Pierrot Productions will hold auditions for "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" at 7 p.m. March 12, 17 and 18 at Kelsey Theater. The show deals with timely and intellectually stimulating topics such as agoraphobia, adultery, '80s nostalgia, spray cheese, roadkill, hysterical pregnancy, a broken electric chair, kleptomania, strippers, flan and disco.
The story is set in present-day Starke, Fla., in the "Armadillo Acres" trailer park, where there are few armadillos and even fewer acres. Here we meet the Greek-chorus-like trio of Betty, Lin, and Pickles, who spend their days sunning themselves and contemplating the great questions facing modern society.
Ever-hospitable, the trio set aside their large sun reflectors to welcome the audience, and introduce us to regular guy Norbert and his agoraphobic wife, Jeannie, whose marriage is threatened by her inability to step outside their trailer. Just another generally dysfunctional day; nothin' new, except for Pippi, a stripper-on-the-lam who teeters in on 5-inch heels.
Actors should prepare an upbeat song from any compatible musical theater work, plus a one- to three-minute comic monologue. The show will run Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from May 16-25.
| Betty (45-60, mezzo) | Manager of the trailer park. A backyard philosopher. |
| Linoleum (30-40, mezzo) | Trailer park resident and wife of a death-row inmate in Florida State Prison. |
| N. Pickles (18-25, soprano) | A not-too-bright young bride of a mysterious husband. Prone to hysterical pregnancies. |
| Norbert (38-45, baritone) | Toll collector on the Florida Turnpike. Frustrated husband of Jeannie. |
| Jeannie (37-47, alto) | An agoraphobic housewife who hasn't left her trailer in 20 years. |
| Pippi (25-35, mezzo) | A stripper on the run who has worked in clubs throughout the South. The person cast in this role will either need to know how to work on a stripper pole or take company-provided lessons. |
| Duke (28-38, bari-tenor) | Pippi's psychotic, glue-sniffing boyfriend. |
To make an audition appointment, or for more information, contact pierrotatkelsey@gmail.com.
Kelsey Theater is on the Mercer County Community College campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor.
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