AUDITIONS

Monday, September 11th at 7pm

Tuesday, September 12th at 7pm

Callbacks: Wednesday, September 13th

Rehearsal Dates*
Starting Tuesday Sept. 19th–Thursday Nov. 2nd
Sunday-Thursday, Sundays 6-9pm
and weekday evenings 7-10pm.
*you will not be called to every rehearsal

Performance Dates
Nov. 3rd-12th: Fri. & Sat. 8pm & Sundays 2pm
PLUS: Sat. Nov. 11th 2pm

Audition Requirements:

Please bring a headshot/resume, and prepare a contemporary monologue. All roles are open to actors of all ages, gender identities, race.

Please note that The Heights Players is a non-profit theater and this is a non-equity production. All cast and crew volunteer their time and talent. The Heights Players is a membership organization, there is no pay or stipend for any role or position.
There is a $20 membership fee, if cast.

The Heights Players is located at:
26 Willow Place, bet. State & Joralemon Streets
in Brooklyn Heights.
Click For Directions to the John Bourne Theater

The Motherf**ker With The Hat

by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Directed by Ted Thompson

Synopsis: A high-octane verbal cage match about love, fidelity and misplaced haberdashery.

Addiction, pain, and explosive tempers are not exactly what you’d call the ingredients for a side-splitting comedy. Yet Steven Adly Guirgis has created a profane, hilarious masterpiece that earned a "hatful" of theatrical accolades in 2011, including a Drama Desk award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for Bobby Cannavale, and was nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Play.

Struggles with addiction, friendship, love, and the challenges of adulthood are at the center of the story. Jackie, a petty drug dealer, is just out of prison and trying to stay clean. He's also still in love with his coke-addicted childhood sweetheart, Veronica.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

Please note that people of all races, genders, and abilities are encouraged to audition for this inclusive and collaborative production. We will also be casting some understudies for the roles. Understudies will get at least one performance. A fight coordinator and intimacy coach will be used.

Jackie: Male, 20's, Latinx A former drug dealer and alcoholic who's just been released from prison and is trying to stay clean; blue collar, jealous, and quick-tempered by nature. He is a fast talker and feels things very deeply. Appears in underwear and has a couple fight scenes.
Ralph D: Male, 40's, Any ethnicity but usually portrayed by a Black actor. Jackie's AA sponsor. Smooth and centered, He cares about Jackie's sobriety but is not above duplicitous self centered conduct. Appears in underwear and has a couple fight scenes.
Veronica: Female, 20's, Latinx Jackie's girlfriend; still a drug addict; attractive, high-strung and crazy with energy and lust; she's got a big heart but drug use has led her to make some bad choices. Appears in underwear and has a couple fight scenes.
Cousin Julio: Male, 20's, Latinx Jackie's cousin and about the same age; health nut and gym rat with good martial arts skills which he uses with grace and dignity to cover up the effeminacy he had as a child and still to some degree exhibits.
Victoria: Female, 20's/30's, any ethnicity. The recovering alcoholic wife of Ralph D., she is bitter and disaffected at his infidelities yet she may be still in love or dependent upon him. She finds Jackie attractive and has an alcohol and drug slip during the course of the play.