The Rose of Charleswood
Tensive for Dr. Wayne Gibson
Sarah's Father. Please use [text in these brackets as direction], only read "lines in quotations"
From the Novel; "Dad was little taller than her, at 5’9”, he had thick, untamed sandy blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Dad was lean and lanky. He had the warmest smile, the kind that crinkles the edge of his mouth and eyes. After getting his medical license, Dad moved from Toronto to Winnipeg in June of 1913 to work at the new Winnipeg General Hospital. When war was declared, he joined the army as a medic. While on the battlefield, Dad sustained an injury to his left leg, having cracked his knee cap when he landed on the hard ground after pushing an officer out of the way of a grenade that was heading right for him. He was taken to a makeshift military hospital, where they bandaged his knee and gave him just enough therapy to be sent home with an honourable discharge, in December of 1916."
[Betty has just given birth to your second child, first daughter. you've come up with a name.]
"She looks like a Sarah to me. We'll call her Sarah, Sarah Anne Gibson. What do you think, mother?"
[He's written to be 'Radiating Love']
[Wayne and his wife have heard and are shocked by the news of Sarah's unwed pregnancy. He snaps at her, Sarah snaps back, Betty is sobbing and wailing, Sarah is too now, He needs to take over the situation.]
"Okay, Okay, let's all just take a deep breath a calm down. We just need to relax for a while. Then we'll get some rest and talk this all out in the morning."
[the scene finishes with Wayne giving Sarah a bear hug, bringing in Betty as well. He's scared and now slightly shamed about being angry]
[Wayne has passed away at this point but wrote a letter to Sarah before his condition worsened. He will open up about his deepest secret in hopes of not destroying the love he had built while alive. The letter will be cut off at the reveal for this audition, I just want you to read up to that point.]
"January 27th, 1968
My Dearest Sarah
As you know, today I found out that I have inoperable throat cancer. A few years ago I made a promise that I intend to keep even though the inability to speak the truth has, I believe, brought on this cancer. This secret has, literally been eating me up. I must have passed on, if you are now reading this, my sweetheart.
When Helen & John, Lenore's Parents, died in the car accident in December of '65, Helen's attorney gave me a letter from her.."
FANTASTIC job, ten!! Very smooth, great mild accent, wonderful to listen too!