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Audition Notice The Night of the Iguana |
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The Night of the Iguana
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Cris Cassell
Production Mgr: Wood Lockhart
Playing May 17 - June 17, 2012
AUDITION DATES:
Sat. March 24 , 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Sun March 25, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
at The Barn Theatre
Marin Art and Garden Center,
Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross
The Play
In the 1940s, ex-minister Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon has obtained employment as a tour guide for a second-rate travel agency. On his present tour from Baptist Female College is a teenage girl, Charlotte with whom he’s had relations, and also the starchy Judith Fellowes, who is determined to get Shannon fired as a result. Shannon seeks refuge at a dilapidated hillside hotel on the coast of Mexico, managed by his old friend Maxine Faulk since her husband Fred has died.
A spinster, Hannah Jelkes, arrives with her moribund grandfather Nonno who, despite his failing, is composing his last poem. Hannah scrapes by as a painter and sketch artist while Nonno gives recitations. The play's main axis is the triangle between Shannon, Maxine, and Hannah, and the development of the deeply human bond between Hannah and Shannon over the course of a tropical stormy night.
Characters (4 female, 4-6 male)
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 Auditions: Harmony in Hiding
by Michael-Paul Thomsett, Directed by Robert Estes
Adapted from the book, “Hiding Horst: Memoirs of a Jewish Boy As told by Horst “Fred” Ferber”, written by Becky White
Production Mgr: Tinka Ross
PLAYING April 27- May 6, 2012
AUDITION DATE
Sun, February 5, 6:00-9:00PM
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Auditions for To Kill a Mockingbird
Auditions for To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee Adapted by Chris Sergel directed by James Dunn
Playing Nov 10 - Dec 11, 2011
AUDITION DATES:
Youth parts: all roles
Sat, Sept 17, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Parent or guardian should accompany actors for the initial discusson of the play's requirements.
Adult parts: all roles
Sat. Sept 17, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sun. Sept 18, 7:30pm - 10:00pm
at The Barn Theatre
Marin Art and Garden Center,
Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross
The Play
The play is set in small town Georgia during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Scout, a tomboy, and her older brother Jem, are the children of widowed lawyer Atticus Finch, and on the verge of growing up.
The racially biased town is rocked when Tom Robinson, a African American worker, is accused of molesting a young white woman. Atticus becomes the defense attorney for Tom, to the disapproval of the community – culminating in a stirring trial.
Scout and Jem are forever changed by revelations about their father and the ways of the adult world.
Characters (16 total)
Youth: 1 female age 10-14, 2 male ages 10-15
Adult: 3 female, 7 male
Adult (African-American): 1 female, 2 male
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Audition Notice Twentieth Century |
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 Auditions: Twentieth Century
by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, adapted by Ken Ludwig Directed by Billie Cox
Production Mgr: Karen Laffey
Playing Mar 22 - Apr 22, 2012 AUDITION DATES:
Sat. January 21st, 12:30-5pm
Sun. January 22nd, 6:30-10PM
at The Barn Theatre
Marin Art and Garden Center,
Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross
The Play
What we have here is the original screwball comedy – the age-old battle of the sexes.
Bankrupt, with his career on a downslide, egomaniacal Broadway impresario Oscar Jaffe boards the 20th Century Limited and encounters his former discovery and ex-chorus girl Lily Garland, now a temperamental Hollywood star on the same train between Chicago and New York. Oscar pulls out all the stops to persuade her to return to Broadway in his upcoming show. It’s a wild ride.
Characters (3 female, 7 male)
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Auditions for She Stoops to Conquer
Auditions: She Stoops to Conquer
by Oliver Goldsmith Directed by: Judy Holmes Production Manager: Linda Dunn
Playing Jan 20 - Feb 19, 2012
AUDITION DATES:
Sat. Nov 12, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Sun. Nov 13, 4:30pm - 8:30pm
at The Barn Theatre
Marin Art and Garden Center,
Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross
The Play
Goldsmith’s comic masterpiece has endured and delighted since its first production in 1773. It was perhaps the first “situation comedy”.
Set, and originally produced, during the time of the American Revolution, the play sparkles with period costumes and witty characters.
