Adapted from 40 years of interviews, this dramatic thriller exposes the chilling events that led to the real-life murders of the DeFeo family, which inspired the classic book and film, “The Amityville Horror.”
The Carrollwood Cultural Center and show director Joshua Eberhart will hold auditions for Amityville ’74.
IMPORTANT DATES
Auditions
- Sunday, August 3 / 6:30-9 p.m.
- Monday, August 4 / 6:30-9 p.m. (Callbacks)
Rehearsals
Rehearsals will begin on Monday, August 11.
Show Schedule
- Friday, October 17 / 8 p.m.
- Saturday, October 18 / 8 p.m.
- Sunday, October 19 / 2 p.m.
- Friday, October 24 / 8 p.m.
- Saturday, October 25 / 8 p.m.
- Sunday, October 26 / 2 p.m.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
The auditions will consist of cold reads from the script.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
(The show takes place in two time periods: Fall of 2019 and Fall of 1974.)
Ronnie DeFeo – Male, Late 60s, serving life in prison for murdering his family
Butch Defeo – Male, 20s (younger version of Ronnie)
Ronald DeFeo, Sr. – Male 40s-50s, Father of Butch DeFeo
Louise DeFeo – Female, 40s-50s, Mother of Butch DeFeo
Dawn DeFeo – Female, Late teens, Sister to Butch DeFeo
Julie DeFeo – Female, about 10, sister to Butch DeFeo
Jenny DeFeo – Female, about 6, sister to Butch DeFeo
Alexis Russo – Female, 30s, daughter of a famed reporter who interviews Ronnie DeFeo in prison
Jodie – Female, 40s-50s, The DeFeo’s neighbor
Peg – Female, late teens-early 20s, Butch’s girlfriend (and assorted other roles)
Michael Yeswit – Male, Late teens, Dawn’s boyfriend (and other assorted roles)
Male Long Islander – Male, any age, (and other assorted roles)
Female Long Islander – Female, any age, (and other assorted roles)
