Don Parties On - Melville Theatre

Performance dates are 21st February to 8th March, 2014. Rehearsals to be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and 10am Sundays. It is envisaged that rehearsals will commence in December, with a 2 week break over Christmas and New Year. Auditions to be readings from the script in a group audition. There is no need to book an audition time. Please arrive by 1:45pm to fill out your audition form. You may bring along a CV, though this is not required. The director can be contacted at jffryhnsn@gmail.com Characters and stage ages: Don Henderson - mid 60s Kath Henderson, his wife - mid 60s Belle, their granddaughter - 16 Mal, Don's long time friend - mid 60s Richard, Don & Kath's son, Belle's father - 42 Cooley, Don's long time friend - mid 60s Helen, Cooley's wife - younger than Cooley Jenny, Mal's ex-wife - mid 60s Roberta, Richard's girlfriend - 30 The antics of the original Don's Party took place in a Melbourne suburb in 1969. Now, 41 years later, Don decides to host another election night party. It is now 2010 - Gillard versus Abbott. We all know how this turns out. As with the previous play, Don Parties On is less about the politics and more about the relationships of those attending the shindig. Did Don ever write his novel? Why did Mal and Jenny divorce? Which of the former staunch left-wingers now votes Liberal? Did Kath ever forgive Jenny for the Twisties incident? Cooley got married? Really?