Description:

SHE is holding non-equity auditions for The Holidays writtenby Katrina V. Miller on Monday, 9/30/2019 from 6-9 pm by appointment only and callback auditions on Tuesday 10/1/2019 at The Frontier located at 1106 W. Thorndale Ave., Chicago IL 60660

Description
Christmas at Mother Holiday's Cafe is a family tradition on the west side of Chicago. This year the Holidays are in need of a Christmas miracle because their matriarch is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, unable to cook at risk of losing her cafe and is now being cared for by her eldest son Joseph and his wife Mary who are in hopes of getting help from their children and Joseph's younger brother Jerome to pull off this year's festivities. Generations come together to face a painful truth and decisions are made to restore hope.

Cast

1. Mother Holiday- Famous on Chicago's Westside for the soul food at her self-titled cafe. A loving woman in her 80's who is recently suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Mother Holiday does have some memories of her life, and Christmas's of yester years but senses something is wrong.

2. Joseph Holiday - Late 50s a Chicago police officer. Mother Holiday's eldest son is a devoted husband, and father who has recently been forced to take on the role of caregiver for his mother and brother in his home.

3. Mary Holiday - late 50s is Joseph's wife a nurse with the soul of an angel who is retiring to help out with Mother Holiday. She's determined to convince her brother-in-law and their children J.R. and Katherine to help with their matriarch.

4. Jerome Holiday: Joseph's younger brother late-40's, a womanizing momma's boy with the mentality of an arrogant college freshman and often laughs at his own jokes. He has always lived with his mother and has recently moved with her to his brother's home.

5. Katherine Holiday- Late-20s Joseph and Mary's youngest child is a talented designer who owns a neighborhood boutique called The Right Fit she has granted an opportunity of an apprenticeship in Paris to elevate her skills as designer. Will she accept?

6. J.R. Holiday - Mid- 30s Joseph and Mary eldest child has been a soldier since graduating high school and is finally coming home for this Christmas at the request of his father.

7. Scott/Illinois Lottery - Mid 20s Katherine's high school sweetheart and a cook at Mother Holiday's Cafe who grew up on the same neighborhood block and wants to help the family.

8. Pam/Radio Announcer - Mid-30's old family friend and owner of a caregiver organization "Mom's Way". Pam also grew up in the neighborhood and has been hired to assist with Mother Holiday.

* The roles of Jerome Holiday, Scott, and Pam have been cast.

Time Commitment:
Rehearsal schedule
Nov. 6-8 6-10pm
Nov. 9 2-6pm
Nov. 12-15 6-10pm
Nov. 16 2-6pm
Nov. 19-22 6-10pm
Nov. 23 2-6pm
Tech December 1-7 6pm- ?
Opening December 1, 2019
Closes on December 22, 2019
run performances Thursday-Sunday

Material To Prepare:
1-2 minute contemporary contrasting dramatic and comedic monologue sides will be given for call back

16 bars of a Christmas or Gospel song