Painting Churches
by Tina Howe
June 6 - July 5, 2025
Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00pm
Sundays Jun 22 & 29 @ 2:00pm
Gardner and Fanny Church are preparing to move out of their Beacon Hill house to their summer cottage on Cape Cod. Gardner, once a famous poet, now is retired. He slips in and out of senility as his wife Fanny valiantly tries to keep them both afloat. They have asked their daughter, Mags, to come home and help them move. Mags agrees, for she hopes as well to finally paint their portrait. She is now on the verge of artistic celebrity herself and hopes, by painting her parents, to come to terms with them and they with her. Mags triumphs in the end as Fanny and Gardner actually step through the frame and become a work of art ineffable and timeless.
Director Sam Martinez is seeking cast members to fill 3 roles.
Sunday, April 20 @ 2:00pm
Monday, April 21 @ 7:30pm
Auditions are held at Theatre Suburbia (5201 Mitchelldale St, Suite A3) on Sunday afternoon and Monday evening following the opening of the prior show. Sign in starts one hour prior to start.
Auditions are open to the public and consist of cold readings from the script. Please bring your resume and headshot if you have them. If not, we have audition forms and a camera. Those cast are required to become a member of the theatre.
Everyone who auditions will receive a complimentary ticket for two to the current production. Additionally, those cast will receive a complimentary ticket for two to their show.
Read through generally occurs the Tuesday or Wednesday following auditions. Full rehearsals normally start the following Monday and run through the opening of the show.
Rehearsals are usually Monday through Thursday evenings, as well as on Fridays once the previous show closes. Additionally, there may be pick up rehearsals on the two Thursdays following opening.
Character Breakdown
Director Sam Martinez is seeking cast members to fill 3 roles.
A Bostonian from a fine old family
Fanny's husband, an eminent New England poet from a finer family
Fanny and Gardner's daughter, a painter
Stick around after the Sunday audition. Theatre Suburbia directors will conduct a short workshop to help you improve your auditioning skills.
Want to get involved, but not sure on stage is the place for you? Theatre Suburbia is always looking for volunteers to help out with a variety of things.
Feel free to drop by the theatre during auditions to get a feel for the place, meet others involved here and get more information.
Cast & Crew
