The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-The-Moon Marigolds
Summary:
Director: Emma Denny
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-The-Moon Marigolds explores the life of a mother and her two daughters. Frowzy, acid-tongued Beatrice Hunsdorfer, supporting herself and her daughters by taking in a decrepit old boarder, wreaks a petty vengeance on everybody around her. One daughter, Ruth, is a pretty but highly strung girl subject to convulsions, while the younger daughter, Tillie, plain and almost pathologically shy, has an intuitive gift for science. Encouraged by her teacher, Tillie undertakes a gamma ray experiment with marigolds that wins a prize at her high school. Proud and yet jealous, too filled with her own hurts to accept her daughter’s success, Beatrice can only maim when she needs to love and deride when she wants to praise. And yet, as Tillie’s experiment proves, something beautiful and full of promise can emerge from even the most barren, afflicted soil.
Characters
Beatrice: A middle-aged widow, struggling financially and emotionally, with a sharp tongue and tendency to lash out at her daughters, often expressing deep-seated frustrations about her life.
Ruth: The older daughter, blunt with a dry wit, dealing with epilepsy and often acting out due to her insecurities.
Tillie: The younger daughter, quieter and more introspective, with a strong interest in science and a talent for experimentation, who uses her marigold project as a way to escape her difficult home life.
Nanny: An elderly boarder living with the Hunsdorfers, who is mostly silent and serves as another burden on Beatrice.
Janice Vickey: A rival student at the science fair who presents a shocking experiment involving a dead cat.
Audition Information:
When: Auditions will be on January 12, 2025 at 8am and will run until 11am. Sign Up to Audition Here.
The show will run on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from March 20-30.
What: Auditioners will be given one to several cold reads of the script. Review Audition Sides Here.
Resumes and headshots are not required, but appreciated.
Where: Ghostlight Theatre, 13541 West Camino Del Sol, Sun City West, AZ 85375.
Video auditions will be accepted until end of day Jan. 12 for anyone who cannot attend in person. Please contact productionmanager@ghostlightaz.com for details.
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