlessness in a man's world. Filled with charm and fun, The Cover of Life is a deeply affecting story about the struggle for self-worth.
The Wimberley Players are now casting for THE COVER OF LIFE by R. T. Robinson
The Wimberley Players are committed to casting productions based on the highest level of talent regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, body-type or age. Everyone who is dedicated to creating amazing theatre is encouraged to audition with The Wimberley Players. Due to the rise in COVID 19 cases in the Wimberley area, all actors and crew members must show proof of vaccination before rehearsals begin.
Company/Venue: The Wimberley Players, Wimberley Playhouse, 450 Old Kyle Rd,Wimberley Texas, 78676
Directed by: Tracy Arnold
Audition Dates:
IN PERSON by appointment, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1-5 PM, at Wimberley Playhouse
VIDEO auditions accepted until SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1:00 PM
Callbacks: In person by appointment, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 7-10 PM at Wimberley Playhouse
Production Dates:
April 29 – May 22, 2022 (12 performances), Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 pm (6:00 actor call), and Sundays 2:30 pm (1:00 actor call)
Rehearsals begin Tuesday, March 15 at 7:00 pm T
ech Rehearsals: Saturday April 23 and Sunday April 24
Dress Rehearsals: April 25 – 28, 6 – 10 PM
Link to register: All actors must complete a registration form. After submission you will be contacted with the scheduled appointment time. Please fill out the form using this link: https://forms.gle/a9F8UsbiQAB9wuRw7
Sides will be provided to download a few days before the audition. Actors are not expected to memorize the material. Several actors will be scheduled for the same 30-minute time slot and will be paired to read. Mask are required in the building at all times unless the actor is on stage actively auditioning.
Time and Place: Over several weeks in 1943, various locations in Sterlington, Louisiana, a very small rural town.
Characters
TOOD: 19 years old. Pretty, genuine, a bit of a dreamer, but determined
SYBIL: 25 years old. Flashy. “Sophisticated” or “fast” in her crowd.
WEETSIE: 20 years old. Plain and a little plump. Very religious and very much the country girl.
AUNT OLA: Mid-forties. But appears older. The mother-in-law of the three young women. Strong. Matriarchal.
KATE: Early/Mid-forties. Correspondent/Photographer for Life magazine. Successful woman in a man’s world.
ADDIE MAE: Mid-forties. Local newspaper reporter. Affected stylishness.
TOMMY: 20 years old. The youngest brother of the family. Eager, friendly insecure. He is a sailor, serving in the South Pacific.
Link to make an appointment or upload video audition:
https://forms.gle/a9F8UsbiQAB9wuRw7
All roles are unpaid volunteers.
About the Director
Tracy Arnold’s most recent credits are the Georgetown Palace’s Deathtrap and The Lion in Winter. A few of her other directing projects include The Wimberley Players, Charley's Aunt, The Odd Couple, Other Desert Cities, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, I Hate Hamlet, both of which garnered her Broadway World best director awards, Born Yesterday, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Picnic and Tin Woman.Tracy's work at Austin's City Theatre includes directing Arthur Miller's All My Sons, William Inge's, Bus Stop, as well as, the Austin premiere of Terry Johnson's, The Graduate. She received her B.A. in Theatre Arts from Roosevelt University in Chicago IL., and her Masters in directing from Texas State University. In graduate school, Tracy directed Geoffrey Nauffts’ Tony nominated play, Next Fall, as well as A.R. Gurney’s, Sylvia, and Harold Pinter’s, Old Times. Tracy is a founding member of the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival, and in 2014 was invited to return as a guest artist to direct Neil Simon’s, Rumors.
