Theatre Audition Info
The first round of theatre auditions are on Monday, August 24 beginning at 4:15 p.m.
Please check back for the audition form (to be filled out before auditions) and the audition sign up. Posted here soon!
For the plays: Please prepare two 30 second monologues. One serious. One Comedic. The three plays (Two Rooms, Circle Mirror, Prisoner) will audition together. Callbacks (if needed) will be held after.
For Mean Girls: Please prepare 16 bars of a song in the style of the show. Callbacks are likely. Please bring sheet music in the correct key, and ensure that it is copied in a way that is legible for the pianist. No monologue will be required for this audition.
Two Rooms
By Lee Blessing
Directed by Matthew Caron
Performance dates September 23-26
Rehearsals begin August 25
About the play:
The two rooms of the title are a windowless cubicle in Beirut, where Michael, an American hostage, is being held by terrorists, and a room in his home in the United States, which his wife, Lainie, has stripped of furniture so that, at least symbolically, she can share his ordeal. In fact the same room serves for both and is also the locale for imaginary conversations between Michael and Lanie, plus the setting for the real talks she has with Walker, a reporter and Ellen, a State Department official. Walker, an overly ambitious sort who hopes to develop the situation into a major personal accomplishment, tries to prod Lanie into taking umbrage at what he labels government ineptitude and inaction, while Ellen is coolly efficient, and even dispassionate, in her attempt to treat the matter with professional detachment. It is her job to try to make Lanie aware of the larger equation, of which the taking of a hostage is only one element, but as the months inch by it becomes increasingly difficult to remain patient. Lanie is finally goaded by unforeseen developments to speak out against government policy and, in so doing, triggers the tragic series of events that brings the play to its startling conclusion. In the end there are no winners, only losers, and the sense of futility and despair that comes when people of goodwill realize that logic, compassion, and fairness have become meaningless when dealing with those who would commit such barbarous acts so willingly.
Character Breakdown:
- Micheal Wells – 30s, Educator. Hostage held in Beirut.
- Lainie Wells – 30s, Michael’s wife. Educator.
- Walker Harris – 30s. Reporter.
- Ellen Van Oss – 40s. Representative of the U.S. State Department.
Intimacy notices:
- Light intimacy—characters may embrace and hold each other
Mean Girls
Directed by Heather Hamilton
Musical Direction by Nicholas Wayne
Choreography by Stephanie Gildner
Performs October 1-3 & 8-11
Rehearsals begin August 25
This is a DANCE HEAVY SHOW- Dance majors are strongly encouraged to audition!
About the show:
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a "Revenge Party" to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a queen bee without getting stung.
Adapted from Fey's hit 2004 film, Mean Girls was nominated for a staggering 12 Tony Awards. This show took Broadway by storm and has since joined the musical in-crowd. And now, so can you when you license Mean Girls!
Character Breakdown
Cady Heron:
G3-Gb5, Any ethnicity, Female presenting, Age-range 16-19
She is a golden retriever. Happy, determined, amiable. Or is she a wolf?
Janis:
Ab3-F5, Any ethnicity, Female presenting, Age-range 16-19
Defiant. Outrageous. We love her.
Damian:
F2-A4, Any ethnicity, Male presenting, Age-range 16-19
Flamboyant. Kind. We love him.
Regina George:
F#3-Gb5, Any ethnicity, Female presenting, Age-range 16-19
She is a lioness. Smooth, confident, ruthless, terrifying.
Gretchen:
G3-D5, Any ethnicity, Female presenting, Age-range 16-19
She is like one of those birds that hangs out on predators. She relies on them but one wrong move and she knows she’ll be eaten.
Karen:
G3-Gb5, Any ethnicity, Female presenting, Age-range 16-19
She’s a cat. Sleek, relaxed, disengaged. She’s smarter than she appears.
Aaron:
B2-Bb4, Any ethnicity, Male presenting, Age-range 16-19
A Sincere Innamorato. Very smart and authentic.
Kevin G:
Any ethnicity, Male presenting, Age-range 16-19
He is decidedly and unabashedly NOT cool, but we love him even though he’s cringy.
Students (Double Cast with some of the adults):
Any ethnicity, All Genders, Age-range 16-19, Dance Heavy
Sonja Acquino (also plays Mrs. George)
Loves her phone more than her family. If the house was on fire she’d save the phone first.
Lizzy (also plays French Teacher)
Is a member of every DnD club in the region.
Dawn (also plays Mrs. Heron)
Don’t mess with her boyfriend. You just looked him, didn’t you?!? She’s going to mess you up.
Rachel (also plays Math Moderator)
Wants to be a journalist. Judges people relentlessly.
