Audition Listings

Theatre Works, Inc. 142 Clinton Street Woonsocket, RI   announces Auditions for its last show of the season   SPREADING IT AROUND   A Play by Londos D'Arrigo   Directed by Connie Anderson   Synopsis: This light-hearted comedy finds Angela Drayton, a wealthy widow living in a retirement community in Florida. When she grows tired of footing the bills and handing out money to her unappreciative children, she and some of the other residents start the S.I.N. (Spending It Now) Foundation, an organization which gives to those really in need. Fearing they will lose their inheritance, her greedy son and his shopaholic wife show up to try to have her committed for incompetence.  Turning the tables, Angela shows them just how competent she is, and then shows them the door!   WHEN:  Monday & Tuesday, March 22 & 23 at 7 pm.  Cast needed are as follows: Angela Drayton, mid to late sixties, Martin Wheeler, late sixties to early seventies, Larry and Traci Drayton mid to late thirties, Dr. Krapinsky, forties and older. Show dates are May 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 and possibly 29th. Questions: email coni55@cox.net           The Un-Common Theatre Co announces auditions for Improv Soup, The Un-Common Theatre Co announces auditions for Improv Soup, their teen improvisational troupe. Students currently in 8th - 10th grade may make an appointment to audition on Sunday March 28th from 5 - 5:45 pm Improv Soup is one of the few teen Improv Troupes in  Massachusetts and is currently in their twelfth  season. The troupe performs long and short form Improv, based on audience suggestions, rehearses weekly on Sunday evenings and performs one Friday a month in Foxboro, Ma during the school year Email uncommontheatre@verizon.net to make an appointment giving your name, phone #, email address and grade or call (508)698-3098 or check the web site www.uncommontheatre.org for more information                   Pawtucket, RI             Auditions for Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs Auditions will be held April 11 & 12, 7 pm    Brighton Beach Memoirs brings to life the family of Eugene Jerome, Neil Simon’s teenage alter-ego in Depression-era Brooklyn, 1937.  Eugene dreams of the Yankees and the opposite sex, while facing challenges that ensue when his aunt and female cousins have to move in.  The decisions the family faces are serious and life-changing, but filled with humor and love.  Director Brian Mulvey is looking for the following cast with the following playing age ranges:  Eugene (age 14):  the narrator and central character.  Obsessed with questions of puberty and sex, he is thoughtful and humorous. Stan (18):  the “big brother”, offering advice, but creating problems while trying to do what is right in the workplace and at home. Kate (40): the mother – the strong center of the household, protective and often judgmental. Jack (40+):  the father – beleaguered by everyone’s problems while he faces personal and financial challenges. Blanche (38):  the aunt - a live-in widow struggling to make the right choices for herself and her children, including potential new romance. Nora (16):  a cousin – physically attractive with a chance to be a Broadway showgirl. Laurie (13): a cousin – the “little sister”, pampered because of health problems. Auditions will be held April 11 & 12, 7 pm at Jenks Auditorium, Division Street, Pawtucket (across from McCoy Stadium), and will consist of cold readings from the script.  Production dates are June 11-13 and 18-20 at Jenks Auditorium.   Rehearsal nights TBA – please come with potential rehearsal conflict dates (i.e., vacations, dates/times you are not available).   For more information, contact Brian at (401) 781-6637.     GRANITE THEATRE announces  open auditions for   Norman Beim's Comedy  THE TYRANNY OF LOVE Adapted from a classic Moliere comedy  PRODUCER: Paul Lynch             ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: David Jepson DIRECTOR: Brian Olsen                          WHERE:  Granite Theatre, 1 Granite St, Westerly, RI   WHEN: Mon & Tues March 22 & 23, 2010  7 PM                                                                   INFORMATION:  860-984-2503 Readings  will be from the script.    No appointment necessary.  PERFORMANCE DATES: May 28, 29, June 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, and 20, 2010                                          CAST NEEDED   Young Girl – late teens or young looking early 20's 1 Woman – 30 to mid 40's (this role could be a woman of color or ethnicity) 1 Man – late 30's to mid-50's 3 Young Men – 18 to 25   ABOUT THE SHOW                              Drew Charteris, a self-centered, arrogant theatre critic refuses to let his 17 year-old daughter marry the successful  young playwright she loves. Clara, a friend of the family schemes with the young girl to outwit the pompous father with the help of the girl's fiancee in this delightful farce, adapted from a classic Moliere comedy. The story rides an escalating wave of hilarity with a touch of a 21st century Marx Brothers lunacy at it's best.  “You always tickle my funny bone.” -Jerry Stiller.  “Norman Beim is a “rara avis”: a professional playwright.  He is what the theatre needs.” -Tony Randall.                                                                                                                                                               All cast and crew receive stipend payments for performances.     For directions go to our website at  www.granitetheatre.com