Now and Then
by Wimberley Players
Jul. 18 - Jul. 21
Now and Then is a heartfelt romantic comedy about the costs of choices we make, and the people who make them with us. Sometimes what happens after last call can change a person’s life. One night in 1981, just as Jamie is closing the bar where he works, a desperate last minute customer offers him and his girlfriend, Abby, two thousand dollars to sit and have a drink. Before long, the young couple realizes that this stranger knows too much about their lives and their dreams. A second stranger arrives, a stranger that also knows the couple too well. Abby and Jaime sees their future and how it complicates this one night in 1981.
The Wimberley Players, 450 Old Kyle Rd. Wimberley TX. 78676
Directed by: Milton R. Zoth
Audition Dates:
- Thursday, July 18th, 2024, 7-9 pm
- Sunday, July 21st at 5 pm
(If you are unavailable for the in-person date, please contact the Artistic Team at artistic@wimberleyplayers.org to make alternate arrangements.) VIDEO auditions accepted until Sunday, July 21st 2024.
Updated Appointment Form (click link): https://forms.gle/1uJ7AfDuyyMf5gJa7
(all actors must submit form - including headshots, resumes, and video file or link if needed)
Callbacks (if needed): Sunday, July 21 from 6-9pm. Sides will be provided.
How to Prepare: 1-2 minute contemporary monologue (comedic or dramatic)
Rehearsals: Table reads will begin in late July. Staging rehearsals will begin early August. (adjustable times and dates depending on cast schedules)
Tech Rehearsals: Will be September 7 and 8th. 12pm to 9pm.
Dress Rehearsals: Tuesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 11, final dress Thursday, Sept. 12- 6-11pm.
Production Dates: September 13 to October 6. Friday and Saturday night curtain is 7:30 pm and Sunday matinee curtain is at 2:30 pm.
Compensation: All actors are offered a $150 stipend.
Time and Place: A bar in 1981.
Characters:
JAMIE
Late 20s-early 30s. Bartender and aspiring pianist. Attractive in a regular guy way. Sincere, hardworking, very much in love with ABBY.
MAN
Mid 60’s. A bit beaten down but good-natures. Easy to talk to, well-spoken, sincere, and very intent on his mission. Husband of 35 years to WOMAN. He is desperate.
ABBY
Late 20s-early 30s. IHOP waitress and one-time English major. Funny, smart and very much in love with JAMIE.
WOMAN
Mid-60’s. Strong, direct, loving, a little coarse. She is MAN’S wife of 35 years. No one knows her like he does and no one knows him like she. She and MAN bicker but there is a bedrock of love there. They’d do anything for each other and no one can hurt either of them like the other one can.
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