This comedy of manners is full of tricks and deceptions, love in bloom, a disappearing jewel box and social climbing characters. You’ll meet the affluent Hardcastles, two pair of young lovers and the pleasure-seeking scamp, Tony Lumpkin with renewed delight.
“Comically charged…Goldsmith knew how to make people laugh… A comedy of its time, for all times.” New York Times, 2009
Characters (4 female, 5 male)
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Auditions for Don't Dress for Dinner
Auditions for Don't Dress for Dinner
by Marc Camoletti directed by Richard Ryan
Playing Sept 16 - Oct 16, 2011
AUDITION DATES:
Sat, July 16, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sun, July 17, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
at The Barn Theatre
Marin Art and Garden Center,
Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross
The Play
In this bawdy French farce, Jacqueline has planned to visit her mother for the weekend. So Bernard, her husband, seizes the opportunity to invite Suzanne, his mistress, to join him at his home. In order to impress Jacqueline, Bernard has also arranged for a gourmet cook to come in and prepare the evening meal for Suzanne, his old friend Robert and himself. What Bernard doesn’t know is that his wife has become Robert’s lover.
Jacqueline, upon learning that Robert is coming to the house, decides to stay. So, when Suzanne shows up, Bernard tries to pass her off as the cook. And when Suzette, the real cook, shows up, she is required to take on the role of Robert’s mistress. It’s sheer chaos, failed soufflés and a scramble to hide identities and shift bedrooms through the weekend . And then George, Suzette’s large and imposing husband, comes by to pick her up to the total confusion of all.
Characters
Casting 3 women, 3 men, ages 30-50
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RAW Auditions |
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RAW Summer Festival 2011
Ross Alternative Workshop is auditioning actors for the Summer 2011 Festival.
RAW is dedicated to the staging and production of original, provocative and exciting new works by Bay Area playwrights.
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In a Pickle |
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AUDITION DATES: Sat, JUNE 18
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Directors Wanted 2011 / 2012 |
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Thanks for your interest in directing for RVP.
RVP is looking for experienced directors for our new season, which begins in September, 2011. All director assignments are open and interviews will be scheduled starting mid-May.
Our Director stipend is $750.00.
Applications will close 5/15/11.
The season, pending final rights approvals, is as follows::
| The Play |
Author |
Performance Dates |
| Don't Dress for Dinner |
(Marc Camoletti) |
9/15 - 10/16/11 |
| To Kill a Mockingbird |
(Harper Lee) |
11/10 - 12/11/11 |
| She Stoops to Conquer |
(Oliver Goldsmith) |
1/19 - 2/19/12 |
| Twentieth Century |
(Ben Hecht & Chris MacArthur)
adapted by Ken Ludwig |
3/22- 4/22/12 |
| The Night of the Iguana |
(Tennessee Williams) |
5/17- 6/17/12 |
| Greater Tuna |
(Williams and Sears) |
7/12- 8/12/12 |
You should also know The Ross Valley Players cannot hire Equity actors by charter.
Please submit resume and contact information to director@rossvalleyplayers.com.
Or mail to:
Directors at RVP
P.O. Box 437
Ross, CA 94957.
Applications will close 5/15/2011.
Directors will be contacted to schedule interviews.
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Auditions for TABLE MANNERS
Auditions for Table Manners
by Alan Ayckbourn directed by Bob Wilson
Playing July 14 - Aug 14, 2011
AUDITION DATES:
Sat, April 23, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sun, April 24, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
at The Barn Theatre
Marin Art and Garden Center,
Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross
The Play
Table Manners is the initial play on Acykbourn’s comedy trilogy “The Norman Conquests”. This play takes place in the dining room of a slightly shabby household in a small British town, over a weekend. The other plays take place in the sitting room and the garden involving the same characters over the same period, and actors are encouraged to review all three plays for additional character insights.
Norman has arranged for a “naughty weekend” with his sister-in-law, Annie. Since Annie is usually stuck in the house caring for her elderly mother, she has arranged for her another sister and her husband (Sarah and Reg) to come for the weekend and do the caretaking, without exactly telling them what she has planned. Complications pile up with the arrival of Tom, Annie’s largely clueless erstwhile boyfriend; Norman himself and finally Ruth, Norman’s wife.
