Max and Wynn are about to show off their beautiful new summer home to their best friends, Roger and Abby. What is meant to be a relaxing holiday weekend turns into a battle of wits as their pasts catch up with them, the gloves come off and old scores are settled in comedic fashion. The Long Weekend delivers non-stop mischievous fun and scrumptious plot twists in a hilariously tangled web of truths, deception, and surprises that will leave the audience guessing – and laughing – all the way to the final curtain!

Directed by Christopher Michaels

TYPE: Two-Act Comedic Play
CONTRACT: AEA Special Appearance Agreement; $315/Week
PERFORMANCE DATES: November 1 – 24, 2024 (Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 5pm)
PERFORMANCE LOCATION: Empire Stage, 1140 N Flagler Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
REHEARSALS BEGIN: On/Around October 14, 2024 (Days/Times/Location TBD)
SEEKING: Union/Non-Union Talent in the South Florida area for the following roles:

MAX TRUEMAN: Male, 50s – 60s, Any Ethnicity. Exceptional comedy chops and timing. Husband to Wynn. A successful personal injury lawyer. Brash, blunt and arrogant. The kind of guy who grinds your gears. The alpha male of the group, but there’s also a likeable quality that emerges through his clever cynicism and his opinionated honesty.

WYNN TRUEMAN: Female, 50s – 60s, Any Ethnicity. Exceptional comedy chops and timing. Wife to Max. A relationship counselor and about-to-be author. Passive aggressive, uptight, conniving, and condescending. Seems genuinely to be a nice person, but has an elitist quality and is easily the most manipulative of the four characters.

ROGER NASH: Male, 50s – 60s, Any Ethnicity. Exceptional physical comedy chops and timing. Husband to Abby. A former high school teacher-turned-aspiring screenwriter. Quick, neurotic, passive, cheap. Easy to like on many levels, but also the pettiest character; he holds onto grudges and is very good at remembering details.

ABBY NASH: Female, 50s – 60s, Any Ethnicity. Exceptional physical comedy chops and timing. Wife to Roger and Wynn’s longtime best friend. A shopkeep. Smart, sassy, passive aggressive. The biggest and sweetest personality, but the most selfish and jealous of the group. Queen of the subtle put-down and a juggernaut of social dysfunction who pushes the others to their limits.

NOTE: All characters have instances of kissing other characters. An intimacy professional will be consulted.

AUDITIONS: Thursday, June 13, 2024 5pm-9pm; Empire Stage 1140 N Flagler Dr, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

CALLBACKS: Monday, June 17, 2024 5pm-9p; Empire Stage 1140 N Flagler Dr, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

WHAT TO PREPARE: One (1) comedic monologue not to exceed two (2) minutes in length.

SUBMISSION DETAILS: Auditions are by appointment only. Please complete the form in the link below by June 11th, 2024. You will be sent a confirmation of your audition appointment time slot. If you are unable to attend in-person auditions, you may coordinate with our casting team to submit a video. Please contact pigsdoflycasting@gmail.com with any questions.

Click HERE for the Audition Submission Form

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Pigs Do Fly Productions is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) professional theatre company whose mission is to produce plays that highlight the actor over 50 as a viable, fully involved, full of life character. Their goal is to tap into the 100 million plus Americans who are over age 50 and are under-recognized by the marketers of products, entertainment, etc., with theatre that reflects their world and resonates with them.