AUDITIONS:

Sunday, January 25, 2026, 6 - 8 pm
Monday, January 26, 2026, 6 – 8 pm

WRITTEN BY WILLIAM INGE
DIRECTED BY MARILEE ENSIGN

CHARACTERS:

• Bo Decker: A sometimes bigger-than-life, young, impulsive rancher and rodeo cowboy infatuated with Cherie, whom he abducted. Can play early to late  20s.

• Cherie: A singer from the Ozarks, fragile and confused, trying to escape her past and Bo. Can play early to mid 20s.

• Virgil Blessing: A kind, older ranch hand and Bo's mentor, providing a grounding influence.  Can play early to late  40s - 60s.

• Grace Hoyland: The resilient, middle-aged owner of the diner, deserted by her husband. Can play late  30s -  mid 50s.

• Elma Duckworth: A bright, dramatic high school girl working for Grace, full of dreams. Can play high school age.

• Dr. Gerald Lyman: An alcoholic college professor with a history of failed marriages.  Can play late 40s to late 50s.

• Sheriff Will Masters: The local lawman, a regular at the diner, maintaining order.  Can play early 40s to late  50s.

• Carl: The experienced, world-weary bus driver.  Can play late  30s -  mid 50s.

PLAY SYNOPSIS: 

Bus Stop takes place just after midnight during heavy snowfall in a dingy rural Kansas diner, serving as a temporary refuge for passengers from a bus that must lay over due to closed roads. With a mix of humor, the play becomes a vivid backdrop for exploring themes of loneliness and human connection, as the characters, preoccupied with their own issues, struggle to engage with one another. 

AUDITION EXPECTATIONS:

Cold readings from the script. (If anyone wants to read the script, they can contact the director, Marilee Ensign via email: mjoyensign@gmail.com)

ALSO NEEDED:

Looking for a lighting designer and sound designer.