Other Desert Cities
by Wimberley Players
Aug. 08 - Aug. 10 (2015)
The play begins on Christmas Eve 2004 in Palm Springs CA. . A daughter returns home for the first time in 6 years, bearing a manuscript of a memoir, which threatens to reveal secrets that abound in the Wyeth household, and if truths are made public that were formerly withheld, the family's very foundation could crumble.
Every character is smart, quick-witted and deeply flawed. The parents are wealthy, well-connected Republican activists and friends of the Reagan's. Father, Lyman Wyeth, an actor known for his death scenes, has been state GOP chair. Polly, his wife and ferocious protector, is a forceful practitioner of tough love – with her children as well as her free-thinking, alcoholic sister and former screenwriting partner, Silda, now recovering from her latest round of rehab. Liberal daughter Brooke is a novelist who's been going through a rough patch of writer's block and a breakdown that involved a long hospital stint. She's home for the holidays, as is her younger brother, a political TV producer, Trip. And she's brought her manuscript, which tells the story of her beloved, older brother's involvement in the fatal Vietnam War-era bombing of a military recruitment center, his suicide and their parents' responsibility for his actions.
Character Breakdown:
Brooke Wyeth: daughter, Intelligent, tortured, dry-witted. (25-40)
Polly Wyeth: Mother, tough, elegant, forthright and whip-smart. (50-70)
Trip Wyeth: Son, bright, funny, TV producer. (25-35)
Lyman Wyeth: Father, a former actor. He’s sturdy and gentle yet very firm in his beliefs. (50-70)
Silda Grauman: Polly's sister, a wise-cracking, just-out-of-rehab mess with a lot of savvy and wisdom. (50-70).
Auditions for Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities at the Wimberley Playhouse, directed by Tracy Arnold
Saturday, August 8th: 10:00 am
Monday, August 10th : 6:30 pm
Callbacks: Tuesday August 11th: from 6:30 pm -10:00 pm
Performance dates are: November 13th - December 6th. Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm
Please note the show will run through the Thanksgiving holiday.
Audition materials will be selected sides from the script. Scripts can be picked up and signed out at the theatre.
Although there are no specific time slots to sign up for, please call or email either Adam Witko at 512-632-7638, adam@adamwitko.com OR Tracy Arnold at 512-945-4716, tjarnold50@gmail.com. Also, please call or email if you want to audition but are unable to attend one of the times listed above.
Rehearsals will begin the week of Sept. 28th with possible table work the week prior. Final rehearsal schedule will be determined after casting. Please note tech week begins the weekend of Nov. 7th.