Norman and Annie’s secret ceases to be secret, as the six share the weekend together.
Characters
Casting 3 women, 3 men
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Auditions for RABBIT HOLE
by David Lindsay-Abaire directed by Mary Ann Rodgers
Playing: May 13 through June 12, 2011
AUDITION DATES:
Sat, March 19, 11:00pm - 4:00pm
Sun, March 20, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
at The Barn Theatre
Marin Art and Garden Center,
Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross
The Play
Rabbit Hole won the Pulitzer for Mr. Lindsay-Abaire. Set in present-day Larchmont, New York, the characters all learn how to live with themselves, each other, and their circumstances after a terrible tragedy. The play beautifully, wittily, and honestly charts their path from grief to hope.
Characters
Casting 3 women, 2 men
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Auditions for Quilters
by Molly Newman & Barbara Damashekdirected by Linda Dunn
Playing Mar 18— Apr 17, 2011
AUDITION DATES:
Sat, January 15, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Sun, January 16, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
at The Barn Theatre
Marin Art and Garden Center,
Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross
The Play
Ostensibly the story of a pioneer woman and her six daughters, Quilters blends a series of interrelated scenes into a rich mosaic which captures the sweep and beauty, the terror and joy, the harsh challenge and abiding rewards of frontier life. Illuminating stories contained in various patches or "blocks" with music, dance and drama, the action depicts the lot of women on the frontier: girlhood, marriage, childbirth, spinsterhood, twisters, fire, illness and death. But, with this, there is also love, warmth, rich and lively humor and the moving spectacle of simple human dignity and steadfastness in the face of adversity. In the end, when the various patches are assembled into one glorious, brilliantly colorful quilt, the effect is both breathtaking and magical---and a theatrical masterstroke which will linger in the mind and memory long after the house lights have been dimmed.
Characters
Casting 7 women, ages 17 - 70
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Auditions for Doubt
by John Patrick Shanley, Directed by: Cris Cassell
Playing Jan 14, 2011 - Feb 13, 2011
AUDITION DATES:
Sat, November 13, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sun, November 14, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
at The Barn Theatre
Marin Art and Garden Center,
Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross
The Play
St. Nicholas, a Catholic church and school in the Bronx, New York, 1964.
Doubt concerns an older nun, Sister Aloysius, who does not approve of teachers' offering friendship and compassion over the discipline she feels students need in order to face the harsh world. When she suspects a new priest at St. Nicholas, Father Flynn of sexually abusing a student, she is faced with the prospect of charging him with unproven allegations and possibly destroying his career as well as her own. To help build her case, she asks for help from an idealistic young nun, Sister James who finds her faith in compassion challenged, and also the mother of the boy, Mrs. Muller who is protective of her son (Donald), the first black student ever admitted to St. Nicholas.
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Auditions for Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen, adapted by John Jory,
directed by Phoebe Moyer
Playing Nov 12 - Dec 12, 2010
AUDITION DATES:
Sat, September 18, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Sun, September 19, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
at The Barn Theatre
Marin Art and Garden Center,
Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross
The Play
Is there a more lasting romantic comedy than the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy? This classic story set in the Regency era is brought to the stage in a 2005 adaptation that leaves out nothing and remains refreshingly fast paced and entertaining.
Finding a husband among unsuitable suitors consumes Elizabeth's mother and sisters, but she remains independent until she meets Mr. Darcy. Set in a society where snubs and deceit abound, they match both pride and prejudice to reach a happy ending.
Characters
Casting 6 male actors / 8 female actors
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Auditions for November
by David Mamet, directed by Jim Dunn
Playing Sep 17 - Oct 17, 2010
AUDITION DATES:
Sat, JULY 17, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sun, JULY 18, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
at The Barn Theatre
Marin Art and Garden Center,
Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross
The Play
Imagine David Mamet writing like vintage Neil Simon. That’s the laugh-filled November, a play about incompetence, greed, lobbyists and re-election. President Charles “Chucky” Smith is nearing the end of his first term, and prospects for a second look poor. His campaign manager has gone on vacation, his wife is already planning the décor in the memorial library and his speechwriter is too sick to come to work. Can he save his chances by pardoning two turkeys at Thanksgiving? A terrific comedy to kick off the new RVP season..
