Title

Reflections

Playwright

Delaney Waterman

Director

Sara Alvidrez

Stage Manager

Dorothy Craven

Category

Workshop, MacVey Theatre

First Rehearsal

September 25

Load In/Tech /Dress

October 17-19

Performances

October 20-21

Roles to be cast

Age (Presentation)

Gender (Presentation)

Description

April

18

Female

Daughter of Marie and Martin, granddaughter of Betty. Regretful.

Marie

53

Male

Mother of April, daughter of Betty, wife of Martin. Overwhelmed with a little bit of a wine habit.

Betty

72

Female

Mother of Marie, grandmother of April, mother-in-law of Martin. Crazy for Patrick Swayze.

Martin

53

Male

Father of April, husband of Marie, son-in-law of Betty. Searching for Reconciliation.  

Nurse

Any

Any

A nurse at the Nursing home in which Betty is staying. Kind.

Synopsis

After being sent home on probation from her Ivy League school, April returns home to find her parents' marriage in shambles and her beloved grandma, Betty, in the nursing home.

Notices

Content includes swearing, discussion of death/suicide, infidelity, and drug use.

Intimacy Choreography Breakdown

Page

Stage Directions/ Planned Action

Character(s)

Notes

24

(APRIL and BETTY hug.)

April/Betty

Familial, grandmother/granddaughter

28

(JANET and BERTHA each hug BETTY before exiting. Once BETTY is done saying goodbye, NURSE tries to hook her up to the at-home dialysis machine but can’t seem to find a good vein.)

Janet/Bertha/Betty

 

61

(APRIL gives MARIE a hug goodnight. They embrace for a second or two then APRIL pulls away and begins to exit. Before she can, MARIE speaks.)

April/Marie

Familial, mother/daughter

85

(MARIE begins to sob, BETTY holds her.) (A beat. BETTY holds MARIE for a long time. Repairing her in a way only a mother could.)

Marie/Betty

Familial, mother/daughter

Important Dates/Holidays

9/25 Yom Kippur*, 9/27 Mawlid al-Nabi*, 9/28 Anant Chaturdashi, 9/29-10/6 Sukkot*, 10/6-10/8 Sh’mini Atzeret *, 10/8 Simchat Torah*, 10/9 Indigenous Peoples' Day, 10/9 Columbus Day (Fed. Observed), 10/15-10/24 Navaratri

Reflections Callbacks 

 

Group 1 

(10:30am-11:15am) 

 

 

Group 2 

(11:20am-12:05pm) 

 

 

Group 3 

(12:10pm-12:55pm) 

 

 

Group 4 

(1:00pm-1:45pm) 

 

 

Group 5 

(1:50pm-2:30pm) 

Laurel Preston 

Tony Nguyen 

Cody Holocomb 

Becca Warfield 

Noa Zapin 

Fabienne Rink 

Jordan Kinney 

Lindsey Wildman 

Izzy Humpal-Pash 

Lucas De La Rosa 

Colin Payan 

Max Rantilla 

Liona Rocca 

Hannah Shade 

Jayden Platt 

Ava Burhmal 

Savannah Waechter  

Charlie Thomas 

Lucas Nelson 

Emma Hughes 

Lara Zeng 

Cassel Freimel 

Kiley Kennedy 

Aleesa Lavrenko 

Audrey Stone 

Ethan Hooten 

Charlie Duffy 

Niyati Deshpande 

Abby Weiss 

Genevra Ninneman 

Kiley Dove 

MK Schultz 

Aidan Seville 

Jake Drews 

Abby Bastian 

Nicolette Mayer 

Abby Paul 

Roxanne Glave 

 

 

Thank you to everyone who auditioned! 

Callbacks will take place on Saturday, August 26th from 10:30am-2:30pm in TB 166. 

You may find the sides here.

You may be asked to read any of the sides posted on the callboard. Please bring a printed copy of the sides or a device to read off. We will also have some printed copies available in the room. There is the possibility of cold reads happening in the room. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the stage manager, Dorothy Craven, at dacraven@uiowa.edu. 

 

 

Reflections

Cast List

Actor

Character

Roxanne Glave

April

Niyati Deshpande

Marie

Laurel Preston

Betty

Lucas De La Rosa

Martin

Cassel Friemel

Nurse

Thank you to all who auditioned!

To accept your role please email Dorothy Craven at dacraven@uiowa.edu.

Please attend the Consent Workshop on Monday, August 28th, from 7pm-8pm in Macvey Theatre. If you have a conflict please contact Sam Paradis at samantha-paradis@uiowa.edu.

Questions?

Dorothy Craven, SM

dacraven@uiowa.edu

The rehearsal schedule will be posted by the first rehearsal on September 25.

Questions or concerns?

Dorothy Craven, Stage Manager: dorothy-craven@uiowa.edu