MACT
Drinking Habits by Tom Smith
Directed by: Allen Clark
Auditions held Monday, June 16 & Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 6:30 pm. (You do not need to attend both nights.)
Location: The Barn Theatre
Please arrive on time and plan to stay for the entire evening. The director requests you prepare a short humorous monologue if you are able. We will also be doing cold readings from the script.
Synopsis: Accusations, mistaken identities, and romances run wild in this traditional, laugh-out-loud farce. Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly making wine to keep the convent’s doors open, but Paul and Sally, reporters and former fiancees, are hot on their trail. They go undercover as a nun and priest, but their presence, combined with the addition of a new nun, spurs paranoia throughout the convent that spies have been sent from Rome to shut them down. Wine and secrets are inevitably spilled as everyone tries to preserve the convent and reconnect with lost loves. A comedy/farce to have all ages laughing.
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
Roles: 5 women, 3 men
Sister Philamena – age range 20s-50s. One of the three nuns who lives at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing. Has secretly been making wine for several years with Sister Augusta in order to keep the convent open. Devout and dedicated to her calling. Joyful and humorous. Incapable of lying. Must have excellent comic timing and move well.
Sister Augusta – age range 20s-50s. One of the three nuns who lives at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing. Has secretly been making wine for several years with Sister Philamena in order to keep the convent open. Devout and dedicated to her calling. Joyful and humorous. Must have excellent comic timing and move well.
George – age range 20s-30s. Caretaker and gardener at the convent. George isn’t dumb, but he is a little slow. Must have excellent comic timing and move well.
Mother Superior – age range 40s-60s. Has been in charge of the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing for many years. Hates alcohol, especially wine. Someone wily. Must have excellent comic timing and move well.
Paul – age 20s – Newspaper reporter. Co-worker and former fiancé of Sally. Paul is an orphan. He’s a good writer, but his conscience sometimes gets in the way of his reporting.
Must be a master of comic timing and move well and quickly.
Sally – age range 20s – Award-winning newspaper reporter. Used to be engaged to Paul. Left him standing at the altar on their wedding day in order to cover an important story. Quick-witted and sometimes sharp- tongued. Must have excellent comic timing and move well.
Sister Mary Catherine – age range 20s – A novice nun sent to the convent to finish her training. Meek & timid. Must have excellent comic timing and move well.
Father Chenille – age range 40s-early 60s – Priest of the local parish next door to the convent. Patient, understanding, and a little clumsy. Must have excellent comic timing and move well.
Can’t miss Production Dates: Tech week (last full week of July)
Performance dates: August 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Please fill out the form on our website to registration for auditions: