Director Johnny Morehouse will hold Auditions for WCKY
Possum Juniors Summer 2025 Production
Auditions will be held Friday May 23rd 5p-7p, and Saturday May 24th 4p-6p
at Possum Hall in Georgetown DE.
USE THIS LINK for a Google doc AUDITION FORM that can be submitted ahead of time to indicate which character(s) you would like to audition for and other important information.
A brief synopsis of the show and a list of characters:
WCKY
By Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus
Murder and mayhem collide in hilarious fashion as new radio station WCKY is preparing to air its first show in 1939.
As the Clementine Sisters are about to sing the opening jingle, the action behind the scenes is infused with both excitement and drama. Head writer Roy plans to propose on air to assistant director Polly.
One of the radio actresses, Sarah, has helped him procure a ring, and of course, Polly walks in just as Roy is down on one knee practicing his proposal with Sarah. When Sarah ends up dead a few minutes later as she’s about to make her own shocking and unscripted announcement on the air, all signs point to poor Roy.
By the time the night is over, two other on-air talents have also been murdered, and each time, Roy is the prime suspect. It’s up to our creative writer to solve the mystery himself and reveal the actual killer through a live radio broadcast!
CAST OF CHARACTERS
The Administrators
DARLA VAN OWEN... station owner; fully invested in the station’s success
STERLING... penny-pinching accountant
DOTTY... secretary; wants to be an actress
The Directors and Crew
ALISTAIR... director with a bad toothache
POLLY... director’s assistant and Darla’s niece; in love with Roy
FRAN... overworked production manager
GILBERT... sound engineer with exceptional hearing
ZIGGY... head Foley artist
DISCHORD... Ziggy’s screwball partner
SPEEDY... peppy jack-of-all-trades
The Talent
RANDY... suave but spineless announcer; Olivia’s husband
EMERSON... classically trained actor; thinks this is all beneath him
SLIM... nearly-blind actor
VERONICA... clueless actress
SARAH... actress who’s having an affair with Randy
OLIVIA... Ooh-La-La girl who wants out of her contract; Randy’s wife
CLEMENTINE SISTERS... three sisters who do everything in three-part harmony
The Writers
ROY... clever head writer; loves Polly
JASPER... fed-up and angry
SOLOMON... always looking for a punchline
MAVIS... recently released from an asylum; literally crazy
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“WCKY” is produced through special permission of Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
Possum Point Players values diversity and inclusion in casting, and in all other areas of the organization.
Possum Point Players is supported, in part, by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.