Lie of the Mind Auditions

STAR MOUNTAINVILLE GROUP is Casting Sam Shepard’s A LIE OF THE MIND.

Shepard’s masterpiece about tortured love, spousal abuse and the ultimate dysfunctional American Family. Production will run either mid-May to mid-June or throughout June for 4 weekends.

Auditions will be: Sunday March 9th from 12 - 3pm and Wednesday March 26th from 6:00 to 8:30 pm at Mohonk Arts - 186 Mohonk Road in High Falls. Located ¾ mile up Mohonk Road from High Falls Café. Sides will be provided.

Roles:
Jake: late 20's to late 30's, a combustible force and a wife-beater who is obsessed with Beth.
Frankie: 20's to late 30's: Jake's compassionate brother, who attempts to rectify matters with no thought to his own welfare.
Mike: 20's to 30's. Beth's vengeful brother whose solution to the dilemma is violence.
Baylor: 50's to 70's: a man dedicated to life's simple pleasures; sick of life's tribulations.
Lorraine: 50's to 70's, given to great flights of fancy, a veteran of a brutally painful marriage.
Meg: 50's to 70's, a Montana ranch housewife, very devoted to husband and less so to children.
Beth: late 20's to late 30's, Jake’s wife and an actress – a victim of domestic violence, fighting to get her speech back.
Sally: early 20's, Jake’s sister, a spirited young woman ready to take on the world.

Glenn Laszlo Weiss, Director
Information: 646-729-3697 or gweiss001@hvc.rr.com