The Shadow Box
The Shadow Box
by Michael Cristofer
Directed by Richard Chaney
Performances: October 3-5 & 9-12, 2025
Told with laughter and tears, this poignant 1977 Pulitzer Prize-winning production shows how hope and love sustain three people facing death, as well as the coping mechanisms (or lack thereof) of their loved ones.
Auditions: Monday, August 11 & Tuesday, August 12, 2025 from 7-9 pm
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Please email the director with any questions at orlando132000@yahoo.com
CHARACTERS
Joe (40s – 60s), a blue collar worker, Maggie (40s – 60s); Joe’s anxious wife; Steve, their adolescent child, could be male or female
Brian (40s – 60s), a bisexual writer; Mark (20s – 30s), Brian’s young lover; Beverly (40s – 50s), Brian’s flamboyant ex-wife
Felicity (60s – 70s), a woman with dementia; Agnes (30s – 40s), Felicity’s devoted daughter
2 Interviewers (age & gender non-specific)
By Neil Simon