Four Weddings and an Elvis

We're looking for actors to join us for our upcoming stage play. No experience necessary. Everyone is welcome!

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Genre: Comedy

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Director: Dianne Clanton

Co-Director: Lindsey Wortham

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Audition Dates: Saturday, March 8th, 2pm-4pm and Sunday, March 9th, 3pm-5pm

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Location: The Fly Arts Center, 204 S. Main St, Shelbyville, TN 37160

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Performance Dates: May 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 & 18 

7pm for Fridays and Saturdays (6pm Call Time) 

2pm for Sundays (1pm Call Time)

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Rehearsals: Evenings on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Some Sundays
Tech Week: Each Night Sunday, May 4 - Thursday, May 8

Download Preliminary Schedule >

(Be prepared to disclose any date conflicts during your audition.)

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Summary: Sandy, the four-times-married-three-times-divorced owner of a wedding chapel in Las Vegas, has certainly seen her fair share of matrimonies! In the hilarious Four Weddings and an Elvis, we witness four of her funniest: Bev and Stan, who are getting married —by the King himself — as revenge on their exes; Vanessa and Bryce, two arrogant aging stars who are tying the knot as a publicity ploy, and are vexed by an aging Elvis who doesn't know who they are; and Martin and Fiona, a gentle postal-worker and a tough ex-con trying to get married before the police arrive! However, the final wedding is the funniest all: Sandy’s fifth and final wedding which reveals a hilarious twist! With simple scenic requirements and memorable characters, Four Weddings and an Elvis is a comedic treat certain to please audiences!

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Roles: 9 Roles (4 women, 5 men)

Sandy - The wedding chapel owner. Four-times-married-three-times-divorced owner of a wedding chapel in Las Vegas. Appears in each scene.

Bev - The angry bride: Recently dumped, Bev is intent on a revenge marriage, but with the benefit of actually loving the man she is using to get even. 30’s-40’s –naïve and romantic.

Stan - The angry groom: Dumped by his wife, he is determined to marry the ex of the guy who got his gal. Still carrying a major torch for his former wife, revenge seems the right thing to do. 30's to 40's

John - The Elvis minister who works next door: He is able to play Elvis at the drop of a sequined hat, but has a sensitive, non-cynical side

Vanessa - The older bride: A fading actress who saw her glory days in a beach-blanket-bongo spy vs spy sitcom. 50’s with well-kept glamour.
Bryce - The older –groom: A fading actor who wants to capture his bygone days when surfing against the soviets was his life. A one-time pretty boy, still a very well groomed groom to be. 50’s

Lou - The minister: 70s, a bit off in some ways, but watches well, and has a faint remnant of when he was once an Elvis to be reckoned with.

Fiona - The bride, tough ex-con: Fiona never got a chance to make life work – bad home life, poor choice in friends, even worse choice in boyfriends, now recently paroled and united with her postman pen pal love. (Note: this character uses coarse language.)

Marvin - The groom, gentle postal worker: As well versed in zipcodes as his scriptures, Marvin knows to look on the inside and past the tattoos for an eternal companion.

Fist - Scary ex of the bride: He is an intimidating escaped felon who punches first and thinks later, if at all.

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Audition Prep: Be prepared to do scenes from the script. The audition sides can be found here.

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In addition to actors, we're looking for talented and creative people to assist with set design, costumes, lighting, sound and stage management.

 

For questions or concerns, please contact Dianne Clanton.

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