Farce of Nature

AUDITIONS: Friday, June 26, 2026

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Ennis Public Theatre: 113 N Dallas St, Ennis, TX 75119

To audition, you must complete both steps below:

• Sign up for an audition time HERE
• Fill out an audition registration HERE

Script excerpts will be provided for actors to look over in the lobby and then read the scene with the director.

For conflicts with audition times, or questions, please email [email protected]

Guest Director: Samona Satterwhite

Shows: August 14, 15, 20 & 21 7:30 p.m. and August 16, 22, & 23 at 2:30 p.m.

Tech: August 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13

Rehearsals: Tuesday, July 30, full cast read through 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.; rehearsal schedule to follow.

SYNOPSIS:

The non-stop hilarity of this Southern-fried farce highlights one day in the life of the Wilburn family of Mayhew, Arkansas.

Meet D. Gene Wilburn, the owner and proprietor of the Reel ’Em Inn, the finest little fishing lodge in the Ozarks. Well, it used to be, but lately business is down, tourists are few, and the lone guest who’s just checked in – an extremely jittery Carmine DeLuca from Chicago – is only there due to a location shift in the Witness Protection Program. Doesn’t anybody just want to fish anymore?

In the deliciously funny romp that ensues, they all hide, lie, and disguise themselves while trying to figure out the source of an increasingly awful stench.

Yet by the delightfully chaotic climax of this one outrageous day, love blossoms, truths are revealed, and the lives of all – family, guests, and gangsters alike – change in incredible and surprising ways.

PLACE: Farce of Nature is set at the Reel ‘Em Inn in Mayhew, Arkansas.

CHARACTERS: 

• Wanelle Wilburn — D. Gene’s wife; frustrated with their marriage and experimenting with hypnosis.
• D. Gene Wilburn — Owner of the Reel ’Em Inn; overwhelmed and well‑meaning.
• Jenna Sealy — Ty’s patient (and increasingly impatient) girlfriend.
• Maxie Wilburn Suggs — D. Gene’s sister; a former law‑enforcement officer trying to prove she’s still got it.
• Carmine DeLuca — A nervous man in Witness Protection hiding at the lodge.
• Ty Wilburn — D. Gene and Wanelle’s son; the secret lover of Lola.
• Lola Barbosa — Sonny’s wife; glamorous, bold, and chasing Ty.
• Sonny Barbosa — A Chicago gangster hunting Carmine (and his runaway wife).
• Roxanne Thorne — A character who appears later in the play; often involved in the escalating chaos.

Farce of Nature is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)