Audition
 

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Audition: 7/11/2025. Cast 10 (flexible)
Performance: 28-31 January 2026
Director: Rob Kendall

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Mice and Men is a classic of John Steinbeck's writing. Originally a novel and then film and various stage versions. Set in the late 1920's rural America it revolves around two central characters: George and Lennie. Lennie is a man with the strength of two but the mind of a child. His whole world centres around George, who steers him through life and protects him when his superhuman strength gets the better of him. The play begins when they arrive on a 'new' ranch to start a 'new' life.
'I've got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you'
 

Principle characters:
George - smallmin stature compared to Lennie. 30yrs upward.
Lennie- a massive man in heart and strength. 30yrs. upwards.
Swamper - cleaner at the ranch- a disability from work/age. elderly.
Boss - ranch owner,sqwat in stature - no fool.
Curley- Boss's son, and fancies himself and looks for easy targets. 2oyr. ish.
Slim - jerkline skinner - ranch foreman. No nonse - 30yrs.plus.
Curley's Wife - she has no name but 'Purty' and has got the 'eye'.
Crookes - Stable hand - long time wørker and the butt of racist attitudes.
Carlson - takes against the "Swamper's dog - too keen to use his gun.
Whit - ranch hand that can see a better life - if only.
Susy- runs local beer joint - mentioned rather than seen.

Ranch hands - possible two/three - non-speaking

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Further information will be available prior to the audition.

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