Fivesparks Theater of Harvard, MA, will be auditioning for its next production, Talley’s Folly, by Lanford Wilson, at 7 PM on Monday, January 12th, and Sunday, January 18th, 2026. Directed by Kathleen Sills, the play will be performed May 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, and 24. (May 17 & 24 are Sunday matinees). Auditions will be held at Fivesparks, 7 Fairbank Street in Harvard Center. Sides will be provided. Rehearsals will be ~3 times a week, days TBD.
We are seeking two actors to play Matt Friedman (40s, witty Jewish accountant, slight German accent) and Sally Talley (early 30s, intelligent, guarded).
Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama is set in 1944, in the deserted boathouse on the Talleys’ farm in Lebanon, Missouri. This moving and lyrical play deals with the courtship of the young Sally Talley and her suitor, Matt Friedman. Matt, an accountant from St. Louis, has arrived to plead his love to Sally, the cautious, still-unmarried daughter of the Talley family. Through his charm and persistence, Matt gradually overcomes her resistance, revealing his innermost secrets and gradually awakening Sally to the possibilities of a life together.
Please bring a resume and headshot if you have one. Audition forms can be downloaded below.
You may submit your resume and form in advance, or bring your resume and fill out a form in person.
For more information, please email Kathleen Sills at km3554@gmail.com. (Please put “Talley” in the subject line.)
Talley’s Folly is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, a division of Broadway Licensing.
