Worcester Count Light Opera Company

Will Hold AUDITIONS for 

David Lindsay-Abaire's 

"GOOD PEOPLE"

Written by David Lindsay-Abaire

Directed by Dawn Davis

Audition Dates:

November 3, 2024 at 2:00pm (By Appointment)

November 4, 2024 at 6:30pm (By Appointment)

Callbacks (If Needed) November 9, 2024 at 11:00am

Rehearsal Dates:

 The play will typically have three rehearsals per week, usually one weekend day and two weeknights. 

Schedule will be solidified around the cast’s conflicts, holidays, and the play that is currently rehearsing and performing in the space. 

First read-through and table work will likely happen over a few dates in November and December before a regular schedule in January. 

Not all cast is required at every rehearsal. 

CHARACTERS 

Margaret (Margie, pronounced with a hard “g” not “j”) - Female-presenting, white, about 50. Kind, proud, funny. She is a single mom to an adult daughter with severe disabilities. Margie loses her job at the Dollar Store and will be evicted if she can’t come up with rent. 

Stevie - Male-presenting, white, late 20’s. Margie’s boss at the Dollar Store. He is torn between his responsibilities and his loyalty to Margie, who has known him since birth. 

Dottie - Female-presenting, white, mid-60’s. Margie’s landlady who also watches Margie’s daughter. Holds a subtle threat of eviction over Margie’s head. A bit daffy at times, which drives their friend Jean nuts. 

Jean - Female-presenting, white, about 50. Margie’s close friend. Tough, “mouthy from Southie,” fiercely loyal and vocal with her opinions. 

Mike - Male-presenting, white, about 50. A wealthy and successful fertility doctor, he’s one of the few who made it out of the Southie projects. He has a history with Margie and isn’t exactly who he seems to be. 

Kate - Female-presenting, African-American, early 30’s. Mike’s wife. Professor of Literature at BU, gracious, and open-minded. She lives with Mike and their young daughter in Chestnut Hill. An encounter with Margie presents a side to her husband Kate hasn’t seen before. 

SIDES - Script Available Here - Note page numbers for sides below. 

Margie/Mike – Pages 119-128. Starts with Margie’s line, “I’m sorry, Mike. I misunderstood.” Ends with Margie’s line, “You did that, not me.” 

Dottie/Jean – Pages 22-27. Starts with Dottie’s line, “It’s not gonna be easy finding something, Margie.” Ends with Dottie’s line, “I have trouble getting up in the morning, but Margie knew that.” 

Stevie – Pages 11-16. Starts with Stevie’s line, “Can you listen to me, please?” Ends with Stevie’s line, “You wouldn’t even be out here if you weren’t late.” 

Kate – Pages 183-186. Starts with Kate’s line, “Why didn’t you come find him earlier?” Ends with Margie’s line, “No."

Performances: 

February 7, 2025 through February 16, 2025

(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)  

WORCESTER COUNTY LIGHT OPERA COMPANY (WCLOC), Grandview Ave. Playhouse, 21 Grandview Avenue, Worcester, MA.

TICKETS: 

508-753-4383 or visit admin@wcloc.org

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ABOUT THE SHOW

Life in Boston’s Southie neighborhood is no joke for single mother Margaret Walsh. 

Fired from her job, facing eviction, she doesn’t know whether to risk it all on a game of bingo, or join a drunken old classmate on a warm bit of sidewalk. 

Will she catch a break from the cranky young manager at the Dollar Store or the landlady with a craft business selling googly-eyed rabbits? 

Or the man from her past, now a successful doctor, who left town at a crucial moment long ago? 

With wry humor and astonishing realism, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire creates both a loving portrait of his hometown and a widely relatable tale of socio-economic struggle. 

In the world of "GOOD PEOPLE" we see that very few can afford to be as good as they think they are, but acts of sacrifice and gestures of kindness come at the most surprising moments and from the most unexpected of sources. (STAGEAGENT)

ABOUT WORCESTER COUNTY LIGHT OPERA COMPANY (WCLOC)

Founded in 1937, WCLOC is Worcester’s oldest active theater company. As a local, non-profit community theater, we depend on the generosity of our members, patrons, subscribers, and donors to help forward the mission of our organization to entertain, inform, and nurture local artists and audiences through the production of high quality, affordable musicals, plays, and children’s educational workshops. A donation to WCLOC allows us to continue to keep tickets affordable for local audiences, helps us maintain and make necessary improvements to our Clubhouse, and supports a full season of memorable theater and educational opportunities.

WORCESTER COUNTY LIGHT OPERA COMPANY

PO Box # 51

Worcester, MA. 01613

# 508-753-4383

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