Casting Teens for "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" Play
Seeking teens for the play "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: It’s the height of the 1970s, and a well-established brothel referred to as “The Chicken Ranch” has been operating outside of fictional small-town Gilbert, Texas, since the late 1800s. Current owner and kind-hearted madam, Miss Mona, runs the ranch, pays her taxes, and otherwise minds her business. She takes care of her girls, is on good terms with local sheriff Ed Earl Dodd, and is well-respected throughout the community. But when TV personality ‘Watchdog’ Melvin P. Thorpe, decides to shine his spotlight on the illegal activity and launch a moral crusade upon the ranch, political ramifications threaten to close the place down. Additional info: Invitation-only Callbacks are scheduled for the week of January 5th. Bring a headshot, resume and come prepared with 32 Bars of a Musical Theatre Song and a 1 minute country music selection. An accompanist will be provided. No appointment is necessary. If doing an Online Submission, you DO NOT need to attend the In-Person open call. Rehearsals begin on/around Tuesday, January 20th. Rehearsals will primarily be Mon-Thu from 7pm-10:30pm, Sundays 6pm-10pm, with some Saturday daytimes in June, as needed. Not everyone will be called for every rehearsal. If you are interested please apply.
20 roles
Confidante and dear friend to Miss Mona, she’s been the housekeeper and cook at The Chicken Ranch for more than twenty five years. Wise, fun-loving, a strong source of support for Miss Mona and held in high esteem by the girls.
Waitress at the Texas Twinkle Café. She’s a trusting, reliable ear, treated by the men as just one of the boys but secretly longs to be bold enough to live a life more risqué.
Country, farm girl; fresh faced, sheltered and gawky. Naïve and young, but capable and learns quickly.
Has a “been there, done that” attitude, sarcastic and mouthy.The inappropriate clown of the group.
Divorcee, nice, welcoming and well adjusted. Gets her name from her red hair.
Innocent, positive, peppy down home girl next door.
Awkward. Tries everything she can think of to improve her stock at the ranch, but always seems to be the last chosen. Not at all negative about it, though.
A native New Yorker, named by Mona after the precocious and dramatic six year old character in some of her favorite children’s books.
Royal, regal, prim and proper- the tallest of the “girls.”
Athletic, direct and grounded- called the tomboy of the group.
Sheriff of La Grange,Texas.A down home, cowboy type, lovingly curmudgeonly-more than a little rough around the edges. He’s a “live and let live” type, though, surprisingly liberal in his ideas and his language.
Television personality and part-time revivalist preacher. He’s brash, bigger than life and a complete blowhard.
A big city Houston boy who landed his first newspaper job straight out of high school. He’s now Editor in Chief of the local newspaper and is, without question, the smartest man in town. Witty, dry and shrewd.
Local automobile dealer and youngest son of the town’s richest and most well known family. He is overwhelmed by his job, and incompetent.
A good, deeply religious insurance salesman. In contrast to his personality, he’s the loudest, worst dresser in town.
Quarterback of the Texas A&M Aggies. Full of bravado and star power.
Star running back of the Texas A&M Aggies. Always trying to prove his masculinity.
Freshman benchwarmer for the Texas A&M Aggies. Scrawny and small, but full of enthusiasm.
Third year senior at Texas A&M and defensive end for the Aggies. Loud and big.
International recruit and place kicker for the Texas A&M Aggies. Has a sweet, confused disposition. Speaks with a very thick Scandinavian accent.
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