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GREY GARDENS Auditions!

Dane Petersons Theater Series will hold auditions for its upcoming production of the musical GREY GARDENS.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010.Birmingham Children’s Theatre Rehearsal Hall (19th St N between 10th and 11th Ave N)

4:15-4:30 Sign in for Children Roles. Minors must have a guardian present.
5:15-5:45 Sign in for Adult Roles.

Roles Available:
CHILDREN-
Jacqueline “Jackie” Bouvier, to play age 12, no taller than 5’ 2”
Lee Bouvier, to play age 8, no taller than 4’ 9”
ADULTS-
Major Bouvier, to play 70’s
Brooks, to play 20’s (African-American)

Please prepare 32 measures from standard musical theatre repertoire. Bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided.

Headshot and Resume are not required, but appreciated. Please bring a list of conflicts that would prevent you from attending a rehearsal/performance during the time period of April 5 to May 9, 2010.

Personnel at this audition: Dane Peterson, Director; Jay Tumminello, Music Director; Leah Luker, Cast.

 

CITY EQUITY THEATRE announces Equity & Non-Equity auditions for its upcoming comedy SECRETS OF A SOCCER MOM by Kathleen Clark, directed by Jeanmarie Collins.  Auditions will be held Sunday March 7, 2010 from 9:00 AM -5:00 PM at The Alabama School of Fine Arts, 1800 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd. North, Birmingham.  Production dates are:  First Rehearsal May 11, 2010.  Opens May 27th - Closes June 6th.  SEEKING: Three females of any race or ethnicity.  NON-UNION actresses welcome to audition.  ONE ROLE WILL BE CAST NON-UNION.  

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

 NANCY: The oldest of the women, in her 40’s. She is a former model, still attractive, but, shy. She does not seek attention; her main goal in life is to keep her children happy and so she devotes herself to them, and does not like to share her time otherwise. Because of her attitude, she appears to be tough to others, but, is gentle with her children.

LYNN: In her 30’s. An organizer, member of the PTA,and can be intimidating. "I wind up doing everything for everyone everyday of the week and I'm not fair?...."

ALISON: The youngest of the three, in her 20’s. She was voted best athlete in high school and resents that her husband asked her to give it all up. She is aggressive, competitive, has a troubled marriage, and a troubled past as a child with her own mother.     

Prepare 2 short contrasting monologues. Reading from the script may be asked for.  Call (205) 951-3029 for an audition appointment starting February 15th.  Please state if you are Equity or Non-Union.

 

Auditions for Almost, Maine

 

Birmingham Festival Theatre announces auditions for Almost, Maine, a romantic comedy by John Carliani, directed by Ellise Mayor.  Auditions will be held at the theatre (1901½ 11th Ave South; directions at www.BFTonline.org) on Saturday, February 13 from 10 AM-1 PM. Cold readings from the script. The play opens June 10 and runs three weekends, closing June 26.


Roles available for adult men and women all ages mid-20's to 95.  Actors possibly play multiple roles and must be able to perform without a southern accent.  The show consists of eight vignettes between 16 different characters falling in and out of love on a cold winter night somewhere in the wilds of Maine.  Since its premiere in 2004, this sweet play has been produced all over the country.  If you are interested in auditioning but are not able to make the auditions or have questions, please feel free to contact the director at lcprivitt@gmail.com or 871-8915.

 

STILL SEEKING ACTORS TO FINISH A GREAT CAST

CDF’s StageDoor Youth Theatre Company is still in need a few talented actors for our production of Anne Frank and Me, by Cherie Bennett.  Directed by Charla Cochran

New show dates are June 24-27th.

This multiple national award-winning new American classic, which was a hit in New York, is about the awakening of a modern teen Holocaust denier. Nicole Burns doubts the truth and cares even less, but ultimately comes face-to-face with the hell of the Holocaust, and—in an extraordinary sequence—meets Anne Frank on a cattle car to Auschwitz. We start out with Nicole in today's teen world of MTV. Hip-hop dancing, unfinished homework assignments, and young love are all transported with her to Nazi-occupied Paris, 1942-44, and then are brought forward again to the light and hope of the present.

