Auditions

SKIN DEEP

Bedford Off Broadway announces auditions for "Skin Deep" a romantic comedy by Jon Lonoff will be held on Tuesday January 10th & Wednesday January 11th 7-9pm @ The Old Town Hall (upstairs) across from 3 Meetinghouse Rd. in Bedford, NH.

Directed by Joe Pelonzi, rehearsals will be Sunday afternoons, Tuesday & Wednesday evenings starting on Tuesday 1/17/12. The show will be performed March 16, 17, 23 & 24th. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Monologues are not necessary, but if you choose to do one it should be comedic.

Skin Deep, a large, lovable, lonely-heart, named Maureen Mulligan, gives romance one last shot on a blind-date with sweet awkward Joseph Spinelli; she's learned to pepper her speech with jokes to hide insecurities about her weight and appearance, while he's almost dangerously forthright, saying everything that comes to his mind. They both know they're perfect for each other, and in time they come to admit it. They were set up on the date by Maureen's sister Sheila and her husband Squire, who are having problems of their own: Sheila undergoes a non-stop series of cosmetic surgeries to hang onto the attractive and much-desired Squire, who may or may not have long ago held designs on Maureen, who introduced him to Sheila. With Maureen particularly vulnerable to both hurting and being hurt, the time is ripe for all these unspoken issues to bubble to the surface. Character descriptions:

MAUREEN MULLIGAN is a full-figured, earthy, attractive, lovable lonely heart. She lives in Forest Hills, Queens, is a devout Catholic and works as a dental hygienist.

SHEILA WHITING (neé Mulligan) is Maureen’s very beautiful sister, fashionable, flamboyant and full of advice. She grew up with Maureen and six more brothers and sisters in Queens and went on to marry old Connecticut money and move to New York’s Upper East Side. She genuinely wants what she presumes is best for everyone.

SQUIRE WHITING, JR. is a handsome "government relations" lawyer in the prestigious family firm. Full of charm and self-mocking humor. He doesn’t take himself - or much else - too seriously.

JOE SPINELLI is an endearing, unlucky, lonely guy from Bensonhurst.