Characters
(Four men, one woman):
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Directors Wanted 2010 / 2011 |
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Thanks for your interest in directing for RVP.
Planned season schedule:
| Doubt |
(John Patrick Stanley) |
9/17 - 10/17/10 |
| Pride and Prejudice |
(Jon Jory) |
11/12 - 12/10/10 |
| A Skull in Connemara |
(Martin McDonough) |
1/14 - 2/13/11 |
| Quilters |
(Barbara Damasheck) |
3/18 - 4/17/11 |
| Rabbit Hole |
(David Lindsay-Abaire) |
5/13 - 6/12/11 |
| Table Manners |
(Alan Ayckbourn) |
7/15 - 8/14/11 |
Currently Director stipends range from $500 for new directors to $750 for others. You should also know The Ross Valley Players cannot hire Equity actors by charter.
Please send responses and resumes to directors@rossvalleyplayers.com.
Or mail to Directors at RVP, P.O. Box 437, Ross, CA 94957.
Applications will close 4/15/10.
Directors will be contacted to schedule interviews.
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Auditions for Middle Ages
by A.R Gurney, directed by Billie Cox
Playing July 16 - Aug 15, 2010
AUDITION DATES
Sat, MAY 22, 1-4 p.m.
Sun, MAY 23, 1-4 p.m.
Synopsis
Middle Ages is in essence the love story of Barney and Eleanor, paralleled by the relationship of Myra and Charles. As Gurney puts it: “a romantic comedy taking place, like Love Letters, over an extended period of time.”
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Auditions for Top Girls
by Caryl Churhill, directed by Cris Cassell
Playing May 21 - June 20, 2010
Setting
The action of the play takes place in England in 1982 with a flashback to 1981 and moves from a restaurant to an employment agency to Joyce’s home. In a posh restaurant, Marlene celebrates her promotion to managing director of the Top Girls Employment Agency by throwing a delightful Mad Hatter’s dinner party for an array of mythical and literary women. The guests include a Victorian-era Scottish traveler, a Japanese courtesan turned Buddhist nun, Pope Joan, Geoffrey Chaucer’s Patient Griselda and Dull Gret, the subject of a painting by Bruegel. Crossing cultures, generations and politics, the women’s conversation reveals the choices, sacrifices and joys they have in common with one another as each in her own way has pursued her life goals. Each has given up significant relationships—as mother, wife, lover, nurturer, partner—in order to attain a place in a patriarchal society. After this smashing opening, the rest of the play is set firmly in reality as we follow Marlene in her day-to-day experience as a woman working in Britain during the 1980s. She goes into the office the next Monday morning, gossips with her coworkers, interviews clients and deals with a surprise visit from her niece Angie. Soon the author’s point becomes abundantly clear: this contemporary woman has a lot in common with her party guests, as she faces her sister, her niece, her coworkers and her own choices.
Characters
(Six actresses will play 2-3 characters in the play
one actress will play the sole role of Marlene):
Marlene, early 30’s, managing director of the Top Girls Employment Agency
Joyce, late 30’s/early 40’s, Marlene’s older sister, a housecleaner
Angie, Joyce’s daughter, 16 years old
Kit, Angie’s friend, 12 years old
Nell, late 20’s/early 30’s, employee of Top Girls Employment Agency
Win, late 20s’s/early 30’s, employee of Top Girls Employment Agency
Mrs. Kidd, 40’s-50’s, married to an employee of Top Girls Employment Agency
Jeanine, early 20’s, a job applicant
Louise, late 40’s, a job applicant
Shona, early 20’s, a job applicant
Isabella Bird (1831-1904), lived in Edinburgh, traveled extensively between the ages of 40 and 70
Lady Nijo (b. 1258), Japanese, an emperor’s courtesan and later a Buddhist nun who traveled on foot through Japan
Dull Gret, the subject of the Bruegel painting Dulle Griet, in which a woman in an apron and armor leads a crowd of peasant women charging through hell and fighting the devils
Pope Joan, disguised as a man, is thought to have been pope between 854 and 856
Patient Griselda, the obedient wife whose story is told by Chaucer in "The Clerk’s Tale" of The Canterbury Tales
A Waitress
Auditions
Saturday, March 27, 1-4pm & Sunday, March 28, 7-10PM.
