New Auditions

Crimes of the Heart

You may choose one or two sides to perform during your audtion.
All Characters have Southern accents.

CLICK HERE for the Barnette and Babe side.
CLICK HERE for the Babe side.
CLICK HERE for the Chick side.
CLICK HERE for the Lenny side.
CLICK HERE for the Meg side.

AUDITIONS for Beth Henley’s dark comedy, Crimes of the Heart will be held November 18 & 19 at the Historic Capitol Theatre (202 S. Main St. Waterloo). Check-in will be upstairs in the lobby, and auditions will take place in the theatre.

Audition times will be in 15-minute increments. Please sign up for your time slot on SignUp Genius. If there are no time slots available, please email the director to set up an alternate time at reaganposey.stage@gmail.com.

The three MaGrath sisters are back together in their hometown of Hazelhurst, Mississippi for the first time in a decade. Lenny, the eldest, never left Hazelhurst — she is the caretaker of the sisters’ cantankerous Old Granddaddy. Meg, the middle sister, left home to pursue stardom as a singer in Los Angeles, but has, so far, only found happiness at the bottom of a bottle. And Babe, the youngest, has just been arrested for the murder of her abusive husband, Zackery Botrelle. Under the scorching heat of the Mississippi sun, past resentments bubble to the surface and each sister must come to terms with the consequences of her own “crimes of the heart.”

Directed by Reagan Posey-Mank. Please direct all questions and inquiries to Reagan at reaganposey.stage@gmail.com.

There are roles for 4 female-presenting actors and 2 male-presenting actors. Auditions will consist of monologues or sides pulled from the script. Please visit the MASC website at masctheatre.org if you would like to view the side options beforehand. These will not be made available right away, but keeping checking in for updates. Character breakdowns will be listed below.

There is no specific “age limit” for this show, however, there are no children’s roles. It is suggested that auditionees be at least eighteen years old, but not mandatory. Due to some mature content, if anyone under the age of eighteen is cast, they will need to provide a parent or guardian’s signature on a parental consent form to participate.

All rehearsals and performances will take place at the Historic Capitol Theatre in Waterloo (202 S. Main St. Waterloo). No roles are precast; all roles are available. We will not be accepting any virtual auditions at this time. No roles in this production are paid; everyone at Monroe Actors Stage Company is a volunteer!

Rehearsals will be held Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings from 6:30-9:30 pm unless otherwise specified. Tech week rehearsals will be Jan. 26-30. Performance dates are Jan. 31-Feb. 2 and Feb. 7-9, 2025.

CONTENT WARNING: Crimes of the Heart contains references to attempted suicide and verbal descriptions of domestic violence.