Home Made Theater Holds Open Auditions for ‘night, Mother on Dec. 12 & 13

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Home Made Theater announces open auditions for their March/April production of ‘night, Mother*, written by Marsha Norman. This production will be directed by Jonathan Hefter.

The auditions will be held on Monday, Dec. 12 and Tuesday, Dec. 13 starting at 6:30 p.m.  at Home Made Theater’s headquarters at the Wilton Mall (near JCPenney).

The cast consists of two woman, ages approximately 30s-40s, and 50s-60s.

On a seemingly normal evening in a small house on an isolated country road, we meet Thelma Cates (Mama), an aging mother and widow who lives with her daughter, Jessie. Unsatisfied and depressed, Jessie struggles with life as an unemployed epileptic. Jessie’s father is dead. Her loveless marriage ended in divorce. Her absent son is a petty thief and ne’er-do-well. Her last job didn’t work out. In general, her life is stale and unprofitable. As the play begins, Jessie announces nonchalantly to her mother that she plans to commit suicide that night. Over the course of the evening, the two reveal long-hidden truths to one another, building towards a stunning and deeply disturbing moment—a moment never to be forgotten by those who have witnessed and come to understand Jessie’s plight. Mirrored in the intensity of the house’s living room and kitchen, the play takes place in real time in an urgent and desperate exploration of loneliness, secrets, and honesty. ‘night, Mother is the Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.

Actors should prepare a brief monologue of their choice.  Actors will also be provided excerpts from the script upon arrival. Please bring a current photo (cannot be returned) and resume. No appointment necessary.