Sitting Pretty
by Amy Rosenthal

23-25 April 2009
Hayes Village Hall
Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7.45pm

Box Office opens 23 March 2009
(Mon–Sat 9am–6pm): 020 8462 5194

Casting date: Tuesday 10 February 2009

Unmarried sisters in their fifties share a London flat. Nina is brisk, dynamic and gainfully employed. Nancy is plump, self conscious and suddenly redundant. Urged to find a hobby, she unwittingly stumbles into a job modeling for eccentric drawing students and their philandering teacher. Initially horrified to discover that life models pose naked, Nancy is unexpectedly liberated by the experience. Though she keeps this activity a secret, her newfound confidence unsettles Nina. The sisters move toward an inevitable confrontation as Nina faces her unhappy past and Nancy glimpses a possible future. This bittersweet play unfolds with humorous twists and turns.

Characters:

Nancy (plump, faded, mid 50s)
Nina (slight, dynamic, early 50s, sister to Nancy)
Max (jovial, round-faced, mid 40s)
Philip (artist, late 40s)
Zelda (sassy, attractive, early 20s)
Josie (brittle, elegant, late 30s)
Sylvia (stately lady, mid 60s)
Martin (thin, tetchy, mid 40s)
Bridget (Martin's wife, mid 40s)
Luka (tall, handsome, late teens)

Directed by Neil Ions

Casting will take place at 8pm on Tuesday 10 February 2009 at the Merrill Studio (click here for directions). You do not already need to be a member to audition – prospective new members are welcome to read!