Show dates are June 24, 25,  26 at 7:30pm and June 27 at 2:30pm at CDF’s Studio Theatre.  Dress/tech Rehearsals are June 20-23 in the evenings. 

We are still seeking actors for the following roles:

 

Anne Frank (15) Attractive, brunette, big eyes, thin, outspoken, passionate, brave.  This is not a huge role, but an important one.  The actress should look the part. 

 

Jack Polin (14) A babe, the coolest guy in school, a leader.  This actor becomes Jacques Poulin in the WWII sequences and ages from 14-16.

 

David Berg (14) Jewish, thin, smart, funny, easy to underestimate.  This actor becomes David Ginsberg in the WWII sequences, a hero and ages from 14-16.

 

Renee Zooms (mid 40’s) English teacher in the present.  This actor becomes Renee Bernhardt, Nicole’s mother in the WWII sequences, Jewish, pragmatic, and loving.

 

If you are interested in reading for any of these roles, please contact the director, Charla Cochran as soon as possible at 870-0073(wk) or 532-0244(cell) or email: charla@childrensdancefoundation.org

 

This is an amazing script that deserves an excellent cast.  Already cast in the show are: Heather Burgess, Emily Donahue, Sadie Chapman, Brittany Allen, Merri-Morgan Mattox, Graham Dupont and Kenny Morris and Leslie Brown. 

*A production fee of $100 is required of youth actors under 18 yr old who are cast in the show, to help cover costs associated with the following:  rehearsal time and supervision, production costs, scripts, two (2) complimentary tickets to the performance and a souvenir t-shirt for the actor to keep. 

 
 
 
 
South City Theatre announces auditions for The Octette Bridge Club, by PJ Barry. Directed by Sue Ellen Gerrells. All roles are available: 8 women (Irish Catholic sisters) aged from their mid-40s to their 60s and one man in his 20s. The sisters age 10 years between Act I and II. Cold readings from the script. No monologues or accents required. Auditions will be Saturday, March 27, beginning at 10am, at South City Theatre, 109 Cloverdale in Alabaster. Performance dates are June 4 - 13. Contact Sue Ellen Gerrells (205) 936-9162 or snmgerrells@yahoo.com for more information.
 

Auditions for Shakespeare’s R&J:  Theatre Downtown is proud to present the Birmingham premiere of Joe Calarco’s exciting and original adaptation of Shakespeare’s most classic love story.  Four young prep school students, tired of going through the usual drill of conjugating Latin and other tedious school routines, decide to vary their very governed lives. After school, one breaks out a copy of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juiliet and they all take turns reading the play aloud. The Bard's words and the story itself are thrilling to the boys and they become swept away, enmeshed in the emotion so much so that they break school rules in order to continue their readings. The rigidity of their lives begins to parallel the lives of the characters in the play: roles in the family, roles in society and the roles played by men and women soon seem to make all the sense in the world, and then, suddenly, they seem to make no sense at all. Although they had been taking turns playing all the parts, two eventually emerge playing Romeo and Juliet exclusively, bringing a whole new dimension to the proceedings. Perceptions and understanding are turned upside down as the fun of play acting turns serious and the words and meanings begin to hit home and universal truths emerge.  Directed by Billy Ray Brewton.  Auditions will be held at 5th Ave. Antiquies, 2410 5th Ave. South, Sunday March 28, 2010 from 1:00-3:00 PM and Monday March 29, 2010 from 6:30-8:30PM.  Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script – familiarity with the original text is encouraged.  This show will rehearse in the month of May (rehearsing 4-5 nights per week) and perform June 10-26, 2010 in celebration of Gay Pride Month.  The director is seeking to cast four boys (age 16-28) of varying description.  If you have questions, please e-mail the director at theatredt@gmail.com or visit www.theatredowntown.com.