Auditions - Be My Baby
ABOUT
Set in a church-run Mother and Baby Home in 1964 in the North of England, Be My Baby follows the fortunes of Mary Adams, aged 19 and seven months pregnant. Forcibly sent away by a mother intent on keeping up appearances, Mary has to cope with both the shame of an unmarried pregnancy and with the dawning realisation that she will have to give the baby up for adoption whether she likes it or not. Despite this, and an overbearing matron, Mary meets new friends – Queenie, Norma and Dolores – and the girls’ courage and youthful effervescence shines through as they sing along to their favourite girl-group songs of the period. Be My Baby is funny and moving with dark themes uplifted by a 1960s girl pop soundtrack.
CHARACTERS
We are looking for actors aged 16+. We would love for Mary, Queenie, Norma or Dolores to play acoustic guitar or piano, please let us know if you can bring this skill!
The characters of Mary, Queenie, Normal and Dolores must all be able to sing.
Depending on interest, we may cast a Chorus of non-speaking female roles who sing. These would be background/ensemble characters (pregnant young women) who sing pop songs alongside the main characters. This is TBC.
Mary - Playing age, 19 years. Seven months pregnant. Worked at the Trustees Savings Bank. From a middle-class family. Fairly intelligent but immature. Unmarried.
Queenie - Playing age 20 years. Four months pregnant. Streetwise, gobby and spirited! A realist, who sees things for what they are. Working class background,
Norma - Playing age 20 years. Eight months pregnant. Develops a form of postnatal psychosis after the birth of her baby.
Dolores - Playing age 17 years. Three months pregnant. Intellectually challenged, fairly naive girl who thinks the best of everyone.
Matron - Head of St Saviours. Strict, seems insensitive and overbearing. Formidable.
Mrs. Adams - Mary’s strict and sensible mother who sends Mary away to keep up appearances.
BE MY BABY
By Amanda Whittington
Directed by Quina Chapman
Audition date: Friday 04 October 2024 at 7:30pm
No. of performances: 7
Performance dates: 10 - Sat 15 March 2025 (incl. Sat matinee)
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