Auditions for NTC's production of The Baby Shower by Topher Payne will be held on Sunday, December 6 and Monday, December 7 at 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Check-in Begins at 6:30pm.
The Baby Shower will be directed by Terri Whitley and will be performed in the Julie Hunter Marchese Blackbox Theatre. Auditions will consist of cold reads from the script.
About the Show
Here's the thing about baby showers: No one actually wants to be there. But there are certain rituals we follow, for the sake of tradition and a gift registry. Nine women have gathered at Grace Driscoll's beautifully appointed home, fully expecting to go through the motions of social niceties. But an unforeseen event in Grace's life, and a few unexpected guests, send the party careening into uncharted territory.
Simmering resentment, cutthroat professional conflict, fierce battles of will... these are 21st century Southern women, and they have no interest in blessing your heart.
Cast of Characters (9w)
GRACE BOUCHARD DRISCOILIL(50:s) - Our hostess. Upper-middle class, capable, articulate, and flappable. Charming and funny. Except, her husband left her two days ago so alI those traits me really being challenged right now. She reads a room remarkably well, excels at formulating a plan
LOUISE BOUCHARD CARLISLE (50s) - Grace's elder sister, based in Dallas. Mother of boys. The only sister who didn't pursue higher education. Bubbly but resolute. Consistently underestimated but has the determination of a woman who maintains authority in a house full of men.
ROXANNE BOUCHARD (60s) - Grace's eldest sister, based in New York, London, ,and points beyond_ A world-renowned architect. Never married, no children. Flinty ,accomplished, scary smart, keeps a rigorous drinking schedule.
FELICIA TAGGART (50s) - Grace's next door neighbor. A Cruise Director type- happiest when she's orchestrating everyone else's activities. Married, two children The head of every committee ever. Sells high-end real estate. The only black woman in the room.
DEVYN DRISCOLL - The guest of honor. Grace's, eldest daughter, the good one. Married, expecting her first child. A professional mediator,. which makes arguing with her doubly infuriating. She's done everything right, and in the proper order. Pragmatic to a fault. Smiles with her mouth but not always with her eyes.
CLANCY DRISCOLL (30s) - Devyn's little sister. Could never compete with Devyn's high achiever status, so she went in the opposite direction. A bartender in Charleston. An a:gent of chaos. Messy, funny, impetuous, a little too emotionally available
DR. MACKENZIE NOVAL (40s)-Devyn's best friend, whom she's known since childhood. A pediatrician, single, no children. Raised in a conservative household, and a surprising amount of that managed to stick. Good-humored and thoughtful. Genuinely chooses the path of least resistance.
SOPHIE NAVARRO, (40s)- like Devyn ,a professional mediator. On her second marriage, no children. Missed the office shower, :so Devyn invited her to this one. That may have been a mistake. A loquacious Baltimore native, suffers no fools. Finds Southern social niceties quietly infuriating, but she's learned the behavior.
ELINOR HUGHES (30s-40s) - Devyn's other coworker. Not really a friend. Married, mother of two. Overheard Sophie being invited to the shower and basically invited herself. She's a good person. Sincerely. But she fails to comprehend social cues and has a tendency to overshare. Genuinely curious about others in the worst possible way.