Upcoming Auditions

The Burlington Players are delighted to announce auditions for the brilliantly touching comedy, The Savannah Disputation by Evan Smith. Production dates are September 5 – September 20, 2025. 

Award-winning Director Nancy Curran Willis will hold auditions on Sunday, May 18th from 1PM- 4PM and Monday, May 19th from 7PM- 10PM by appointment in one-hour blocks at the Park Playhouse, One Edgemere Ave in Burlington, MA with callbacks on Thursday, May 22 from 7PM-10PM.

Auditions will consist of director-selected monologues, and callbacks will include readings from the script. 

Please sign up for an audition slot here: Audition Sign Up for Savannah Disputation.  

If you want, you can fill out the Audition Form in advance send a copy to SavannahDisputation@gmail.com or print and bring with you to auditions. Blank audition forms will be available the night of auditions to fill out at the theater.

Director- selected monologues are posted here: Savannah Audition Monologues. 

Please select from this folder the monologue(s) for the character(s) you are auditioning for. If you are auditioning for only one role, and if time allows, you may also present a contrasting monologue of your choice (no longer than two minutes). Callbacks on May 22 will be reading scenes from the script.

Please contact the producer with any questions regarding auditions: katie@burlingtonplayers.com.

Rehearsal Schedule

The read-through will take place in June, along with sessions for character development, accent work, and dramaturgy. There will be no rehearsals during the first few weeks of July. Staging and regular rehearsals will begin at the end of July.

Tech Sunday will be Sunday, August 24 (a week earlier than usual) so we can all have Labor Day weekend off. However, there will be rehearsals Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of Labor Day week before opening night on September 5.

Rehearsals are scheduled for Sunday afternoons, and Monday and Wednesday evenings, with cast availability taken into account. Tech will be Sunday, August 24th, due to the Labor Day holiday.

The Show:

When susceptible Margaret politely lets door-to-door missionary Melissa into her home, her rock-solid Catholic faith starts to wobble—much to the horror of her hot-headed sister, Mary. But who’s the blasphemer, and who’s the true believer? Before long, the God-fearing siblings have ambushed their earnest 'guest' with the aid of their unsuspecting parish priest, setting the stage for a divine smackdown of biblical proportions.

The Savannah Disputation will run from September 5 through September 20th.

All roles are open to all inclusive of gender identities, race, ethnicity, age, size, actors with disabilities, and gender non-conforming folks. Though roles listed fall on the gender binary, all actors are encouraged to audition for any role which appeals to them. Ages are a guide.

Character Descriptions:

Mary: Female, southern Catholic. Brash, opinionated, in charge. Margaret’s sister. Play age mid 50s-mid 60s.

Margaret: Female, southern Catholic. Vulnerable, naive, sees the best in everyone. Mary’s sister. Play age early 50s-mid 60s.

Melissa: Female, an enthusiastic and earnest door-to-door Christian evangelical. Confident, hopeful. Plays age mid 20s - early 30s.

Father Murphy: Male, Catholic priest. Intelligent, honest, and not too easily ruffled. Age mid 50s+.

Popular Questions:

– Do actors need to memorize the monologue? No, it’s not required for you to memorize the Director-provided monologues. However, you should be fully familiar with it to give a strong interpretation of the character. As the play is a comedy, find the humor in your delivery.

– Should actors use a Southern accent in auditions? We will have an accent coach during the rehearsal process so if you are comfortable using an accent for auditions, please do. But if not, then don’t use one! We want to see your understanding of the character and your delivery without letting an accent (or you thinking about an accent!) get in the way.

The Burlington Players shall not practice discrimination against any volunteer on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.