A Piece of My Heart, will be the fourth show in the 2010 “Past Present and Timeless” Season, and has also been selected as possible show to represent Stage Door Inc. as the theatre’s entry into the 2011 American Association of Community Theatres bi annual play festivals (AACT FEST).

Auditions will be held at 284 Pasadena Town Square Mall (inside the Pasadena Town Square Mall) Pasadena, Texas 77521. Please enter the back door of the theatre for the auditions which is located between Sears and Macy's Loading Dock #3, door number #284, there will be signs out side the day of the auditions.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. There is no need for anything to be prepared for this audition.

Head-shots and resumes are greatly appreciated but not required.

THIS IS A NON-PAYING GIG

Stage Doors Inc.'s production of A Piece of My Heart will be directed by Marc Anthony Glover, The show runs from weekends May 21st – June 13th, 2010 with performances Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm and Sunday matinees at 3pm with select Thursday evening performances possible.

Rehearsals begin April 6th, 2010

SYNOPSIS
this poignant chronicle of the women of the Vietnam War tells the true stories of six courageous women sent to Vietnam and their struggle to make sense of a war that irrevocably changed them and a nation that shunned them. A work with the music and soul of a tumultuous era in our history, full of shattered expectations, desperate encounters, and the anguish of the war zone. A Piece of My Heart has earned The Susan Blackburn Prize (Finalist) as Best English Language Play by a Woman, The Barbara Deming Prize for Women Playwrights, and The Kittredge Foundation Award. The Vietnam Vets of America, Inc. has cited the work as "the most enduring play in the nation on Vietnam."

“Shirley Lauro's play A PIECE OF MY HEART, is a catharsis as well as a coup de theatre...There have
been a number of plays dealing with Vietnam...but none with the direct, emotional impact of Ms. Lauro's work...(she) has turned first hand impressions into a disturbing drama that evokes empathy for survivors as victims.” -The New York Times

CHARACTERS

MARTHA: 22, later 42, nurse. Strong, self-composed, aura of self-discipline, military bearing, comes from an army family. Strong face, American, almost pioneer in feeling.

MARYJO: 17, later 37, an entertainer in an all-girl band. Pretty, outgoing, bubbly personality. Texas accent. Sexy, a funny comedienne quality, but sad inside. Must be skillful singer. Guitar-playing ability also preferred. Please prepare a few bars of a song for this character to be sung acapella, with their own backup music on CD, or (ideally!) with their own guitar.

SISSY: 20, later 40, a nurse. Sweet, feminine, outgoing. Sense of fun, also sense of harmony and warmth to personality.

WHITNEY: 21, later 41, a Red Cross girl. Tall, slender, withdrawn, contained, very aristocratic in bearing. A Vassar graduate.

LEEANN: 20-40, a nurse. Asian or possibly Latina, from New York. Attractive, strong, tough, determined, with an urban, hip quality.

STEELE: 35-55, an enlisted intelligence specialist. African-American, extremely strong, military bearing. Very intelligent, outgoing, great sense of humor. A pragmatist, Southern.

THE AMERICAN MEN: 18-60, one man playing various roles. Tall, All-American sort, versatile actor.