Synopsis

Making God Laugh follows one typical American family over the course of thirty years’ worth of holidays, through four decades: 1980’s to 2010. Starting in 1980, Ruthie and Bill’s grown children – a priest, an aspiring actress, and a former football star, all return home, where we learn of their plans and dreams as they embark on their adult lives. The empty-nester parents contend with their own changes, too as old family rituals are trotted out and ancient tensions flare up. As time passes, the family discovers that despite what we may have in mind, we often arrive at unexpected destinations.

 

Rehearsals will take place Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings: 6pm – 9pm, 

beginning February 19th. Schedule will vary per character. 

 

Seeking two women and three men who can play a broad age range.

 

Character Descriptions

RUTHIE (40’s to 60) The matriarch of the family she’s bossy, authoritative. She means well and tries to steer the world more than humanly possible.

BILL (40-60) The patriarch of the family who loves to please his wife and loves his children, and is the glue of the family. 

RICHARD (25-40) The eldest son who wants to conquer the world. A one-time sports hero that misses the Spotlight.

MADDIE (25-40) A strong willed daughter, who is also an actress and lives an artist’s life.

THOMAS (25-35) The baby of the family and the good son. He has plans of becoming a priest.

Please prepare a 90 second comedic monologue and have a joke in your back pocket just in case.  

For the role of MADDIE, please prepare eight lines of Shakespeare.