Sophie/Grace (also plays Caroline)
Perpetually confused by everything. Maybe it’s the weed.
Jason W (also plays Marymount 1)
A jock. kind of a perv. Thinks he looks studly when he wears a gold necklace.
Glenn C (also plays Marymount 2)
Loves band. Plays the triangle. Thinks he’s kind of a natural.
Shane O (also plays Marymount 3)
A jock. Sleeps with his football. Also has a football-themed sheet set, duvet, & bed lamp.
Taylor (Also plays Mr. Heron)
Loves Minecraft. Has his own server. Check him out on YouTube.
Tyler (Also plays Mr. Buck)
Folds his socks. Has exactly 21 pairs of socks.
Martin (also plays Coach Carr)
His parents force him to practice violin 3 hours a day. He’d rather play saxophone.
Mr. Duvall:
Any ethnicity, Male presenting, Age-range 30-50
A good leader, if a bit baffled by how fast the students go .
Ms. Norbury
G3-Eb5, Any ethnicity, Female Presenting, Age-range 30-50
The kind of teacher that saves the troubled kids. The one we remember forever.
Mrs: George (double cast with Sonja)
G3-Eb5, Any ethnicity, Female Presenting, Age-range 30-50
She’s ridiculous but so so so sincere about how much she loves Regina
Mr. Buck (double cast with Tyler):
Teaches Am Lit. timid.
French Teacher (double cast with Lizzy)
Moves with a flourish. Loves berets.
Coach Carr (double cast with Martin)
Frighteningly butch
Mrs. Heron (double cast with Dawn)
Loves science and Jethro Tull
Mr. Heron (double cast with Taylor)
Loves nature and Simon and Garfunkel
Intimacy notice:
Some smooching. There will also be some goofy-sexy costuming and dancing, particularly in the song "sexy".
Circle Mirror Transformation
Directed by Jackie Olson
Performs October 21-24
Rehearsals begin September 8
About the show:
When five mismatched residents of a small Vermont town gather in a windowless community center room for a six-week creative drama class, they expect to learn basic acting skills. Instead, through a series of seemingly harmless theater games, their personal shields slowly drop, leading to unexpected romances, quiet heartbreaks, and profound personal transformations.
Character Breakdown:
Marty (55): Free spirited, deeply nurturing woman who believes strongly in the therapeutic and transformative power of art. She leads the six-week drama class at the Shirley, Vermont community center, where she is co-executive director. Married to James.
JAMES (60): Marty's friendly husband who enrolls in the course to support her. He is a local college professor carrying lasting emotional strain from his past with his father, and his present with his daughter.
SCHULTZ (48): An emotionally fragile and vulnerable local carpenter who is a talented artist. He still wears his wedding ring and joins the group to cope with the heavy isolation and pain of a recent divorce.
THERESA (35): A magnetic and vibrant former professional actress who recently fled a toxic, suffocating relationship in New York City. She moved to Vermont to stay near her ailing parents while searching for a fresh emotional start.
LAUREN (16): A guarded, highly skeptical, kind, and self-conscious high school junior who hides behind a blunt attitude. Escaping a chaotic home life, she joins the class expecting traditional acting training and quickly clashes with the exercises.
Intimacy Notice:
Some kissing
Prisoner of Second Avenue
Directed by Vladimir Rovinsky
Performs November 5-7 & 12-15
Rehearsals begin September 21
At the heart of Neil Simon’s comedy, Edna and Mel are a middle-aged couple living on Second Avenue in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Mel is struggling to cope with sudden unemployment during an economic recession. Between an intense heat wave, a garbage strike, noisy neighbors, and a break-in at the apartment the mounting stress triggers Mel’s nervous breakdown. Edna tries her best to support him, but when she calls his siblings for help, they only add to the chaos instead of offering real support.
Character Breakdown:
Mel Edison: A middle-aged. Spend 22 years of his life on being advertising executive. Deeply ashamed of being fired. Deflects his deep terror and powerlessness through rapid-fire wisecracks and rants.
Edna Edison: A loyal and supportive wife. She tries to keep things together, absorbs Mel's verbal abuse and carries the financial burden until the relentless stress pushes her toward her own emotional exhaustion and breakdown.
Harry Edison: Mel’s older brother—a successful businessman. He views himself as the ultimate role model. Harbores a hidden childhood resentment and jealousy toward his "baby brother."
Pauline, Pearl, and Belle: Mel's sisters. All three behave very similarly. They come across as childish, foolish and self-absorbed. Frequently offer opinions, advice, and worry about Mel's mental state and recovery process. Unfortunately, they are all talk and no practical help.
