8/28/2010-9/10/2010

                         HEXAGON PLAYERS

        announces auditions for its upcoming  

                   production of 

                     "ANNIE" 

         TO BE HELD AUG. 28, 29 & SEPT. 10

Saturday August 28 at 1:00

Sunday August 29 at 1:00

Friday September 10 at 6:00

Auditions will be held at the Grace Lutheran Church

                              65 East Main Street

                              Mendham, New Jersey 

Parts are available for adults and children of all ages.

Please come prepared with sheet music and an audition song. Also please wear appropriate clothes and shoes for a dance audition. 

Show dates are:  November 12, 13, 14, 18, 19 and 20

9/11/2010-9/12/2010

“Little Women” A musical by Allan Knee Music by Jason Howland Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein Directed by Clifford Parrish Musical Direction by Thomas Rodgers Choreography by Megan Ferentinos Auditions: Saturday, Sept 11, 1pm – 4pm; Sunday, Sept 12, 7pm – 10pm. Performance dates: November 19 – December 4, 2010 (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with possible additional benefit performances). Produced by special arrangement with MTI. Show description: Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, Little Women follows the adventures of Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March as they grow up in Civil War America. This timeless story deals with issues as relevant today as when they were written, wonderfully brought to life as an exhilarating musical filled with glorious music, dancing and heart. Little Women soars with songs of personal discovery, heartache and hope – the sounds of a young America finding its voice. Cast requirements: 6 Women and 4 Men. JO MARCH Female, 20's. Belt with high extension. MARMEE/HAG Female, 45-60. Contralto. AMY MARCH/TROLL Female, Teens. Middle soprano. BETH MARCH/RODRIGO TOO Female, 20's. Pretty soprano. MEG MARCH/CLARISSA 20's/ Legit soprano. LAURIE Male, 20's. High tenor. PROFESSOR BHAER Male, 30's. Baritone. AUNT MARCH/MRS. KIRK Female, mature. Mezzo-soprano. MR. LAURENCE/THE KNIGHT Male, mature. Baritone. MR. BROOKE/BRAXTON Male, 25-35. Tenor. Please arrive within the first hour of the audition to register. Please prepare a short song and bring sheet music in the correct key. Readings from the script and a short dance audition to follow. Callbacks by invitation only. All roles are available. Casting is open, and newcomers are welcome and encouraged. The Barn Theatre is located at 32 Skyline Drive in Montville, NJ, just minutes off Route 287, Exit 47. For more information or directions, call (973) 334-9320, or visit www.barntheatre.org.

9/26/2010-9/28/2010

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

The Chester Theatre Group of the Black River Playhouse will be holding auditions for their late fall production of SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS by Richard Alfieri. This warm and endearing show is to be directed by Roseann Ruggiero and produced by Penny Hoadley.

Auditions will be held on Sunday,  9/26/10, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, 9/28/10, from 7:00-9:30 p.m. at the theater which is located on the corners of Grove Street and Maple Avenue in Chester, NJ.  All readings will be from the script.  Since the show does involve light ballroom dancing, there will be a dance portion of the audition, so please be prepared to move.

Performances will begin on Friday, 11/19/10 and run Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. through Sunday, 12/5/10

Character Breakdown:

Lilly Harrison – (range/late 50s to early 70s) – Conservative, attractive, minister’s wife, intelligent and cultured, retiree now living in St. Petersberg Beach, Florida.

Michael Minetti – (range/late 30s – late 50s) – Acerbic, attractive, rapier-witted, excitable, ex-broadway chorus boy now teaching ballroom dancing in Florida.

The Play: Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks is a touching and human comedy about  happens when an antagonistic relationship blossoms into an intimate friendship as the two characters from very different backgrounds reveal their secrets, fears, and joys while dancing the Swing, Tango, Waltz, Foxtrot, Cha-Cha, and Contemporary Dance. A comedy with music and dance, the play also addresses the serious issues of ageism and intolerance.

Since its Los Angeles premiere and Broadway opening, Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks has been translated into 12 languages and has traversed the globe with productions in over 20 countries. With over 50 productions and two national tours in Germany alone, the play has established itself as an international hit and one of the most produced plays in the world.

For more information, please visit our website www.chestertheatregroup.org

9/26/2010-9/28/2010

Studio Players is holding OPEN Auditions for:

THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL

Audition Dates:  Sun. Sept. 26^th at 6:00pm &Tues. Sept. 28^th at 7:30pm

There's a new tenant at Armadillo Acres and she's wreaking havoc all over Florida's most exclusive trailer park. This campy, caustic musical fable has everything from strippers to crazy ex-boyfriends to Costco. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between agoraphobic housewife Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband—the “Storm’s A Brewin’” and it ain’t your run of the mill hurricane.

Directed by Amy Fox, Music Directors Darren Gage and Tristian Luysterburg, Stage Manager Judi Liebert

CAST

(all roles are major as this is an ensemble cast)

Jeannie Garstecki (female, 25-45) A 20 year resident of Armadillos Acres; a beautiful and smart girl who married her high school sweetheart; became a mother at 17; after a devastating personal loss is now an agoraphobic who hasn't left her trailer in years. As her husband drifts further away, she finds the strength and determination to get him back.

Norbert Garstecki (male, 25-45) Jeannie's husband; a toll collector; former high school football star who's current state now reflects the stress of his marriage to an agoraphobic.  While he tries to be a good husband he hasn't got the emotional or intellectual tools to help his wife change.  He has always been faithful, until he meets a beautiful stripper.

Pippi (Female 18-35) A beauty with a great body; a professional stripper; a survivor who has always gotten by on her looks and talent; fleeing from some bad choices and a bad relationship Pippi comes to Armadillo Acres to try to make some changes in her life. (Show requires this character to perform a strip tease down to bra & panties)

Duke (male, 18-28) Pippi's obsessive, possessive, Magic Marker sniffing boyfriend; not the brightest guy south of the Mason Dixon line; leaves a trail of disaster in his wake and his arrival at the trailer park is full of surprises.