On the Mainstage

Little Shop of Horrors - Musical

Auditions: Sunday, March 7 and Monday, March 8 from 7:00-9:00 pm
Production Dates: April 30 - May 16, 2010
Seeking: 4M, 4W + small chorus. Auditionees should come prepared with at least 16 bars of a song that shows their range. Please bring sheet music for your song.

Character Details:

Seymour Krelbourn (Tenor / High Baritone, 20s - 30s)
   Insecure, naive florist clerk. Sweet and well-meaning. Secretly in love with Audrey.
Audrey (Soprano, 20s - 30s)
   Sweet, vulnerable, insecure version of a "dumb blond." Very bad self-image. Dreams of a "picket fence" life.
Mr. Mushnik (Baritone/Bass, 40s - 60s)
   Owner of an East Side florist shop. Nasty at first, then obsequious.
Audrey II/Ensemble (Bass, age unimportant...could be male or female, depends on who's got the goods...LOL)
   Voice of the big, scary plant. Motown-type sound.
Orin/Ensemble (Baritone/Bass, 20s - 30s)
   A sadistic, pretty-boy dentist. Egotistical and chauvinistic. Looks like a greaser, thinks like an insurance salesman, and talks like a radio announcer.
Crystal, Ronnette, & Chiffon (Mezzo, 18-20s)
   three teenage (traditionally African-American) street urchins who provide a running commentary on the action. Must be capable of holding harmonies.
Mrs. Luce/Ensemble (Mezzo, 30s-40s) The editor's wife.
Skip Snip/Ensemble (Baritone, 20s - 50s) William Morris Agent.
Bernstein/Ensemble (Baritone, 20s-50s) works for NBC.
Patrick Martin/Ensemble (Baritone, 20s-50s) sales rep for World Botanical Enterprises.
Puppeteers for Audrey II (non singing) Must be in good shape and able to move in rhythm. A very exhasuting workout, but loads of fun for anyone interested.

Directed by: Mark Jones

The Story: A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon “Audrey II” grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite, finally revealing itself to be an alien creature poised for global domination! One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies has become a household name.

Noises Off

Auditions: Sunday, April 18 and Monday, April 19 from 7:00-9:00 pm
Production Dates: July 2-18, 2010
Seeking: 5M, 4W

Directed by: Josh Batenhorst

The Story: Called the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off depicts the onstage and backstage antics of a fifth-rate acting troupe touring in an awful sex farce called Nothing On . The curtain opens on the dress rehearsal of the first act of Nothing On the night before it opens and with things not going well. The second act shows us what's happening backstage during the first act of Nothing On, after the show has been running a month. The third act takes us back to the first act of Nothing On yet again, after two months of touring. It is, deliciously so, a disaster.

 

35below

Chipola - NC Premiere

Auditions: Sunday, February 7 and Monday, February 8 from 7:00-9:00 pm
Production Dates: April 1-24, 2010
Seeking: 2M, 3W: WANNA JUNE DUKE, perhaps in her 50's, was abandonded by her husband, Oiler, and is the mother of three grown children.  She tends to look at life through romantic eyes; DOT, Wanna's eldest daughers, perhaps in her early 30's, is married to Jimmy Tyndall.  Together they have a 14 year old son, Teddy; JEWELL, Wanna's middle child, perhaps in her mid 20's, is unmarried and a bit of a rebel seeking acceptance and affection; ROY BOY, Wanna's youngest child, perhaps in his early 20's, also unmarried, was a former football star; JIMMY TYNDALL, Dot's husband, perhaps in his early 30's, is seeking his identity; MISS BAILEY, Wanna's neighbor, is elderly.   She would be near the same age as Wanna's parents, deceased.  Over the years she has observed and participated in many varied aspects of living which leaves her with a somewhat bored yet cynical and wise observation of life around her.

Directed by: Jack Lindsay

The Story: When the power goes out after a July storm in a small town in the Florida panhandle, Wanna June Duke is determined to enjoy a languid evening under the stars by the light of the full moon. But her son Roy Boy picks up (literally) their persnickety neighbor Miss Bailey and deposits her in a lawn chair in the yard; her eldest daughter Dot arrives after leaving her husband; and her younger daughter Jewel, fresh from a rendezvous at the river, has secrets to spill. Like the river for which it is named, this play meanders, revealing a family's history and the skeletons in their closets that could finally tear them apart. Written by local playwright and actor Waylon Wood.

 

The Autumn Players' Reader's Theatre Showcase Series

(Audition will be held in ACT's 35below unless stated otherwise. The first two days of all performances are in 35below; the final day will be at the Reuter Center.)

A Shayna Maidel

Auditions: Monday, February 15, 11-3pm.
Production Dates: March 5-7, 2010.
Seeking: Seeking 4 women, 2 men, 1 narrator. A Yiddish accent is required for one female role and both male roles.

Written by: Barbara Lebow Directed by: Roselynn Katz

A Trip to Bountiful

Auditions: Monday, April 19, 2010, 11-3pm.
Production Dates: May 7-9, 2010.
Seeking: Seeking: The characters appearing in this play are the following: one mature woman, one younger woman, one young woman, one mature man, one younger man, two men of indeterminate age.

Written by: Horton Foote Directed by: Anita Chapman

The Sunshine Boys

Auditions: Monday, July 12, 11-3pm.
Production Dates: July 30-August 1.
Seeking: TBA

Written by: Neil Simon Directed by: Cappy Tosetti