COVERS:

DOROTHY is tough, self-deprecating, compassionate...but always quick to get in a loving jab at her friends. She sees herself as the leader of the group and has her friends' best interest at heart, if they would only do what she tells them. The Dorothy puppet is a hand puppet with a glove. must be confident in characterization and be able to physicalize the puppet and character. Should be able to mimic the voice and style of Bea Arthur's Dorothy from the sitcom The Golden Girls.

SOPHIA lives with her daughter and two roommates in Miami, Florida. Sophia has strong opinions and isn't afraid to let them loose. She is loud-mouthed, kooky, and quick to complain...but she's also very caring and loves Rose and Blanche as if they were her own children, which Dorothy actually is. She's quick to give all of them advice - and not just because she loves the sound of her own Brooklyn-accented voice. The Sophia puppet is a rod puppet. Must be confident in characterization and be able to physicalize the puppet and character. Should be able mimic the voice and style of Estelle Getty's Sophia from the sitcom The Golden Girls.

BLANCHE lives with her three best friends in Miami, Florida. Her interests include acting, volunteering, and of course, men. Blanche is in touch with her sexuality, is fun- loving, outgoing, promiscuous. Blanche takes full advantage of Miami's vibrant nightlife, even though she's n her 60s. Age means nothing to Blanche, who dates young and old men. Based on behavior alone,one might guess she's in her 20s. But she is older, and has the wisdom that comes along with age, helping her roommates whenever they need to talk. The Blanche puppet is a rod puppet. Must be confident in characterization and be able to physicalize the puppet and character. Should be able to mimic the voice and style of Rue McClanahan's Blanche from the sitcom The Golden Girls. .

ROSE: lives in Miami after a storybook childhood in the strange town of St. Olaf, Minnesota. She is a kind, Midwestern woman who never learned to fight for what she wants. And she is often the most wide-eyed and gullible of her roommates, never in on the joke, always a step behind. Rose is loving, unsophisticated, curious. Though that curiosity rarely leads her to say yes to life - it's more that she never knows what anyone is talking about. The Rose puppet is a rod puppet. Must be confident in characterization and be able to physicalize the puppet and character. Should be able to mimic the voice and style of Betty White's Rose from the sitcom The Golden Girls.