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Auditions for the sweet delilah swim club to be held December 13 at theatre jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Nov. 4, 2021) – Auditions will be held on Monday, December 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Theatre Jacksonville for The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, which opens on April 22. The Sweet Delilah Swim Club spans four August weekends across 33 years in which five Southern women – longtime friends from their college swim team – meet to recharge their friendship.
Roles are available for five women, with the parts as follows:
- SHEREE HOLLINGER, the perennial team captain, is practical, supportive and a fount of boundless energy. Never without her to-do lists or Pocket Scheduler, her tendency to be hyper-organized occasionally drives her friends a bit crazy. She’s the eternal tomboy, a health nut and an all-American mom who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her family.
- DINAH GRAYSON, the wise-cracking cynic of the group, has fought her way to the top and relished the view. A lawyer in the biggest and most prestigious law firm in Atlanta, Dinah excels at everything…except romance. Armed with a dry martini and an even drier sense of humor, Dinah seldom reveals her softer side as she tackles life head-on.
- LEXIE RICHARDS, a true Southern belle who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the vain, youth-obsessed event planner for a chain of four-star hotels. She has never shied away from the occasional nip or tuck and keeps her cosmetic surgeon on speed dial. Always one to revel in her status as a man magnet, Lexie can be counted on to share wild and hilarious tales of her romantic exploits.
- JERI NEAL MCFEELEY is the ditzy ray of sunshine of the group. She’s perky and naïve and always sees the positive side of everything. Having been a nun for many years, Jeri Neal has been protected from life’s seamier side. Even though she appears to be predictable on the surface, Jeri Neal, recently relocated to Charlottesville, Virginia, continually makes life choices that surprise and amaze her friends.
- VERNADETTE SIMMS is a hard luck case if there ever was one. Marriage and motherhood came shortly after college, a dark cloud has hovered above her ever since. A public school teacher, with limited finances and a problematic home life in Spivey’s Corner, North Carolina, Vernadette is self-deprecating by necessity. She faces her tribulations with gallows humor and the unwavering support of these lifelong friends.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Volunteers are also needed to assist in other areas of production, such as set construction, set artwork, lighting and backstage technical activities.
“The Sweet Delilah Swim Club will be a hilarious and touching production about five unforgettable women. Theatre Jacksonville productions consist almost entirely of volunteers, and we encourage members of the public to audition and also to apply for technical positions,” said Executive Director Sarah Boone. “Being behind the scenes in the playhouse is truly fun and memorable, as evidenced by our frequent repeat cast and crew members who have fallen in love with the experience of community theater.”
The Sweet Delilah Swim Club will run from April 22 through May 8 and will be directed by Amy Love. All-Access members for the 102nd season will automatically have tickets to The Sweet Delilah Swim Club. Memberships will also include tickets to the following Mainstage season productions:
- A Walk in the Woods, opening January 21
- Slow Food, opening February 25
- Ragtime, opening June 10
All-Access membership pricing is as follows:
Individual All-Access Memberships
Individual Adult Member (18-59 years old): $110
Individual Senior/Military Member (60+ or military ID): $100
All individual memberships receive one complimentary All-Access Pass for Theatre Jacksonville Mainstage offerings and special productions. Additional show tickets will be available for $26, as available.
Family All-Access Memberships
Family Membership: $325
All family memberships receive three complimentary All-Access Passes for Theatre Jacksonville Mainstage offerings and special productions. Additional show tickets will be available for $26, as available.
For more information about auditions, the 102nd season lineup or All-Access memberships, visit www.theatrejax.com or call (904) 396-4425.
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- Auditions for The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, to be performed in April 2022, will be held on December 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Theatre Jacksonville. The 102nd season, which begins in January, will also include the Mainstage productions A Walk in the Woods, Slow Food and the musical Ragtime.
About Theatre Jacksonville
Theatre Jacksonville was founded in 1919 as The Little Theatre of Jacksonville, with the capital for the 1938 construction of the historic facility donated by Carl S. Swisher. It was reincorporated as Theatre Jacksonville in 1969 and named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Theatre Jacksonville has provided 101 years of uninterrupted community theater in Jacksonville.
Theatre Jacksonville’s mission is to enrich lives and broaden cultural understanding through community participation in theater arts. In addition to providing more than 100 performances each season of outstanding community theater featuring a regional cast of exceptionally talented playwrights, musicians, actors, designers and stagehands, Theatre Jacksonville reaches hundreds of students each year through summer camps, classes, field trips and in-school presentations.
Theatre Jacksonville also uses art to advance issues of local concern. From supporting veterans to nurturing arts and recreation, it fosters community partnerships to advance the culture, health and well-being of Jacksonville. As Theatre Jacksonville anticipates its future, it also seeks to build a strong operational foundation to ensure that, just as endowed funds support the theater building, endowed funds will support theater operations. For more information or to donate, visit www.theatrejax.com.
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