Auditions to be held for new production

VW independent staff/submitted information

Off Stage Productions Inc. will be holding auditions on Monday and Tuesday, August 10-11 for “As Long as We Both Shall Live” by Sean Grennan. Auditions will be held at Vantage Career Center, 818 N. Franklin St., Van Wert in the commons area starting at 7 p.m. both nights. Enter Door No. 7 in the front of the building.

Show dates will be October 16-18 and 23-25. Directing this show will be Matt Krol. The minimum cast size is three men and two women.

Synopsis: Quirky genius Addison Ashe has finally met a man who can keep up with her — the wealthy and charming Jamie Wilcox. But marrying Jamie means wrangling with his disapproving mother, as well as her favorite over-the-top wedding planner, Raul. When Raul is poisoned at the rehearsal dinner, tensions between the clever bride and her mother-in-law to be go from heated to full-on inferno when Mrs. Wilcox points to Addison as the killer. Can Addison solve the case before sashaying down the aisle, or is she in for a honeymoon behind bars?

Characters

• Addison: 20’s-30’s, smart, offbeat, positive, very likeable
• Jamie: 30’s, Addison’s rich, attractive fiancé
• Mrs. Wilcox: 50’s, Jamie’s mother, rich, aloof, matriarch of family
• Raul: the wedding planner, any age, Spanish, flashy and flamboyant, doubles as Lieutenant Dobbs, Paul, Dennis
• Rev. Mountain: youngish and gawkish pastor presiding over the ceremony, possibly shy or retiring, afraid of the dark

Scripts are now available for perusal for those interested in auditioning. Message if interested in previewing a script or call or text 419.605.2634. No prior acting experience is required to audition.

The play is produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.