For Immediate Release
Contact: Mynecia Steele
Cultural Arts and Special Events
334.595.0851
August 9, 2024

AUDITION INFORMATION:
Yule, Y’all by Lydia C. Bushfield is a festive comedy that captures the heart of a Southern Christmas. Filled with humor and heartfelt moments, Yule Y’all portrays that quirky family dynamic and chaos of pulling off the “perfect” Christmas event with the whole family! The show runs December 07 – 15, 2024.
WHEN: Sunday, September 22, 2024, 6 – 8 P.M. & Monday, September 23, 2024, 6- 8 P.M.
WHERE: Auditions are held at WOBT Theatre, 203 W. 4th St., Prattville, AL 36067.
Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script, no monologues are required.
Rehearsals start October 07, 2024, and are all primarily in the evenings with the possibility of some daytime rehearsals on the weekend.
To sign up please visit: Yule Y’all Audition Form
Questions? Contact martha.wilkinson@prattvilleal.gov | 334-595-0850
ALL ROLES AVAILABLE
actor #1 double cast and plays:
Walter Wilson: (70’s) Father to Fred and Billie Joe, grandpa of Sam, Dan and Billie June. Cantankerous and perpetually grumpy.
and
Myra Wilson:(70’s) Married to Walter for 47 long years, mother of Fred and Billie Joe, grandma of Dan, Sam and Billie June. Long suffering and straight talking.
actor #2 plays: (ONE ROLE)
Fred Wilson: (50’s) Son of Walter and Myra. Father of Dan and Sam. Hard working, good natured, always puts his family first.
actress #1 plays: (ONE ROLE)
Francine Wilson: (50’s) Married to Fred since the Saturday night after she graduated from high school. Well-meaning, eternally optimistic, the peacemaker for Fred’s family.
actor #3 double cast and plays:
Dan Wilson: (late 20’s) Twin son of Fred and Francine. Thinner, a bit slicker, and more high energy than his brother. Works as the manager of the local auto parts store. Married, with infant triplets.
and
Sam Wilson: (late 20’s) The other half of the twins, heavier than his brother, more of a good old boy. Has spent his life living in the shadow of his brother. Works as a trash collector. Married with an infant son named Booger.
actress #2 double cast and plays:
Peggy Wilson: (late 20’s) Wife of Dan, the new mother of triplets. She is saucy in her dress and manner. She is a good-looking woman in a very smoke-and-mirrors way.
and
Lurlene Wilson: (mid 20’s) Wife of Sam, a quiet, unassuming wallflower. A stay-at-home mom who loves her man and their infant son, Booger. More modest in her dress and manner than Peggy.
actress #3 double cast and plays:
Billie Joe Walker: (40’s) Daughter of Walter and Myra, sister of Fred. Divorced from the father of her 15 year old daughter. Recently remarried to Buck Walker. Works during the day as a the secretary at a meat packing plant, takes on-line college courses in her spare time to become a taxidermist’s assistant so she and Buck can work together in his business.
and
Billie June Jones: (15) The daughter of Billie Joe. Rebellious, punked-out and totally put out at having to attend the Christmas gathering.
actor #4 plays (ONE ROLE)
Buck Walker: (40’s) Best taxidermist this side of the Mississippi. A man of few words. A good man. Love’s his family, but shows it by action more than words.
Earl, Merle, Pearl, the triplet infants of Dan, and Booger the infant son of Sam are all played by bundles that look like infant babies.
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