Casting HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE August 18

Tongue in Cheek is holding auditions by appointment on Sunday, August 18 for is fall run of How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel.

Casting union and non-union actors (3 women, 2 men) for Tongue in Cheek Theater’s fall production of HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE by Paula Vogel. Ms. Jake Lipman, producer and director.

This Pulitzer-prize winning dark comedy recalls a teenage girl struggling to get out of rural Maryland in the 1960s. When her doting uncle gives her driving lessons, concern soon grows that he has an unhealthy attraction to his niece.

Auditions by appointment only, Sunday, August 18 in midtown. Seeking union and non-union actors.

Singing note: while not required for members of the Greek Chorus, please mention in your submission if you can carry a tune and your voice part.

E-mail auditions@tictheater.com with desired role(s), voice part (for GREEK CHORUS roles), headshot, resume and scheduling conflicts. Please do not submit if you cannot attend the first read-through or any tech rehearsals.

Schedule:
Rehearsals are in midtown for five weeks: Sun. afternoons 2-5 pm, Tue/Wed/Thu evenings 6:30-8:30 pm from Sun. Sep. 8-Sun Oct. 13.

Tech will be the evenings of Mon., Oct. 14, Tues., Oct. 15, and Wed., Oct. 16.

9 performances in The Bridge Theatre @ Shetler Studios, Thu-Sat nights for three weeks. Oct. 17-Nov. 2 at 8 pm.

AEA showcase, approval pending. Seeking union and non-union actors. Stipend for union actors is $224, non-union $150.

Seeking:
2 MEN

• UNCLE PECK, 30-40s. A former marine, nice-looking and kind, but struggles with drinking and an attraction to his teenage niece.
• MALE GREEK CHORUS, 30s-50s. Plays several roles: a dirty grandfather, a knowing waiter, taunting teenage classmates. Please note if you sing, and voice part.

3 WOMEN

• FEMALE GREEK CHORUS 1, 30-50s. Plays a naively vulgar grandmother and a taunting classmate. Please note if you sing, and voice part.
• FEMALE GREEK CHORUS 2, 30s. Plays a frequently-drunk-yet-knowing mother and taunting classmate. Please note if you sing, and voice part.
• FEMALE GREEK CHORUS 3, 30s. Plays Aunt Mary, the long-suffering wife of UNCLE PECK and a taunting classmate. Please note if you sing, and voice part.

Note: the role of LI’L BIT has been cast.

About the play:
A wildly funny, surprising and tempestuous tale of survival as seen through the lens of a relationship between a teenage girl and her uncle, How I Learned to Drive is the story of a woman who learns the rules of the road and life from behind the wheel.  Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.