AUDITIONS

The year is 1938; the place is a small Midwestern town, where the four aging Gibbs sisters share in each other’s lives including drama, comedy, and tragedy, not to mention, sympathy, secrets, caring, anger, envy, jealousy, and love. A heart-warming and hilarious comedy. 

Roles To Be Cast : 5 women, 4 men (ages are approximate)

Cora Swanson Age: 65–75

Wife of Thor and sister of Arry, Ida and Esther; resentful of never having had a life alone with her husband, desperately wants to get away from her live-in sister, Arry. Cora “holds things together,” but close living with her unmarried sister for decades has created some long-standing tensions (and secrets) in the household.

Thor Swanson Age: 65–75

Gruff-spoken but tender-hearted husband of Cora; frequently caught in the middle in conflicts between his wife and her sister, Arry, who has shared their home since she was a teenager. The most rational of all the males in the play and is fond of Arry and opposes the idea of sending her to live elsewhere. 

Ida Bolton Age: 62–72

Wife of Carl and mother of Homer, lives next door to Cora, Thor and Arry. She tries to understand her husband’s “spells” and holds her family together. While she wants her son, Homer, to marry and avoid being a “lonely old bachelor,” she dotes on him and makes it difficult for him to leave.

Carl Bolton Age: 65–75

Husband of Ida and father of Homer, frequently caught up in his “spells” which result from his overwhelming sense of failure at not becoming a dentist. He is more a source of concern and worry than a source of strength. A skilled craftsman and has built a house “on the hill” for his son to move into when he marries. 

Esty Morton Age: 60–70

The eldest of the four sisters and wife of David; has spent her married life in submission to a domineering and emotionally abusive husband. She has a mind of her own and usually manages to do the things she wants to without causing conflict. She is frequently a calming influence when conflicts occur among her sisters. She and her husband live (intentionally) a couple of blocks away from the other sisters. Esty has an innate understanding of human and family interaction.

David Morton Age: 60–70

The domineering, frequently insensitive husband of Esther; might be called an “educated” misfit, since his education has led to little more than an inflated ego and a misguided sense of superiority. A former professor at the local college, refuses to associate with the others in the play and would prefer that Esther do the same. He considers his wife’s family, and almost everyone else, to be morons and is not reluctant to tell them so. However, under certain circumstances, he is capable of compassion and even affection.

Arry Crampton Age: 68–78

The old maid sister of Cora, Ida and Esther; has lived with Cora and Thor for the whole of her adult life. She is both the family gossip and snoop and vies with Cora for Thor’s attention. She is a bit more artistic than her sisters and has a tendency to be high strung and “wound up” most of the time.

Homer Bolton Age: 38–48

Carl and Ida’s forty-year-old son; has been living at home and dating Myrtle for eleven years and has been unable, or unwilling, to make a commitment. In fact, he has never before brought her home to meet his family. Rather thick and clumsy, he is quite comfortable with his life as it is and sees no reason to change things.

Myrtle Brown Age: 35–45

The long-suffering fiancée of Homer Bolton; affectionate and seemingly willing to wait for Homer to marry her, although it is apparent that she hopes her long awaited visit to his family will finally lead to something more than his weekend visits. She is pleasant, polite, and awkwardly beautiful, if a bit gawky. Her arrival and introduction to the family is bound to create a stir in this quiet and unassuming neighborhood.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. 

If you are unable to attend the Tuesday or Thursday auditions, please use the email below to request an appointment on Saturday, August 8 from 10am-12pm.

More info available  by emailing info@carsonvalleycommunitytheatre.org

Morning’s At Seven is produced through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.