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The Uwharrie Players welcome new and experienced volunteer actors. Open auditions are held at 594 E Main Street, Albemarle, NC unless otherwise posted. In general, auditions consist of cold readings from the script, with a vocal and dance audition also required for musicals. The latest audition information will always be posted on our Facebook page. 


Upcoming Auditions

The Uwharrie Players announce auditions for their Fall Production, A Few Good Men. Auditions will be held as follows at Jim Phillips' Law Office, 117 W. North Street, Albemarle, NC:

Come prepared to read from the script. Bring a calendar with all conflicts in August, September, and October.

Director - Rod Almond
Production Manager - Karmen Mock Phillips

ROLES
​Ages are stage ages, meaning those cast must appear to be that age
​Must have or willing to have military like haircuts.
​Roles range from characters with a lot of speaking lines to characters with no speaking lines.
All roles are important and this production has a lot of roles.

ROLES AVAILABLE:
Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Jessep:
Early to Mid 40’s
The “golden boy” of the Marine Corps. Jessep is a combat veteran who has risen in rank faster than others contemporary to his age and years of service. He is expected to be appointed Director of Operations for the National Security Council. This would be an extremely powerful and prestigious staff assignment.
The essence of a Marine: tough, focused, uncompromising, powerful in speech and physical presence, intimidating to everyone, but still able to schmooze when necessary; believes he is the hero of the story and just might be right; a truly edgy, scary, but fascinating man.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Daniel Kaffee:
Mid to late 20’s
Attended Harvard Law School on a Navy scholarship. Son of a legendary, popular and politically connected Civil Rights lawyer.
 Spunky, self-absorbed, a bit chaotic, but very talented lawyer who finds himself being challenged and stretched in ways he’s never been; rarely leaves the stage; rapid-fire intelligence and caustic wit; loves hearing himself talk and thinks he’s cool, but learns a valuable lesson about duty.

Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway:
Mid 30’s
Described as a “harmless neurotic,” Galloway is a detail oriented lawyer who lacks an eye for savvy courtroom tactics.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Sam Weinberg:
Mid to late 20’s
Young JAG attorney, close friend to Kaffee.
Career-focused lawyer who misses his family, but loves what he does – which is playing second fiddle to a much more talented and vocally astute sidekick (Kaffee)
Sam was always the smartest kid in the class. Sam’s observations give voice to the play’s moral/ethical conflicts.

Captain Jack Ross:
Late 20’s to Early 30’s
Experienced and talented JAG attorney/prosecutor.
Professional and detached, Ross knows the law, the Marines and his counterpart in the courtroom (Kaffee), and knows how to try a good case. Strong and honorable, likeable in a conflicting way; good friends with Kaffee, but knows he has to beat him in court.

Commander Walter Stone:
Mid 40’s
Career Navy physician.
Loyal to Jessep. Expert witness with very important testimony at trial.

Private First Class Louden Downey:
18-19
Downey has been in the Marine Corps for ten months.
He has no close family members outside the Corps.
Naive and genuine, sweet, down-home, boy next door who probably joined the Marines because it’s the best way to utilize anything God gave him. Servant sidekick to the nth degree; would probably fall on a grenade if ordered to do so.
Not particularly outgoing or vocal, he responds well to his squad leader, Dawson.
Accused of murdering Santiago.

Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson:
19 -23
Dawson is a very good leader, who was held back from promotion after he defied Kendrick’s questionable disciplinary orders.
Essence of Marine honor with a tough of genuine humanity; believes to the core in the Corps – its honor and its code – and is willing to state that in court even if it gets him life in prison; but is really a soft-hearted good guy who wants to balance service, honor, and human condition; a protector and fighter.
Accused of murdering Santiago.

Major Matthew A. Markinson:
40’s
Older than Jessep, yet outranked by him.
He’s served 21 years in the USMC, and is second in command at GITMO.
He spent 17 years as a counter-intelligence operative for the Command Intelligence Center.
He tries to push the truth to the forefront only to find everything he’s ever been taught being challenged.
Like Sam, Markinson has strong moral/ethical observations about the events that have occurred.

Private First Class William T. Santiago:
18-19
A young Marine in trouble, the victim of a Code Red gone bad.
Willy’s death puts this story in motion.

Captain Isaac Whitaker:
Late 40’s –50’s
A career JAG attorney, Isaac is a senior administrator who supervises young trial attorneys. Isaac has a sharp wit and gentle manner.

Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick:
Mid to Late 20’s
XO of Rifle Security Company, Windward.
Over the top duty focused Marine who exemplifies all that is wrong with myopic leadership; uses the Bible as a thumping card when he needs to prove a point; instigates many confrontations; not likable to all . . . and doesn’t care
Kendrick continues to employ disciplinary methods that have been prohibited by the Pentagon.
Kendrick lives by his unit’s code, “Unit, Corps, God, Country.”

Colonel Julius Alexander Randolph
Late 40’s-50’s
Trial judge presiding over the Defendants’ Court Martial.
Randolph is tough but fair.

Corporal Jeffrey Owen Howard:
Early 20’s
Extremely likeable squad leader at GITMO.
Testifies for the defendants at trial.

JAG Attorney Dave (Lawyer #1):
Mid 20’s to Mid 30’s
Staff attorney alongside Kaffee & Sam.

JAG Attorney Lyle (Lawyer #2):
Mid 20’s to Mid 30’s
Staff attorney alongside Kaffee & Sam.

Corporal Tom (Jessep’s asst):
Mid 20’s
Jessep’s clerk.

Corporal Dunn:                  
21-23             
Squad leader, RSC Windward.

Corporal Hammaker:        
21-23             
Squad leader, RSC Windward.

Sergeant At Arms

​(2) MPs

(approximately 20) Platoon Members
18-23

(9) Jurors 

​(2) Airman
 
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SYNOPSIS: Although A Few Good Men was a stage play prior to becoming a hit movie in 1992, the wonderful lines in the movie are in the stage play. If you are unfamiliar with the film, below is a ling to the trailer on YouTube.