Directed by Amy Riley

AUDITIONS:

Date: March 12th

Time: 6-9pm

Location: Royall Tyler Theater, UVM Campus

Interested individuals should email a headshot/resume to director Amy Riley at amy@fullcircletheatervt.org to receive audition materials. Please indicate any characters you feel particularly attracted to.

SYNOPSIS:

Grieving parents attempt to face bereavement by attending local support meetings. Helen, a new addition to the group and a recent transplant, creates tension and raises suspicion within the well-established cohort when she refuses to open up about her past. The group must ultimately contend with their own feelings of discomfort while unearthing collective biases and deciding who is most deserving of their support. BabyCakes is an exploration of loss, birth, the hypocrisies of parenthood, and the death of loved ones.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

Helen: Neat and tense. She is composed, gelled, sprayed, brushed, folded and starched. Feels the need to smile too widely. W 30-40

Tim: Awkward and skeptical. The only man in the group. Any age

Lynn: Scared of everything. Into health and wellness. W 25-40

Tonya: Older and feels it. Sarcastic. Uses humor as a shield. W 45-55

Mary: Wants to be those women she thinks exists: the kind that are perfect mothers and wives, but is tired. W 30-40

Pam: In charge, but not really. Feels the need to be kinder, smarter, stronger. W older than 50

Sarah: Young and overworked. Is trying to make something of herself. W 25-35