AUDITION INFO
DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON AUDITIONS AVAILABLE!
by Nia Vardalos & Cheryl Strayed
Based on the bestselling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos, Tiny Beautiful Things personifies the questions and answers that “Sugar” was publishing online from 2010-2012. When the struggling writer was asked to take over the unpaid, anonymous position of advice columnist, Strayed used empathy and her personal experiences to help those seeking guidance for obstacles both large and small.
Tiny Beautiful Things is a play about reaching when you’re stuck, healing when you’re broken, and finding the courage to take on the questions that have no answers.
Tiny Beautiful Things is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
We are looking for performers of all races, ethnicities, sexualities, gender identities, body types, and abilities. Production is non-Equity.
PRODUCTION STAFF:
Austin Shay, Director (ashay60@gmail.com)
PRODUCTION DATES:
March 27-30, 2025
Audition Requirements
Auditionees are expected to prepare a 60-90 second comedic monologue. In-person auditionees may be asked to read from the script.
Virtual auditions
Virtual auditions are due midnight on 2/1/2025. Auditionees should send a recording of a 60-90 second comedic monologue to ashay60@gmail.com.
IN-PERSON auditions
In-person auditionees should sign up for an audition slot on Signup Genius. Auditions are 2/2/2025 from 12-4 PM at Hershey Area Playhouse.
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
A tentative rehearsal schedule is available here. Rehearsals start 2/8!
CHARACTER LIST
SUGAR – Age is 37 and up, no limit. Ethnicity is open. She is a writer, a married mom to two children. On a whim, she takes a job of an anonymous online advice columnist, only to discover that she needs the Letter Writers as much as they need her.
MALE LETTER WRITER #1 – Age, gender and ethnicity are open. This person first appears when he emails Sugar with the offer of the job as an online advice columnist, and later appears as several Letter Writers, including women. Most notably he plays someone who repeatedly trolls Sugar online by signing off as WTF, and a father who has lost his 22 year old son in a car accident.
FEMALE LETTER WRITER – Age, gender and ethnicity are open. This person plays a variety of Letter Writers of many ages, including an assortment of males. Most notably, she plays a woman dealing with the after effects of a miscarriage, plus Sugar’s mother who appears in flashbacks.
MALE LETTER WRITER #2 – Age, gender and ethnicity are open. This person plays a variety of roles, including women. Most notably he plays a transgender person in search of an answer about family, plus someone who is unsure about maintaining a relationship with a narcissist father.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT:
The Hershey Area Playhouse is actively committed to anti-racism and anti-oppressive practices in the theatre and specifically in casting. We affirm our commitment to equity, inclusivity, and diversity, and strive to foster an artistic environment that is dedicated to social equality.