Powell Playhouse sets auditions

Sandra ClarkPowell

Powell Playhouse has set auditions for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 12, at Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road, for “Four Weddings and an Elvis” by Nancy Frick.

The play will run ​Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 2-4. Actors must rehearse three nights per week, starting Aug. 21, with availability Oct. 30-Nov. 1 for tech week.

All ages are welcomed with  no predetermined ages for couples; however, the character of Lou should be an older man. Auditions will be cold readings directly from the script.​

The cast:

BEV– the angry bride

STAN– the angry groom

JOHN– the Elvis minister

SANDY– the wedding chapel owner

VANESSA– the bride, a fading performer

BRYCE– the groom, a fading actor

LOU– the minister

FIONA– the bride, tough ex-con

MARTIN– the groom, gentle postal worker

FIST– scary friend of the bride

Synopsis:

Sandy, the four time married 3 time divorced owner of a wedding chapel in Las Vegas, has seen her fair share of matrimony. In “Four Weddings and an Elvis,” we witness four of her most memorable: Bev and Stan who are getting married as revenge on their exes; Vanessa and Bryce, two arrogant, aging stars who are tying the knot as a publicity ploy; Martin and Fiona, a gentle postal worker and a tough ex-con who couldn’t be more in love; and the final wedding — Sandy’s fifth and final wedding to the love of her life.

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