Hovey Players

Directed by Kristin Hughes
Produced by Nicole Sparks

Audition Dates:
Sunday, November 6 at 7PM
Monday, November 7 at 7PM
Callbacks (if needed) Wednesday, November 9

Location: 
Hovey Players
9 Spring Street, Waltham, MA
next to the Library

Synopsis:
Closer focuses on a quartet of strangers who meet, fall in love, and become caught in a web of sexual desires and betrayal.. Alice loves Dan – who wants Anna, who isn’t quite sure if she loves Larry. In Closer, Patrick Marber has created a brilliant exploration into the brutal anatomy of modern romance, where a quartet of strangers meet, fall in love, and become caught up in a web of sexual desire and betrayal. Closer was hailed as one of the best plays of the late 90s. The London Observer noted, it “has wired itself into the cultural vocabulary in a way that few plays have ever done.”

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. English accents will be used.  
 
The script contains explicit language and sexual situations; actors should be comfortable with both.

For more information, please contact the director, Kristin Hughes, at hughes@hoveyplayers.com.

Performance Dates:
January 13-14, 20-21, 26, 27 & 28, at 8pm, and Sunday, January 22 at 2pm.

Character descriptions: 
All age ranges are approximate and relative. Alice needs to be younger than Anna, Patrick, and Larry.

Alice (20s) – a stripper. A ‘lost soul’ with surprising strength and an unflinching view of relationships. 
Dan (30s) – a writer.  A romantic who thinks all is lost for love.  Always searching for ‘truth’, but not always happy with how that turns out for him.
Anna (30s) – a photographer.  Successful in her career, but far less successful in relationships.
Larry (30s) – a doctor.  Crude, forceful, and a little bit crass – with some traditional views on fidelity and commitment.