Tell Me That You love Me, Junie Moon - Beaumaris Theatre

Auditions
Tell Me That You love Me, Junie Moon
By Marjorie Kellogg & DD Brooke
Directed by Lyn Laister
Auditions for Beaumaris Theatre’s next production will be held on Saturday July 9 th 10am to 5pm,
Sunday July 10 th 10am to 3.30pm, and Monday July 11 th 7.30pm to 9pm at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells
Rd Beaumaris, 3193 (Melways 86G6). Callbacks (if necessary) will be held on Monday July 11 th from
9pm.
Auditions will take the form of a read through with selected dialogue from the play. Auditionees will
have the chance to peruse before auditioning. Therefore we recommend arrival at the theatre at least
10 minutes prior to the booked audition time.
Rehearsals will start on Thursday July 14 th . We will be rehearsing 2 nights a week and on Sundays 4pm
to 7pm. The season runs 9 th – 24 th September 2011.
People wishing to audition must book a time. Please contact director Lyn Laister with queries and to
arrange a time, by phoning 0416 075 105.
Junie Moon Characters Required:
Junie Moon;
Arthur;
Warren;
Minnie;
Dr Kirkland;
Miss Holt;
Despite her disfigurement, she is a spunky and funny girl. She has a large scar on one
side of her face and wears her hair to cover it. She wears a short cotton glove on her
left hand at all times.
He is a victim of a progressive neurological disease which affects his muscular control.
He walks with a careening gait, favouring his weak right leg. He will occasionally toss his
hands and arms about or shake his head involuntarily. He loves Junie Moon, and ‘til the
end, wants her to tell him, that she loves him too.
He is a paraplegic in a wheelchair. Having been protected in his early life, he is more
childlike, petulant and spoiled. He is concerned with appearances. He is bright,
articulate and quite funny. He dresses well and is always neat in appearance.
She is an elderly lady who is a long –time patient of the hospital. She is intelligent but
uneducated, warm and motherly, but tends to be cranky due to her illness, age and long
hospital stay.
He is a sympathetic, young and good-looking doctor.
She is a nurse who is sharp, bright and understanding. She doesn’t mollycoddle the
patients.

Miss Oxford;
John Goren;
Marilyn;
She is a dedicated nurse, but is rather repressed so she seems to be uncomfortable with
the patients. She is always trying not to be drawn into feeling for the three patients and
is actually jealous of their companionship and love for each other.
He is essentially a nice young man, but is embittered at the loss of his lower leg. He uses
a crutch. His fear of the future makes him nastier than he really is. When he is with his
fiancée he relaxes and becomes more like himself.
She is John’s fiancée. She is a nice young girl, but is terribly afraid of what John’s loss
may mean in her future life.
Sidney Wyner; He is an unattractive, nasty, middle-aged man. He spends his time in the yard, snooping
at his neighbours.
Gregory;
Mario;
She is an extremely rich, handsome and imperious woman. She is attracted to Warren
only as an object she can manipulate in a rather sadistic way, under the guise of helping
him. She dresses in the height of fashion.
He is a sensible, down to earth man of great understanding and empathy. He is a fish
monger. He is lonely and a bit afraid of his involvement with the others, but by the end
discovers that he loves Junie Moon.
Small Roles – Part of the main characters’ memories.
Guiles;
He was Warren’s carer and guardian. A friend of both his parents. He is intelligent,
educated and runs a gallery.
Warren’s grandmother;
Director of the Institution;
She took Warren in after Guiles passed away. Could double as Mario’s
grandmother.
He is a business man, stern, understanding and professional in manner.
He runs the institution which has taken on Arthur’s case.
Arthur’s mother;
Junie’s mother;
Miss Grayson;
She loves her son but is frustrated by the hospital system. When he was
institutionalized, she and her husband left and never returned.
She and her husband left Junie after the accident, to pursue their retirement
plans.
She is the secretary of the Institutional Director. Arthur is infatuated by her.
She is kind and caring.
Mario’s grandmother; She speaks English with a hint of Italian accent. Could double as Warren’s
grandmother.