Moonlight, Magnolias and Peanuts

The audition notices for Moonlight and Magnolias included the comment that being in the play would not be suitable for actors suffering from peanut allergies. Peanuts feature heavily in the script - the actors eat them, use them as weapons and generally leave them scattered around the stage.

The other food the actors get to eat a lot of during the show is bananas. Old banana skins are also scattered around the stage.

Director Liz Carroll looks on while actor Alison Hill displays their collection of aged banana skins



Some of the food mentioned in the script doesn't have to be eaten on stage so can be made to last longer. Cream cheese bagels have been made by varnishing real bagels and filling them with white plaster.

 

 

Liz said that she has a problem-solving cast and crew, when you come to watch the play see if you can spot the problem they successfully solved using fox's glacier mints.

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Auditions for Trainspotting by Harry Gibson, adapted from the book by Irvine Welsh, Wednesday 6th November at 7.30pm or Sunday 10th November 2013 at 2.30pm, Progress Theatre

Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson Monday 11th – Saturday 16th November 2013, Progress Theatre

 

Progress Youth Theatre, An Absurdist Double Bill Monday 9th – Saturday 14th December 2013, Progress Theatre 

 

Details of all our productions and auditions can be found on our website.