Grapes of Wrath Casting Help

[spybud007]

Posted: 6/5/07 at 8:50pm

A community theatre around my area is putting it on and for the audition notice they said "roles for men and women ages 16-75"

Could someone please tell me if there are any characters around 16-years-old? If there is, can I please have descriptions for any of those characters?

Thank you so much.

[spybud007]

Posted: 6/6/07 at 5:54pm

bump. anyone?

[teka21]

Posted: 6/6/07 at 8:27pm

None of the characters are teenagers as I can recall. The 2 young Joad children are more like 8 (Ruthie) and 6 (Winfield). Rosasharn, their older sister, might be in her late teens. She is pregnant and married. Why not get hold of the film- it's terrific- and learn more.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 6/6/07 at 9:52pm

Rose Of Sharon is, I BELIEVE, 19.
Al Joad is 16 and very handy as a mechanic and driver of the Joad truck.
I take it that they will be using the Steppenwolf adaption wtirrten by Galati. As written, both roles require nudity (Rose bares a breat and Al has 100% nudity and swimming), but since it is community theatre, they may exclude those moments.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 6/6/07 at 9:52pm

Double post.

Updated On: 6/6/07 at 09:52 PM

[teka21]

Posted: 6/6/07 at 10:46pm

oops, right!
I forgot about Al.
"Rosasharn" is Steinbeck's spelling in the novel...

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 6/7/07 at 12:16am

But since they are not performing the novel, your correction of Broadwayguys spelling is not necessary.

kmc

[teka21]

Posted: 6/7/07 at 12:39am

I was not correcting his spelling. I was simply explaining mine.