Suddenly Last Summer

By Tennessee Williams

Directed by Jim Chiolino

Catherine Holly has witnessed the murder of her cousin Sebastian, which has sent her to a psychiatric hospital. When Sebastian's mother, Mrs. Venable, invites a psychiatrist to question Catherine about her story, she paints a picture so graphic it's truly unbelievable. Mrs. Venable would rather not believe it and have her son's secrets remain secrets. In one of Tennessee Williams' most haunting pieces of writing, how far will a mother go to preserve her son's reputation?

Produced by StageQ at Bartell Theatre's Evjue Stage, 113 E. Mifflin St., Madison

Performances: March 23 - April 7, 2018

Performance Times:
3/23/2018 Friday 8PM
3/24/2018 Saturday 8 PM
3/28/2018 Wednesday 8 PM
3/29/2018 Thursday 8 PM
3/30/2018 Friday 7:30 PM
3/31/2018 Saturday 7:30 PM
4/1/2018 Sunday 2 PM
4/4/2018 Wednesday 7:30 PM
4/5/2018 Thursday 7:30 PM
4/6/2018 Friday 7:30 PM
4/7/2018 Saturday 2 PM

Ticket Prices: $25

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Auditions

Auditions will be held on the following days:

12/4/2017
12/5/2017

StageQ, Inc. will be holding auditions for Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Jim Chiolino, the play will be presented on the Evjue Stage at the Bartell Theatre, running March 23rd through April 7th, 2018.

Auditions will be held Monday and Tuesday, December 4th and 5th at 6:00pm on the Evjue Stage of the Bartell Theatre, located at 113 E Mifflin St, Madison, WI.

Roles
Ages of characters are relative to one another, but the director has no set age range, other than that Catharine must be young enough have attracted attention and Violet must be old enough to be the late Sebastian's mother.

Violet Venable - mother of the late Sebastian, a wealthy Southern matron of the New Orleans Garden District.

Catharine Holly – young, attractive niece of Mrs. Venable. She has since been admitted to a psychiatric hospital since witnessing the death of her cousin Sebastian.

Dr. Cukrowicz - a young, attractive psychologist. Violet is trying to sway him to give Catharine a lobotomy.

George Holly – Catharine's brother. Money motivates him.

Mrs. Holly - Catharine's mother. Insists Catharine stay quiet so they can get their inheritance.

Miss Foxhill - Mrs. Venable's maid.

Sister Felicity - Catharine's caretaker from St. Mary's.

Synopsis
Catherine Holly has witnessed the murder of her cousin Sebastian, which has sent her to a psychiatric hospital. When Sebastian's mother, Mrs. Venable, invites a psychiatrist to question Catherine about her story, she paints a picture so graphic it's truly unbelievable. Mrs. Venable would rather not believe it and have her son's secrets remain secrets. In one of Tennessee Williams' most haunting pieces of writing, how far will a mother go to preserve her son's reputation?
Rehearsal Dates and Location

First read-through will be Sunday, February 11th, with rehearsals beginning on February 12th and running from 6:30-9:30 Sunday through Wednesday. Rehearsals will take place at the StageQ rehearsal space located at 306 N Brooks St, Madison, WI.

Contact Director, Jim Chiolino, for more information: jchiolino@sbcglobal.net