To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday

  • Non-Equity
  • Anywhere

Website Skokie Park District Skokie Park District / Devonshire Playhouse

Skokie Park District

Pay Rate: $0 - No Pay
Audition Date and Time: By appt. 12/2 & 12/3 Beginning at 7P.
Audition Location: Devonshire Cultural Center - 4400 Greenwood St. Skokie, IL 60076
Contact Person Email: RHHorwitz@SkokieParks.org
Contact Person Name: Robin Horwitz

This play is a poignant exploration of love, loss, and healing, set during a family gathering at a beach house.

If there is a need for callbacks, these will be conducted on Wednesday, December 4/7-10P and will include cold readings from the script.

For more audition detail, please access the audition packet HERE.

Material to Prepare:

One minute dramatic monologue

Time Commitment:

December rehearsals on 12/8, 12/9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18 & 19 with Sundays 5-9P and weekdays 7-10P. Rehearsals resume January 5th and run Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays / 7-10P (rehearsals during tech week may begin at 6:30P) and Sundays / 5-9P. Cast members are expected to be at every rehearsal during the final two weeks prior to performance, February 2-13. Tech week rehearsals include February 9-13.

Character Type/Restrictions:

David - A grieving widower who struggles to move on from his wife Gillian’s death. He spends much of his time imagining conversations with her.

Gillian - David’s deceased wife, who appears to him as a memory or vision. She represents his inability to let go of the past.

Rachel - David and Gillian’s teenage daughter. She is caught between her father’s grief and her desire for a normal life.

Esther - Gillian’s sister and Rachel’s aunt. She is practical and wants David to move on for Rachel’s sake.

Paul - Esther’s husband, who tries to support Esther and offers practical and comical advice to David.

Kevin - A friend of Esther and Paul, brought to the beach house as a potential romantic interest for David.

Cindy - Rachel’s friend who lives in town that has been keeping David company while he’s been in isolation

To apply for this job email your details to RHHorwitz@SkokieParks.Org