Auditions will be held at The Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, Lagunitas and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross.
Please come prepared with a 1-minute contemporary monologue, British dialect desired.
Non-AEA, stipend.
Callbacks:
Tuesday, March 30, 7-10pm.
Rehearsals:
Begin April 5, 2010
Performances:
May 20 – June 20, 2010
Audition Appointments:
Please call Cris Cassell at (415) 731-0263
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Auditions for THE MISER
by Molière, directed by Bruce Vieira
One of Molière’s funniest and most enduring plays. Old Harpagon is a penny-pinching miser who loves his hidden fortune more than his kids—who are conspiring to trick him out of his treasure. A comedy of greed that’s as timely as the day it was written.
Characters:
Harpagon (M, 50’s to 70’s) father of Cléante and Elise. In love with Mariane.
Cléante (M, 20’s) Harpagon's son. Lover to Mariane.
Valère (M, 20’s- 30’s ) son to Anselme and brother to Mariane. In love with Élise.
Élise (F, 20’s) daughter to Harpagon. In love with Valere.
Mariane (F, 20’s) daughter to Anselme and sister to Valère. In love with Cléante.
Frosine (F, 30’s to 50’s ) an intriguing woman. The matchmaker.
La Flèche (M, 30’s to 50’s) valet to Cléante.
Master Simon (M/F 20’s to 60’s) broker.
Master Jacques (M, 30’s to 50’s) cook and coachman to Harpagon.
Signior Anselme (M, 50’s to 70’s) father of Valère and Mariane.
Chief of Police (M 40’s to 50’s)
Cold read from script. All roles open. Non-AEA, actor stipend paid.
Auditions:
Saturday November 7 (1-4pm) and Sunday November 8 (7-10pm).
Callbacks:
Wednesday November 11 at 7pm. Cold read from script.
Performances:
January 15 – February 14, 2010
Audition Appointments:
Call Bob Wilson on (415) 461-8927
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Auditions for BOYS NEXT DOOR
by Tom Griffin, directed by Kim Bromley
Characters:
Arnold Wiggins (30s-50s) Mentally disabled, but highly functioning. Very OCD, Arnold gets concerned with grocery lists, rugs and likes to say the word “no” in Russian. He works in a movie theater. Lucien P. Smith (30s-50s) – A large black man, severely retarded. Checks out armloads of books on agriculture from the library even though he cannot read. Norman Bulansky (30s-50s) – Mildly retarded, but also highly functioning. Works in a donut shop and arguably eats too much of the profits. Has a girlfriend and an obsession with keys. Barry Klemper (20s/30s) – Actually a schizophrenic and possibly misplaced among this lot. Has an intense love of golf and fancies himself a golf pro, although his advice is anything but helpful. He has a legitimate fear of his father. Jack (30s/40s) – Somewhat adrift in the world, Jack is the caretaker of the men’s group home. Ironically, they may be progressing more than Jack is, but his contact with them helps him, if not set a solid course, at least set a new one. Sheila (30s/40s) – Also mildly retarded, she lives in a group home for women and is Norman’s girlfriend. She is sweet natured and warms up any space she occupies. Mr. Klemper (50s/60s) – Barry’s one-armed father. His lack of anger management is at the heart of Barry’s issues, and his own. Mrs. Fremus/Mrs. Warren/Clara – The boys’ next door neighbor, she knits and listens to Barry’s running commentary on his golf lessons. / A new neighbor whose young son had lost his hamster. / Sheila’s retarded friend from the women’s home. She is possessive of her popcorn and uses the word “no” liberally. Mr. Hedges/Mr. Corbin/Senator Clarke – One of Barry’s confused golf pupils. / Arnold’s boss at the movie theater. / Head of the state senate panel reviewing Lucien’s case. Cold read from script. All roles open. Non-AEA, actor stipend paid.
Auditions:
Saturday January 16 (1-4pm)
Sunday January 17 (7-10pm)
Callbacks:
Wednesday January 20 at 7pm. Cold read from script.
Rehearsals begin January 24
Performances:
March 18 – April 18, 2010
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