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General Auditions

General auditions for our 2009/2010 season will be held on Sunday, June 28^th (12:00-6:00 p.m.) and Monday, June 29^th (6:30-10:00 p.m.). Individual show auditions are by invitation only; you must attend general auditions to be considered for a specific show. For the audition, each actor will be given three minutes, during which they may select a comedic or dramatic monologue from a contemporary play or they may choose to sing. If singing, please bring your music on CD or prepare to sing a cappella. To schedule an audition, please click on the link below to be connected to our online scheduler.

Specific information on our upcoming season.

· The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy Wasserstein

· Cotton Patch Gospel by Harry Chapin

· Red Light Winter by Adam Rapp

· The Diary of Anne Frank new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman

· Sister Mary Ignatius Explains if All For You & The Actor’s Nightmare by Christopher Durang

The Heidi Chronicles (2009) Directed by Brian Katz

Audition: July 26^th/ Call Back: July 27^th

The plot follows Heidi Holland from high school in the 1960’s to her career as a successful art historian more than twenty years later. The play's main themes deal with the changing role of women during this time period, following Heidi's exploration of feminism in the 1960’s through her eventual sense of betrayal in the 1980’s. Though most of the characters are women, there are two important male characters: Peter Patrone, a gay pediatrician who is arguably Heidi's best friend, and Scoop Rosenbaum, a magazine editor who marries and has many affairs, and with whom Heidi has a lifelong, complicated relationship.

Setting: New York, Chicago, Manchester, New Hampshire, Ann Arbor, 1965-1989

Rehearsals Start: Aug. 17

Tech. Period: Sept. 19 - 24, as needed once in previews

Previews: Sept. 25, 26, 27

Open: Sept. 29 (Tues.)

Performance Schedule after Opening: Thurs. – Sat., 8:00 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 p.m.

Scheduled Close: Oct. 31 (Sat.)

Cotton Patch Gospel (2009) Directed by Marilyn Langbehn

Audition: July 19^th / Call Back: July 20^th

Cotton Patch Gospel is a musical that retells the story of Jesus as if in modern day, rural Georgia. Based on Clarence Jordan’s book, “The Cotton Patch Version of Matthew and John” Harry Chapin (“Taxi,” “Cat’s in the Cradle”) wrote the music and lyrics to this progressive re-telling sub-titled “The Greatest Story Ever Re-Told.” Tom Key and Russell Treyz wrote the stage version of this uplifting, joyful, bluegrass journey of Jesus Davidson, born in the town of Gainesville, Georgia, laid in an apple crate, baptized in the Chattahoochee River, preacher to a crowd of thousands on Stone Mountain, and who eventually met his end in Atlanta.

Rehearsals Start: Oct. 5

Tech. Period: Nov. 14 – 19, as needed once in previews

Previews: Nov, 20, 21, 22

Opens: Nov. 24 (Tues.)

Performance Schedule after Opening: Thurs. – Sat., 8:00 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 p.m.

Scheduled Close: Dec. 12 (Sat.)

Red Light Winter (2010) Directed by Brian Katz

Audition: August 2nd / Call Back: August 3rd

Escaping their lives in Manhattan, former college buddies Matt and Davis take off to the Netherlands and find themselves thrown into a bizarre love triangle with a beautiful young prostitute named Christina. But the romance they encounter in Europe is eventually overshadowed by the truth they discover at home.

Characters:

Matt- Thirty

Davis- Thirtyish

Christina- Twenty-five

*NOTE- nudity is required for all characters*

Setting: Amsterdam & New York

Rehearsals Start: Dec. 14 (in case of holiday break)

Tech. Period: Jan. 23 – 28, as needed once in previews

Previews: Jan 29, 30, 31

Opens: Feb. 2 (Tues.)

Performance Schedule after Opening: Thurs. – Sat., 8:00 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 p.m.

Scheduled Close: Feb. 27 (Sat.)

The Diary of Anne Frank (2010) Directed by Leah S. Abrams

Audition: TBD / Call Back: TBD

Wendy Kesselman’s dynamic new adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank (original play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, based on the book “Anne Frank – Diary of a Young Girl”) gives us an Anne who is overflowing with adolescent life. Upon his death, Anne’s father, Otto, released the previously unpublished portions of his daughter’s diary. Here, we are finally presented an Anne we can recognize as ourselves – defiant, passionate, curious, and determined. The new adaptation fearlessly addresses the realities of the Holocaust and a life in hiding.

Characters:

Otto Frank
Anne Frank
Miep Gies
Edith Frank
Peter Van Daan
Margot Frank
Mr. Van Daan
Mrs. Van Daan
Mr. Dussel
Mr. Kraler

Setting: Nazi-occupied Amsterdam

Rehearsals Start: Feb. 8

Tech. Period: March 20 – 26, as needed once in previews

Previews: March 26, 27, 28

Opens: March 30 (Tues.)

Performance Schedule after Opening: Thurs. – Sat., 8:00 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 p.m.

Scheduled Close: May 1 (Sat.)

A Night of Durang (2010)

Audition: August 9th / Call Back: August 10th

Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All For You Directed by Daunielle Rasmussen

The play revolves around a nun, Sister Mary Ignatius, explaining to the audience the basic tenets of Catholicism. She is assisted by her favorite student, seven-year-old Thomas. From time to time, she asks him catechism questions and gives him a cookie for every right answer. Half-way into her speech, some of her former students, now grown up, enter to perform a mock Christmas pageant from their childhood days and reveal to Sister Mary the deep psychological trauma her teachings left on them. Sister Mary's unwavering dogma, combined with the absurdist nature of the play, add elements of biting comedy.

Characters:

Sister Mary Ignatius

Thomas (7-year old boy)

Gary Sullavan

Diane Symonds

Philomena Rostovich

Aloysius Busiccio

The Actors Nightmare Directed by Gabriel A. Ross

A man finds himself inexplicably backstage one day. When he is confronted by the stage manager, it becomes apparent that he is the understudy for an actor who has apparently broken both his legs. The man must perform in his stead. He cannot remember attending any rehearsals or being an actor at all. To make matters worse, he is unable to get a straight answer as to what the play is.

Characters:

George Spelvin

Meg,

Sarah Siddons

Henry Irving

Ellen Terry

*NOTE - Some actors may be cast in both shows

Rehearsals Start: April 26

Tech. Period: May 29 – June 3, as needed once in previews

Previews: June 4, 5, 6

Opens: June 8 (Tues.)

Performance Schedule after Opening: Thurs. – Sat., 8:00 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 p.m.

Schedule Close: July 3 (Sat.)