NUTS
By Tom Topor
Named one of the three best courtroom dramas, NUTS, is an explosive show with meaningful, complex characters that will require actors of the highest caliber. If you have what it takes, audition for NUTS!
Directed by Bob Dumont
Produced by Ben Kistinger
Audition Date: January 27th, 2025
Requirements:
You must commit to being off-book no later than March 20th, 2025.
You must be able to make all of the following dates:
Performance Dates
April 25, April 26, May 2, May 3, May 4, May 9, May 10, May 11 (Mother's Day Matinee).
Tech Week - April 18-24.
Rehearsals are Monday and Thursday at 6:30 PM. Saturday or Sunday afternoons.
AUDITION INFO
For an audition slot, email BrewsterTheaterInfo@gmail.com with the subject of NUTS AUDITION.
Indicate the role(s) of interest. You will be provided with a side in January for your audition piece.
Character Breakdown
Officer Harry Haggerty (30s through 60s) - Court officer. Trusting and steady influence. Impactful on Claudia.
Aaron Levinsky - 30s-50s. Calm. Brilliant. Logical. Always confident attorney representing Claudia.
Franklin MacMillan - District Attorney - Prepared attorney with a grasp on the facts without much imagination.
The Recorder - Court Stenographer. 30s-70s. Active. Attentive and punctual.
Rose Kirk—Mother of Claudia. 50s through 60s. Wealthy woman with a traditional sense of family and attitudes.Emotional storyteller.
Arthur Kirk - Stepfather of Claudia. 50s through 60s. A man with an altered sense of right and wrong, but always right in his mind.
Dr. Herbert Rosenthal - Psychiatrist. 30s through 70s. A learned but arrogant doctor. Infallible with passive/aggressive tendencies.
Judge Murdoch - 50s through 70s. A judge who has been in the job for a very long time and appears to have seen it all.
Claudia Faith Draper - Early 30s-40s. Explosive but controlled. Angry but planned. Claudia is a character of opportunity. Self-reliant. Smart. Cunning and able to morph several times and back again. A complex character with a mix of humor, grittiness, and determination.
All auditions are at Drew Methodist Church, 28 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, NY 10512
All performances, auditions, and rehearsals take place at
The Theater at Drew United Methodist Church 28 Gleneida Ave., Carmel, NY 10512
unless otherwise noted.