Description:

Oil Lamp Theater is seeking submissions for its productions of Cry it Out by Molly Smith Metzler. Whitney Minarik will direct.

AUDITIONS:
Auditions by appointment only will be held on Sunday, October 8 from 6:30-10:00pm at the theater which is located at 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL.

CALLBACKS:
Callbacks are by invitation only and will be held on Sunday, October 15 beginning at 6:30pm.

Pay: Compensation will be $1000 for rehearsals and performances. Understudies for this production will be compensated at $500.

SYNOPSIS:
Four months ago, Jessie was a corporate lawyer with a glamorous Manhattan life. Today, she is in dirty yoga pants, covered in breast milk, trying to comfort a screaming newborn. Isolated in a sleepy Long Island suburb while her commuter husband works long hours, Jessie is desperate to talk to anyone besides Food Network. So when she spies a fellow new mom and neighbor, Lina, at the local Stop & Shop, she vaults over the cantaloupe to introduce herself. A comedy with dark edges, Cry it Out takes an honest look at the absurdity of having a baby, the power of female friendship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effect class has on parenthood in America (Dramatic Publishing).

Character Type/Restrictions:
We are casting all roles:

JESSIE (mid-30s): Married to a Long Island native; recently relocated to Port (from Manhattan) to raise her family. Educated, articulate, lovely, warm.

LINA (late 20s/early 30s): From Long Beach-she is very South Shore. Acrylic nails, big hoops, velour tracksuits, Mets trucker hats, and a huge Italian family.

MITCHELL (late 30s/early 40s or slightly older): Adrienne's husband, works in investment capital. A math nerd who is amazing with numbers, but not people. Serious, shrewd, sensitive.

ADRIENNE (mid/late 30s): Mitchell's wife. Elegant, powerful, aloof and slightly rock 'n' roll. A successful jewelry designer.