Auditions for Pouf! by Lou Clyde

Auditions will be held at Columbia Children’s Theatre, 3400 Forest Drive inside Richland Mall on June 2nd and 3rd from 7 – 9 PM.  

Pouf! will be staged at the Connelly Theatre in New York City on July 29, 2021, as part of the SheNYC Summer Theatre Festival.  Evolving Door Theatre will be producing the show.  Actors will be compensated for travel to New York City and lodging, and will also receive a $50 stipend.

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Actors will be asked to perform a one-minute comedic monologue at the audition. Audition forms will be available at the audition. Please bring a theatrical resume.

Important information:

• All cast members must be fully vaccinated.  

• Be prepared with a list of conflicts.  Travel to New York will most likely take place on July 28.  Lodging will be covered July 28-30.

• Pouf! is set in Brooklyn, New York, so strong New York accents are required of all characters.

• Perusal scripts available upon request.

Roles:

Betty Miller - Housewife, 28, married to John 

John Miller - 29, works at phone company 

Mary Collins - 32, Betty’s sister, mother of 4 kids

Teresa McCabe - 60. Widowed mother of Mary and Betty 

Ray Cindrick - 60s. Widower and mailman 

Margo Gurski - Late 30s, mother of 6 kids

Synopsis:

What happens when you mix hairspray, headlice and a little dab of Elvis? Hairlarity. The year is 1958 and Betty finds herself unfulfilled as a housewife. She and her husband have been unsuccessful in starting a family and her husband will not “permit” her to get a job. With the encouragement of her sister, Betty secretly sets up an in-home salon, leveraging her prowess with hairspray and bobby pins. Betty begins to change the lives of neighborhood women by “poufing” their hair. Pouf! is an “uplifting” comedy with big hair and even bigger laughs.

If you have any additional questions, email us at evolvingdoortheatre@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at the audition!