Audition Announcement: Harvey
February 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Audition Announcement: Harvey
By Mary Chase
Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service
Director: Tori George
From March 28 to April 13, 2025
Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 7pm
Monday, February 3, 2025, at 7pm
Callbacks (if necessary) Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 7pm
Cold readings will be taken from the script and auditioners will be asked to participate in various improvisational scenes.
All auditioners will be notified of their casting status.
Performances are Thurs-Sun between March 28 and April 13, 2025, including Saturday and Sunday matinees. You must be available for ALL performances to be cast.
Send us a message if you are interested in being a stagehand / set build volunteer!
Synopsis:
Harvey is the story of Elwood P. Dowd and his best friend, Harvey – a pooka, presenting as a six-foot tall rabbit…who happens to be invisible. When Elwood begins introducing Harvey around town, his embarrassed sister, Veta Louise, and her daughter, Myrtle Mae, decide to commit Elwood to a sanitarium. Miscommunication occurs, however, and Veta is committed rather than Elwood! Eventually, the mistake is realized, and a frantic search begins for Elwood and the invisible Harvey. In the end, Veta realizes that she loves her brother and his pooka just as they are and doesn’t want either of them to change.
Character Breakdown:
Myrtle Mae Simmons (age: 20-30)
Myrtle is Veta’s daughter (Elwood’s Niece). Her problem is that she is an unmarried woman in her early 20’s and her uncle’s infatuation with an invisible rabbit is so not helping!!
Veta Simmons (age: 35-55)
Elwood’s younger sister, Veta has returned to the family home after the death of her mother and is intent on securing a husband for her daughter, Myrtle Mae. She loves her older brother Elwood but is concerned about fitting into society for Myrtle’s sake.
Elwood P. Dowd (age: 40-60)
Elwood P. Dowd is the central character of the play, a charming eccentric whose best friend is Harvey, an invisible six-foot tall rabbit. Elwood is Veta’s older brother; he is well mannered and a friend to everyone.
Miss Jonhson (age: 30 – no limit)
The maid. Miss Jonhson appears briefly in the first act.
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet (age: 50 – no limit)
Mrs. Chauvenet is an old friend of the family. She is an elite member of the town’s social circle, and her grandson is single!
Ruth Kelly, R.N. (age: 22-35)
Nurse Kelly is the head nurse at Chumley’s Rest, a sanitarium for mental patients. She has a tit for tat relationship with Lyman Sanderson, M.D.
Duane Wilson (age: 20-50)
Wilson is the muscle of Chumley’s Rest. He is a devoted worker who is responsible for handling patients who do not cooperate voluntarily.
Lyman Sanderson, M.D. (age: 22-35)
Dr. Sandserson is a young yet highly qualified psychiatrist, handpicked by Dr. Chumley to work in the sanitarium. He is infatuated with Nurse Kelly, though he struggles not to let on.
William R. Chumley, M.D. (age: 50-80)
Dr. Chumley is an esteemed psychiatrist and the head of Chumley’s Rest with years of experience. He is a difficult, exacting man, feared by his subordinates, unwilling to tolerate his mistakes.
Betty Chumley (age: 50-80)
Dr. Chumley’s kind wife. A lovely woman who is more concerned with socializing than science.
Judge Omar Gaffney (age: 40-80)
The judge is an old family friend of the Dowds and the family’s lawyer. He represents the townsfolk who are accustomed to seeing Elwood talking to Harvey.
E.J Lofgren (age: 20 – no limit)
E. J Lofgren is an ultimately wise cab driver.
